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Nigel Duara

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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)

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Teresa Trabucco es una mesera y solo puede trabajar los fines de semana cuando su hijo no está en clase. Ella se está atrasando con el alquiler y está considerando mudarse fuera del estado. Foto de Tash Kimmell, CalMatters
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Cómo los inquilinos de California se preparan para un tsunami de desalojo
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 […]
By • December 6, 2020
Teresa Trabucco and her son are photographed in front of the door of their home.
California Divide
How California renters are bracing for an eviction tsunami
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.
By • December 6, 2020
Patricia Mendoza stands with her two children, Erik and Alejandra in the backyard of their Imperial Beach apartment on Dec. 10, 2020. Photo by Tash Kimmell for CalMatters.
California Divide
Gasping for air in the face of eviction
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.
By • December 6, 2020

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