Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 159: Ron Hochbaum and Homeless Advocacy Law

Published: June 14, 2022, 11:08 a.m.

b'One of the bigger issues these days is homelessness. Ron Hochbaum joined McGeorge School of Law in 2021 and directs the Homeless Advocacy Clinic, teaching poverty law. Prior to arriving at McGeorge, Hochbaum directed the UDC Housing and Consumer Law Clinic in which students represented housed and unhoused District residents in efforts to access and maintain healthy, safe, and affordable housing.\\n\\nHochbaum worked on AB 1883, \\u201cIt is a bill I am working on with Assemblywoman Quirk Silva and it was born out of an article I published called \\u2018Bathrooms as a Homeless Rights Issue\\u2019\\n\\nHe also discussed the issue of bail, its impact on homelessness as well as the root causes of homelessness, city sanctioned encampments, and anti-panhandling laws.\\n\\nListen as Ron Hochbaum joins Everyday Injustice to discuss issues of homelessness and how we can better serve the unhouse community.'