James Anthony is a graduate of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. School of Law at the University of California at Davis (King Hall). James is a former Oakland Deputy City Attorney, where he worked in land use law, closing down problem properties. This experience gives him the insider’s view on how cities look at MCDs, control them, and permit them or close them.
James has been involved with drug policy reform for decades. He worked on the Measure Z campaign in Oakland, and is land use counsel to MCDs all over the state. He is a speaker for LEAP (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition), and serves on the Board of Directors for Green Aid, the legal defense fund first started to defend Ed Rosenthal. James is currently raising funds to defend an MCD operator busted by the DEA and threatened with the loss, not only of his liberty, but also of his three little girls, ages 1, 3, and 5. Help out the Naulls Family Fund at the GREEN AID website.

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Alex Franco serves as a law clerk and head of community organizing. She is a graduate of Cal Berkeley, a law school candidate, and a long-time Americans for Safe Access organizer with experience in MCD counseling. Alex works closely with our MCD clients on local compliance and on community relations to ensure that they put their best face forward in meeting the public scrutiny of regulatory permitting. Alex also works with the immigrant rights movement.

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