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Newsom: Cities blocking hotels for homeless will be ‘judged’ by history
Governor accuses some municipalities of succumbing to NIMBY politics, announces partnership with Motel 6 to house homeless residents.
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Economy
What comes next for California cities? Deficits, bailouts and long recoveries
California cities face budget deficits as a pandemic-induced recession sets. Mayors are calling for federal bailouts in what's expected to be a long recovery.
Housing
Podcast: A million bucks to build one low-income housing unit
CalMatters housing and data reporter Matt Levin and the Los Angeles Times Liam Dillon discuss what can and can't be fixed about building affordable housing in California.
Housing
Here’s how putting California’s homeless in hotels actually works
State officials are trying to find hotel rooms for homeless Californians with COVID-19 or vulnerabilities, but say the logistics are daunting.
Housing
Nearly 900 placed into hotels, motels — a fraction of California’s homeless
California announces a cost-sharing project with FEMA to place thousands of vulnerable individuals in hotels and motels. Gov. Gavin Newsom also pledges to find a longer-term solution for the homeless.
Housing
Amid pandemic, some California sheriffs’ departments still evicting renters
Fresno performed 20 lockouts over past week and a half. Tenants groups say Gavin Newsom is to blame.
Housing
Podcast: Coronavirus and the housing crisis
CalMatters' Matt Levin and the Los Angeles Times' Liam Dillon discuss how the state's housing woes are complicating California's response to the virus
Health
Los Angeles will mirror New York as coronavirus surges, Newsom and Garcetti warn
City and state leaders issued dire warnings that Los Angeles County is headed for the same surge in COVID-19 cases as New York City. The announcement comes as a $2.2 trillion federal stimulus package will pump billions into the state’s flailing economy.
Coronavirus
California is scrambling to house the homeless. Here’s how it’s playing out.
Shelters are reporting symptomatic residents. Officials worry about outbreaks in tent camps. State authorities are confronting questions of how to speed up help as much as possible.
Housing
COVID-19 and California’s housing crisis: 5 issues to watch
The pandemic collides with the state's homelessness and housing affordability woes.