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Where are tenants falling through the cracks of California eviction ban?

by Manuela Tobias, Nigel Duara and John Osborn D'Agostino July 1, 2021July 9, 2021

California has one of the nation’s longest-running eviction bans, but an exclusive CalMatters analysis finds that local decisions carved a divide for tenants. Landlords and sheriffs are evicting renters at higher rates in the Central Valley, while some Bay Area counties added protections for tenants.

Oakland resident Alex Acuña holds up a sign decrying a rent relief plan during a vigil at the Elihu M. Harris, State of California office building in Oakland on Jan. 29, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff. CalMatters

California’s eviction moratorium extension: What’s in it for tenants and landlords?

by Manuela Tobias June 25, 2021June 28, 2021

A pedestrian with a suitcase walks past a vacant store front on Powell Street in the Union Square shopping district in San Francisco on June 14, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Why California’s unemployment picture is muddled

by Emily Hoeven June 21, 2021June 21, 2021

Demonstrators calling for California lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom to pass rent forgiveness and a stronger eviction moratorium carry a mock casket past the Capitol in Sacramento on Jan. 25, 2021. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo

Will California’s eviction moratorium be extended beyond June 30?

by Manuela Tobias June 21, 2021June 22, 2021

Galen Mancino, left, and Betsy Kinsey, hold up banners during a housing justice demonstration in the Adams Point neighborhood of Oakland on Dec. 5, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

California Divide

Lawmakers propose extending eviction moratorium until June 30

by Nigel Duara January 25, 2021January 25, 2021

Demonstrators hold up a banner in front of an apartment building in the Adams Point neighborhood of Oakland to protest rent payment and evictions during the coronavirus pandemic on Dec. 5, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

California Divide

Time running out to extend California’s eviction moratorium

by Nigel Duara January 21, 2021January 21, 2021

Rodalfo Cortes, a tenant activist, protests in front of El Monte City Hall for a stricter eviction moratorium on March 29, 2020. Photo by Pierce Singgih, SCNG

Newsom, lawmakers strike pandemic eviction deal. Here’s what you need to know

by Matt Levin August 28, 2020September 3, 2020

A vacant home is photographed at 1818 Adeline Street on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019, in Oakland, Calif. Photo by Aric Crabb, Bay Area News Group

Could vacancy fines ease California’s housing crisis? Vancouver tries it, with mixed results

by Jakob Lazzaro March 13, 2020March 12, 2020

Alex Espinoza stands outside of his unit at Canal Farm Gardens with his 10-month-old son. He's been renting this apartment for more than five years, but following an eviction notice, will be forced to leave — shortly before a new state law kicks in to expand tenant protections. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Ahead of renter protection law, reports of an eviction rush

by Matt Levin October 24, 2019October 24, 2019

Jerry Brown with Ronald Reagan.

Legislature’s final week, rent control, for-profit colleges, Newsom channels Reagan, and alligators

by Dan Morain September 9, 2019September 9, 2019