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Gladys Balcazar in her apartment in Imperial Beach on April 18, 2023. Balcazar, who puts 83% of her income toward rent, is a single mom living with her son who has a disability. Photo by Ariana Drehsler for CalMatters

California Divide

Corporate landlord’s California buying spree alarms tenants: ‘I only earn enough to pay the rent’

by Alejandro Lazo and Wendy Fry May 24, 2023May 24, 2023

Two years ago, Blackstone bought 66 relatively low-rent apartment buildings in San Diego County from a charitable foundation. Tenants of those 5,800 dwellings say they see rent increases, maintenance issues and evictions in their futures.

Irma Cervantes at Atlantic Avenue Park in East Los Angeles on March 2, 2023. “It’s difficult to move because I do not have a job at the moment,” Cervantes said, who used to do janitorial work at the convention centers in Los Angeles and Orange Counties. “I just want to find a way to pay the rent without getting harassed.” Pablo Unzueta for CalMatters

California Divide

Evictions rise, tenants scramble for help as LA County protections expire

by Alejandra Reyes-Velarde March 21, 2023March 23, 2023

Voters cast their ballot at a polling station at the Sacramento County voter registration and elections office in Sacramento on Nov. 8, 2022. Photo by Rahul Lal, CalMatters

Labor hits back on business-led California ballot measures

by Lynn La March 21, 2023March 21, 2023

Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis at the State of the State ceremony on March 8, 2022. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters

Kounalakis becomes first woman to sign a bill into California law

by Emily Hoeven April 1, 2022April 1, 2022

Protesters surround the LA Superior Court to prevent an upcoming wave of evictions and call on Gov. Gavin Newsom to pass an eviction moratorium in Los Angeles on Aug. 21, 2020. Photo by Lucy Nicholson REUTERS

California has a new law on eviction protections. What does it mean for tenants?

by Manuela Tobias March 28, 2022March 31, 2022

Tenants and housing rights activists protest for a halting of rent payments and mortgage debt in Los Angeles on October 1, 2020. Photo by Lucy Nicholson, REUTERS

California primed to extend eviction ban — again

by Emily Hoeven March 25, 2022March 25, 2022

Phuong Vo, a program director for the California Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative, stands outside her office in Garden Grove, on Oct. 7, 2021. She is helping non-English speaking clients apply for rent relief. Photo by Pablo Unzueta for CalMatters

Are immigrants getting left out of California’s rent relief?

by Manuela Tobias October 13, 2021October 13, 2021

California enters a new phase of the pandemic

by Emily Hoeven September 30, 2021September 30, 2021

A BART train runs through a neighborhood of single-family homes in Albany. California lawmakers again rejected a bill that would have led to denser development along public transit routes. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

California ends most single-family zoning

by Emily Hoeven September 17, 2021September 17, 2021

homeownership

Housing bills would help address California’s wealth inequality

by Guest Commentary August 23, 2021August 19, 2021