SACRAMENTO – Two bills that are part of the “Homeowner Bill of Rights” package proposed by Attorney General Kamala Harris passed key Senate policy committees today.  The bills protect homeowners and tenants from unfair and unethical practices by banks and mortgage companies.

SACRAMENTO--Advocates of justice from across the nation today gathered on the steps of the State Capitol to decry the impending crisis in California’s judicial branch spurned by years of budget cuts.  The group came together to identify the impacts budget cuts have had on the public’s access to justice prior to a joint informational hearing by the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee, Subcommittee No.