Housing

On this episode of "Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Podcast", CalMatters' Matt Levin and the Los Angeles Times' Liam Dillon interview Wicks on the bizarre duplex debacle, the state's emergency eviction protections, and her newfound fame.

Just days before courts resumed processing eviction filings after a five-month freeze, California this week enacted statewide protections through next year for tenants struggling to pay rent amid the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. More than 8 million Californians have filed for unemployment since mid-March and advocates fear a massive eviction wave as both tenants […]

A compromise to prevent feared eviction tsunami passes Legislature with little time to spare.

In a year when the coronavirus pandemic upended every aspect of normal life, the impact in the California Capitol was also dramatic. Lawmakers took an unprecedented two-month pause in the spring, when Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a statewide order for people to stay home to prevent the spread of the virus. They returned to the […]

The proposed deal has some eviction protection provisions for tenants, but no rent forgiveness. Proponents of the bill insist that it’s a stopgap measure meant to help Californians in need until — they hope — federal aid comes through.

On this episode of "Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Podcast", CalMatters' Matt Levin and the Los Angeles Times' Liam Dillon interview Rep. Maxine Waters.

The governor, lawmakers and interest groups confront thorny questions in mad dash to prevent “eviction wave.”

A loophole in the state eviction moratorium forces hundreds from their homes after shelter-in-place orders. Without clear state orders, sheriff departments decide whether to evict.

On this episode of "Gimme Shelter" CalMatters' Matt Levin and the Los Angeles Times' Liam Dillon discuss President Trump's ominous tweets about low-income housing and the suburbs.

Virus hot spot Imperial County went forward with eviction proceedings barred by the state judicial system.