This live Pro Bono Week Zoom presentation on Landlords & Tenants: Evictions & Collections was completed. We would like to thank our presenter, Tracey Merrell, Managing Attorney of Education, Law Offices of Kimball, Tirey & St. John LLP.

For more classes regarding Landlord-tenant law, please visit Online Classes, check out our resource list or contact us 6 days a week (Mon-Sat) at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 213-785-2513. We’re here to help!

Wednesday, March 16, 2022, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

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Join a live question and answer session about accessing public records. An experienced Public Records Act attorney will be available to answer questions about how to request records from California public agencies, how the process works, the types of records subject to disclosure, and your options if the agency refuses or fails to respond. For maximum benefit, be sure to attend the class immediately preceding this Q&A session.

Please note this Q&A will focus on state agencies governed by the California Public Records Act. Federal agencies are generally governed by the federal Freedom of Information Act. For information about FOIA, see https://www.foia.gov/how-to.html, and feel free to contact the Reference desk for more information at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., (213) 785-2513, or https://calcountylawlib.libanswers.com/ (chat). You can also attend the Freedom of Information Day class “Panel Discussion: Public Access to Government UFO Files: Is the Truth Out There?”

Although you can listen to the class from various kinds of devices, you will need video to view the speaker(s) and any presentation materials, and will need to connect through a Zoom account to be able to participate in the written Q&A or chat features.

Presented by: Kelly Aviles

Registration fee: FREE

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice.  LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service.  The Law Library is pleased to offer our patrons the opportunity to obtain assistance from third party legal service providers at this and other events within the Library.  However, the Library does not control and is not responsible for the content or scope of any assistance given by those providers.

Class recorded October 26, 2021

Unfortunately, many caregivers do not know how to obtain the legal guardianship necessary to adequately provide for children in their care so they can make decisions about their education, medical needs and living arrangements. If a legal guardianship is not established, these children are at significant risk of becoming part of the foster care system because there may be no other way to ensure that their basic needs are met.

Would you like to be part of the solution? This class will teach you how to help establish probate guardianships for minors whose parents can’t or won’t care for them and how to participate as a volunteer in a pro bono clinic helping complete the necessary court forms.

Earn 1.0 hour general California participatory MCLE credit: After registration, a staff member will email you the course materials, an evaluation form, and your Certificate of Attendance (usually the next business day). Register first, then watch the recording to the end and answer the questions provided in the popup to verify your attendance.

Registration Fee: Registration for this public interest MCLE is FREE through the generosity of the Estate of Joan Lavine.

Presented by:

Ylianna Perez-Guerrero, Supervising Attorney, Public Counsel

Beth Tsoulos, Senior Social Worker, Public Counsel 

Course Materials: If you would like to receive a copy of the course materials for any of the classes, including any PowerPoint used, please register at the Register Now! button for the class, provided below.

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:
LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.

Wednesday, March 16, 2022, 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

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Journalists, scientists, and even many members of Congress have long wondered: Is the federal government hiding information about Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) or Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP)? The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requires the U.S. government to disclose what it knows and what documents it has – but this general requirement is subject to many important exemptions, including national security. Join this discussion to learn about the legal realities behind the UFO controversy.   

Class covers:

• The surprising amount of government information that has been disclosed about UFOs/UAPs, including that available from the CIA’s UFO Reading Room – thanks, in part, to the efforts of activists in FOIA litigation
• What types of government information are subject to “classified” status, and why such information cannot be disclosed under FOIA
• Why FOIA has a national security exemption and what it covers
• Best practices for making a FOIA request, from both the government and requestor perspective
• Library resources available to help you with FOIA issues

Earn 1.0 hour general California participatory MCLE credit

Presented by:

Grace Cheng, Director, Government Practice, Practical Law at Thomson Reuters,

Michael Morisy, Cofounder and Chief Executive, MuckRock

John Greenewald, Owner of The Black Vault

Registration fee: FREE

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:
LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.