Government
May 8, 2017
Attorneys form organization to push state legislation to aid low-income people
A new group. the California Low-Income Consumer Coalition, is lobbying for legislation to help poor clients
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SACRAMENTO ? Last week, Jith Meganathan sat down at the witness table in the Senate Judiciary Committee and introduced himself as the lobbyist for the California Low-Income Consumer Coalition.
He was there to urge the committee to pass SB 298, a bill barring debt collectors from seizing the last $4,800 in a debtor's bank account. But the event also served as a quie...
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