David Chiu

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

Good morning, California. It’s Monday, August 31. Legislative session ends today The fate of hundreds of thousands of California renters teetering on the brink of eviction — and of the landlords who depend on their rent payments — hangs in the balance of a cliffhanger vote lawmakers will take today. Their vote on a controversial […]

El acuerdo propuesto incluye algunas disposiciones de protección contra el desalojo de los inquilinos, pero no la condonación del alquiler. Los defensores del proyecto de ley insisten en que es una medida provisional para ayudar a los californianos que necesiten asistencia hasta que llegue la tan esperada ayuda federal.

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

El gobernador, los legisladores y los grupos de interés se enfrentan a cuestiones complejas en una carrera desenfrenada para evitar la “ola de desalojos”.

While Republicans and Democrats disagree whether President Trump's executive order for $400-a-week enhanced unemployment benefits will work, pressure mounts for both parties to act. Without an expired federal $600 weekly boost, unemployed Californians are living on the brink by making candy and emptying out their 401(k)s.

With federal unemployment benefits of $600 per week set to expire today and nearly 1 million claims backlogged at California’s unemployment department, millions of Californians are teetering on the edge of a financial cliff — and increasingly desperate for answers from elected officials. State lawmakers on Thursday eviscerated the beleaguered agency for leaving many residents […]

The race for California endorsements has ratched up. Taken for granted by campaigns is a debatable premise — that these imprimaturs make a difference.

California lawmakers knew Assemblyman David Chiu's reproductive FACT Act had constitutional issues, but passed the NARAL-sponsored bill anyway. The U.S. Supreme Court overturned it, and the settlements in NIFLA v. Becerra have been a windfall for conservatives fighting reproductive rights here and nationally. 

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