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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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New housing construction in the Crocker Village neighborhood in Sacramento on Feb. 10, 2022. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters
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¿Anti o pro trabajadores? ¿Por qué los sindicatos están luchando por un proyecto de ley de vivienda?
En resumen Un nuevo proyecto de ley destinado a aumentar la construcción de viviendas asequibles tiene un respaldo importante: los sindicatos de California’s ‘carpenters’. Sin embargo, el formidable Construction and Building Trades Council, que representa a la mayoría de los demás sindicatos de la construcción, se opone. La batalla se reduce a cuán estrictos serían […]
By • May 9, 2022
An image of a duplex with tweets flying overhead. YIMBY activists are key enforcers of California's new duplex law. Illustration by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters; iStock
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Con más poderes de aplicación que nunca, el estado confía en los activistas para hacer cumplir la ley dúplex
En resumen Un puñado de activistas representa la mayor parte de la aplicación de la ley por parte del estado. Eso podría cambiar a medida que la agencia estatal de vivienda contrate más personal. Read this article in English.    Se suponía que la aprobación del Proyecto de Ley 9 del Senado de 2021 anunciaría el fin […]
By • April 22, 2022
Protesters surround the LA Superior Court to prevent an upcoming wave of evictions and call on Gov. Gavin Newsom to pass an eviction moratorium in Los Angeles on Aug. 21, 2020. Photo by Lucy Nicholson REUTERS
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Los legisladores de California llegaron a un acuerdo sobre las protecciones de desalojo. ¿Qué significa para los inquilinos?
En resumen Los legisladores estatales se apresuran esta semana para extender las protecciones de desalojo de California para cientos de miles de inquilinos que esperan alivio de la renta. Pero algunos grupos de defensa de propietarios e inquilinos no están contentos con el proyecto de ley. Read this article in English.    Cuando los legisladores de California […]
By • March 28, 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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