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Manuela Tobias

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Manuela is our former Housing Reporter whose stories focused on the political dynamics and economic and racial inequities that contribute to the housing crisis in California and its potential solutions. Manuela previously covered income inequality and survival at The Fresno Bee for the California Divide. She is a former staff writer for PolitiFact and has interned at Politico Magazine, New York Magazine and The New Yorker. Originally from Buenos Aires, she has lived in Latin America, Europe and across the United States. She has a B.A. in comparative literature from Georgetown University.

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Terry Fiscus, a counselor at Turning Point Community Programs, sits in his office in Sacramento on Thursday, June 23, 2022. Photo by Nina Riggio for CalMatters
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Programa para Enfermos mentales Tribunal CARE: ¿Pueden los condados de California hacer que funcione?
En resumen Si bien los legisladores todavía están entusiasmados con el Tribunal CARE del gobernador Gavin Newsom, a los funcionarios del condado les preocupa no tener los recursos para implementar la idea. Read this article in English. A principios de marzo, el gobernador Gavin Newsom dio a conocer una propuesta controvertida para obligar a las […]
By and • July 14, 2022
A for rent sign in Sacramento on June 28, 2022. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters
CalMatters en Español
Miles de californianos están en el limbo ahora que terminaron las protecciones de desalojo
En resumen Las últimas protecciones de desalojo en todo el estado para inquilinos de bajos ingresos de California afectados por COVID-19 finalizaron el jueves, pero muchos aún no han recibido noticias sobre sus solicitudes de alivio de alquiler. Algunas protecciones locales todavía están vigentes.  Read this article in English. Las protecciones de desalojo para decenas […]
By • July 1, 2022
A refrigerator in a home in California on June 15, 2022. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr.
Housing
Gimme Shelter: Why L.A. apartments don’t come with fridges
On this crossover episode of “Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Podcast” and the Los Angeles’ Times’ “The Times” daily podcast, L.A. Times reporter Liam Dillon sits down with Times host Gustavo Arellano to discuss why L.A. apartments often lack refrigerators.
By • June 16, 2022
Homeless tents at an encampment near the PATH apartment complex in Los Angeles on Nov. 17, 2021.
Housing
Gimme Shelter: A breakdown of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s CARE Court proposal
On this episode of “Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Podcast,” CalMatters’ Manuela Tobias and the Los Angeles Times’ Liam Dillon sit down with Los Angeles Times reporter Hannah Wiley to discuss Newsom’s CARE Court proposal. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s controversial homelessness proposal has been sailing through the Legislature — and raising a heated debate in […]
By • June 2, 2022

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Manuela is our former Housing Reporter whose stories focused on the political dynamics and economic and racial inequities that contribute to the housing crisis in California and its potential solutions. Manuela previously covered income inequality and survival at The Fresno Bee for the California Divide. She is a former staff writer for PolitiFact and has interned at Politico Magazine, New York Magazine and The New Yorker. Originally from Buenos Aires, she has lived in Latin America, Europe and across the United States. She has a B.A. in comparative literature from Georgetown University.
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