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Photo collage of three undergraduate summer interns

August 6, 2025

Meet CRLA’s 2025 Undergraduate Summer Intern Cohort

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.

Photo collage of eleven law student summer interns

August 6, 2025

Meet CRLA’s 2025 Law Student Summer Intern Cohort

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.

Image of six logos from organizations hosting clean slate clinic in Santa Barbara

August 22, 2025

Santa Barbara County Residents Clear Criminal Records with Help from CRLA and Pro Bono Partners

California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc. (CRLA) and pro bono partners will host a free legal clinic for eligible Santa Barbara County residents for criminal record expungement on August 29, 2025 from 10 A.M. to 4 P.M.

CRLA Executive Director Jose Padilla with former California Supreme Court Associate Justice Cruz Reynoso

May 10, 2021

Cruz Reynoso: A Life Committed to Justice

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.

A client stands in front of the CRLA El Centro office

May 24, 2021

After Medi-Cal Denial, A Win for Uninsured El Centro Resident

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.

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