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A protester holds up a sign during a rent strike demonstration in Los Angeles on April 21, 2020. Photo by Ringo Chiu, ZUMA Wire via Alamy Live News

California’s rent strike: Who pays and how it works

by Nigel Duara September 25, 2020September 25, 2020

Once a fringe tactic, rent strikes are gaining political attention around the state as renters seek payment relief amid the coronavirus recession.

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Here’s what you need to know about California’s eviction protections

by Laurence Du Sault September 4, 2020September 16, 2020

Jamie Burson looks out the window of her motel room in Farfield on August 4, 2020. Burson has been living between her car and motels since being evicted in April. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Renters saved from eviction — for now

by Emily Hoeven September 1, 2020September 1, 2020

Person opening a door. In an emergency measure, California renters financially impacted by the coronavirus pandemic will be protected from eviction until at least next February. But while tenants, landlord and banking groups all urged lawmakers to approve the evictions deal, the compromise’s specifics have left some parties severely disappointed. Image via iStock

Analysis: How renters, landlords and banks fared in the eviction compromise

by Matt Levin August 31, 2020September 3, 2020

Last chance to avoid evicting renters

by Emily Hoeven August 31, 2020August 31, 2020

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

Affordable housing advocates Chris Santana, left, Heidi De La Cruz Velazquez, second from left, Carlos Castaneda, and Maria Ruiz, right, take part in a rally to support a Commercial Linkage Fee on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020, in San Jose. The fee would levy a per-square-foot charge on new commercial buildings and would be used to fund affordable housing. Photo by Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group

‘We’re charging you:’ San Jose tenants ask big developers to pay for housing

by Laurence Du Sault August 27, 2020September 2, 2020

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Lawmakers running out of time

by Emily Hoeven August 27, 2020August 27, 2020

A pivotal week for California

by Emily Hoeven August 25, 2020August 25, 2020

The Skyline fire burns near Foothill Parkway and Skyline Drive in Corona on Aug. 13, 2020. Residents cheers each time a drop is made. Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG

Crises collide as fires rage

by Emily Hoeven August 20, 2020August 20, 2020