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

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Demonstrators participate in a caravan along Harrison Street in Oakland to protest rent payment and evictions during the coronavirus pandemic on Dec. 5, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

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Oakland resident Andrew Rosenburg holds up a banner while protesting rent evictions during the pandemic on Dec. 5, 2020 in Oakland. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Study: Lifting eviction moratoriums leads to higher COVID-19 case rates, deaths

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Newsom avoids the elephant in the room

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Supporters attend a Moms 4 Housing Board of SuperMOMS protest outside the County of Alameda Administrations building in Oakland on Sept. 1, 2020 following the passage of an emergency measure to block evictions until the end of January amid the pandemic. Lawmakers Photo by Anda Chu, Bay Area News Group

Lawmakers weigh moratorium extension as eviction cliff looms

by Matt Levin December 7, 2020December 7, 2020