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As one of the first attorneys hired in our Salinas office, Mo was instrumental in planting CRLA's strong roots in rural justice, including landmark cases that banned the crippling El Cortito and stopped discriminatory IQ tests that denied children equal education.

CRLA will continue to offer civil legal services remotely for Imperial Valley communities. Call (760)353-0220.

Oliver A. Rosales, Professor of History at Bakersfield College, spoke with CRLA President and CEO Jessica Manriquez Jewell during a special session for alumni and current staff at UC Merced in June 2026. Excerpts from his remarks are included below along with the full video.

Management Information Exchange (MIE) article by Alena Uliasz, California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc., Joann H. Lee, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, and Cristina Llop, Law Within Reach PC
 

CRLA, Inc. Executive Director Jose Padilla shared this reflection following news of the May 7, 2021 death of the Honorable Cruz Reynoso, former Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court, law professor, and CRLA Executive Director from 1969-1972.

Juan D. survived a heart attack and emergency open heart surgery only to receive medical bills totaling over $300,000. Here's what Juan and CRLA did to get his medical bills covered.