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Law & Justice

  • SF City Attorney David Chiu
    David Chiu
    David Chiu talks about the upcoming Supreme Court decision on Grants Pass, and how it will impact Bay Area homeless, Oakland A's face new dramas while winning, Artist Yunfei Ren at the Guardhouse in Fort Mason
  • Tonight on Your Legal Rights, with an emphasis on voting technology, we take a look at voting rights in America: where we’ve been, where we are, and where we’re going.YLR Host, Jeff Hayden, and tonight's co-host, Brent Turner, are joined by Secretary William Gardner, former Secretary of State in New Hampshire, having retired as the longest serving Secretary of State in the nation's history.Best of all, we take your calls and answer your questions, toll free, at (866) 798-8255.
  • Crosscurrents
    MACRO was created to address some of the toughest problems facing Oakland, from addiction and mental health issues to homelessness. But, building trust takes time.
  • It’s that time of year. Are you ready to face the tax man? What should you do before years end?YLR Host, Jeff Hayden, is joined by tax attorney Cindy Ho of Cindy Ho Law, APC, in San Jose, and Attorney/CPA Frank Adam of Pacifica.Questions for Jeff and his guests? Please call, toll-free, at (866) 798-8255.
  • Crosscurrents
    In Oakland, you’re supposed to be able to reach a community response team by calling 911, but the system doesn’t always work.
  • MACRO was formed in 2022 as an alternative to cops for non-emergency, non-violent 911 calls. But deciding when they should be deployed hasnt been consistent.
  • Crosscurrents
    MACRO is Oakland’s non-police response team. They’ve been running since mid-2022, but how do they differ from police, firefighters, and paramedics?
  • Your Legal Rights
    The Private Attorney General Rule has been with us for some 20 years, but few non-lawyers have heard of this powerful tool used to prevent and correct wrongdoing in the workplace. But why has its use become more prevalent? Is it fair and balanced, or does it tip the scales in one direction or the other? How does this coexist with such rules as arbitration agreements?Joining YLR Host, Jeff Hayden, and tonight's co-host, Dean Johnson, are employee-side attorney Leonard H. Sansanowicz of Sansanowicz Law Group, P.C. in Woodland Hills and employer-side attorney Walter Stella from Cozen O'Connor in San Francisco.Questions for Jeff, Dean and their guests? Call us, toll free, at (866) 798-8255.
  • Landlord-Tenant laws and issues.
  • Your Legal Rights
    The Year 2023 is coming to a close. New law coming in 2024 include a limit on your security deposit. What other changes are coming? What of the long-feared increase in evictions — has it happened?YLR Host, Jeff Hayden, is joined tonight by three of the best: Landlord-Tenant Attorneys Jessica Chylik, Sal Timpano and David Finkelstein.Questions for Jeff and his guests? Please call, toll-free, at (866) 798-8255.
  • Florence McCrary has been seeking justice for the death of her son. Now, McCrary is backing a recall effort to unseat Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price.
  • Hate acts have spiked in California since 2020, and now, there’s a new statewide hotline that’s built to help.