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If you’re pregnant and your job exposes you to health risks, like pesticides, you can file a claim for State Disability Insurance (SDI) as soon as a doctor or other licensed healthcare provider certifies that it is not medically safe for you to do your usual work.

Today, we join other members of the Legal Aid Association of California in a call for legal professionals to defend the rule of law. Join us.

San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office, San Luis Obispo County Probation Department, San Luis Obispo Defenders, Restorative Partners, People’s Justice Project, California Rural Legal Assistance, and San Luis Obispo College of Law will host a free legal Clean Slate Clinic for San Luis Obispo County residents for criminal record expungement, felony reduction, and arrest record sealing on Friday, March 21, 2025.

The core values that have enabled CRLA to dismantle unjust systems for nearly 60 years will continue to guide us in 2025.

A visualization of disproportionate nitrate groundwater contamination in the Central Coast region of California

Learn what it's like to be a Law Student Summer Intern at CRLA and how you can bring more law interns and fellows to rural California. 

Learn what it's like to be an Undergraduate Summer Intern at CRLA and how you can bring more interns and fellows to rural California. 

CRLA, Bank of America, McGuireWoods LLP, and Jubilee Legal will host a free criminal record expungement clinic on June 12, 2024 in Ventura.

CRLA is collaborating with the Paso Robles City Library to offer Drop-in Legal Clinics on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. Come speak confidentially with CRLA staff on June 11 and June 25.

A win for unhoused San Luis Obispo clients and more systemic advocacy updates from California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc.