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A man sits on the sidewalk across the street from LAC+USC Medical Center. He said he has been homeless since he arrived in Los Angeles from Chicago in 1982. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Podcast: California’s eviction protections and homelessness in Los Angeles, explained

by Manuela Tobias June 25, 2021June 25, 2021

Listen to the return episode of “Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Podcast.” CalMatters’ Manuela Tobias and the Los Angeles Times’ Liam Dillon discuss eviction protections and talk to Ben Oreskes of the Times about homelessness in Los Angeles.

Blanca Esthela Trejo has foregone treatment for lingering pain caused by COVID-19 in order to prioritize paying rent on the apartment she shares with her family. Photo by David Rodriguez, The Salinas Californian

How much is rent relief helping Californians?

by Manuela Tobias April 26, 2021April 26, 2021

Gladys Garcia sits for a portrait inside of her apartment at the Mar Vista Gardens public housing complex in Culver City on April 14, 2021. "I'm afraid that when it's time to pay them the money, I'll have to leave," Garcia, who is the mother of four daughters, said. Photo by Pablo Unzueta for CalMatters

In COVID era, housing authority letters omit key tenant protection info

by Amy Martyn April 20, 2021April 20, 2021

California Divide

Could these bills help California build more affordable housing?

by Nigel Duara March 23, 2021March 23, 2021

Denise Saldana prepares the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines for inoculation at St. John's Well Child And Family Center in South Los Angeles on Feb. 09, 2021. Photo by Shae Hammond for CalMatters

California changes reopening criteria again, allots 40% of vaccine to poorer areas

by Emily Hoeven March 4, 2021March 4, 2021

California Gov. Gavin Newsom outlines his 2021-2022 state budget proposal during a news conference in Sacramento, Jan. 8, 2021. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo/Pool

Newsom to unveil new vaccine appointment site

by Emily Hoeven January 21, 2021January 21, 2021

A mob of Trump Supporters climb the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. Photo by Jose Luis Magana, AP Photo

How the Capitol attack affected California

by Emily Hoeven January 7, 2021January 7, 2021

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