Nigel Duara joined CalMatters in 2020 as a Los Angeles-based reporter covering poverty and inequality issues for our California Divide collaboration. Previously, he served as a national and climate correspondent on the HBO show VICE News Tonight. Before that, he was the border correspondent at the Los Angeles Times based in Phoenix, deployed to stories across the country. He is a longtime contributor to Portland Monthly magazine and graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism.
Other languages spoken: Spanish (intermediate); Mandarin (beginner)
The governor proposes a $600 stimulus for low-income Californians on top of the recent federal stimulus aid. He also wants to extend California's eviction moratorium, which is currently set to expire Jan. 31.
El gobernador propone un estímulo adicional de $600 para los californianos de bajos ingresos además de la reciente ayuda de estímulo federal. También quiere extender la moratoria de desalojos de California, que actualmente expira el 31 de enero.
The coastal community was called out in a state audit as one of many troubling flaws contributing to California’s affordable housing crisis. Researchers say a statewide planning process has allowed wealthier cities to lobby for fewer housing units than inland and less-wealthy cities. A new system is underway to bring more equity, but will it be strong enough to resist NIMBYism?
La comunidad costera fue señalada en una auditoría estatal como una de las muchas fallas preocupantes que contribuyen a la crisis de viviendas asequibles de California. Los investigadores dicen que un proceso de planificación en todo el estado ha permitido que las ciudades más ricas presionen por menos unidades de vivienda que las ciudades del interior y las menos ricas. Un nuevo sistema está en marcha para traer más equidad, pero ¿será lo suficientemente fuerte como para resistir el actitud de no al lado de mi casa?
Read this article in English. Patricia MendozaAños: 45Ciudad: Imperial Beach, condado de San DiegoRaza / Etnia: LatinaOcupación: Conductora médica Patricia ya estaba gastando 75% de su salario neto en alquiler antes de la pandemia. Desde que perdió su trabajo como conductora de transporte médico, la madre soltera de dos hijos se ha retrasado en el pago del alquiler. 17 de […]
Read this article in English. Dos millones de californianos podrían verse obligados a abandonar sus casas de alquiler a principios del próximo año, y los malos presagios están sucediendo ahora, a su alrededor. Están en las facturas de tarjetas de crédito que apilan en una esquina, las relaciones personales que prueban pidiendo dinero prestado, las horas […]
More than 2 million Californians are struggling to keep up with rent — many of them single mothers with at least some college education. The situation will be made worse as some unemployment benefits begin to expire after Christmas and landlords begin evicting Feb. 1. This report is part of a multi-month series from the California Divide.
Patricia was already spending 75% of her take home pay on rent before the pandemic. Since losing her job as a medical transport driver, the single mother of two has fallen behind on rent.
An estimated 750,000 Californians are set to lose federal unemployment benefits the day after Christmas, and 2.1 million could lose their homes weeks later when a statewide eviction moratorium lifts.
Nigel Duara joined CalMatters in 2020 as a Los Angeles-based reporter covering poverty and inequality issues for our California Divide collaboration. Previously, he served as a national and climate correspondent on the HBO show VICE News Tonight. Before that, he was the border correspondent at the Los Angeles Times based in Phoenix, deployed to stories across the country. He is a longtime contributor to Portland Monthly magazine and graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism. Other languages spoken: Spanish (intermediate); Mandarin (beginner)