Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability

Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability is an organization dedicated to addressing stark inequality in California's low-income, rural regions. The firm works directly with communities in Inland California to advocate for sound policy and eradicate injustice, aiming to secure equal access to opportunity regardless of wealth, race, income, and place.

Through community organizing, research, communications, legal representation, and policy advocacy, Leadership Counsel influences land use and transportation planning, shifts public investment priorities, guides environmental policy, and promotes the provision of basic infrastructure and services. The firm's work focuses on interrelated issues such as land use, energy, transportation, water and wastewater, housing, agriculture, and climate change.

These efforts are approached through the lenses of environmental justice, equitable investment and development, civil rights, and government accountability. Leadership Counsel primarily serves lower-income communities in Inland California, including Riverside, Kern, Fresno, Tulare, Madera, and Merced counties. The organization supports community strength, increases access to decision-making, and works to respect, elevate, and protect the interests of historically excluded communities.