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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

Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis signed an eviction protection measure, becoming the first woman in California history to sign a bill into law.

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

Rasheena McCord stands outside the hotel in Long Beach where McCord and her kids are living, on July 26, 2021. According to McCord, she has had to sleep on park benches after getting evicted one year ago. Housing Long Beach has assisted McCord in finding temporary housing. Photo by Pablo Unzueta for CalMatters

A quiet crisis: Tenants fall through the safety net into an eviction cluster in Long Beach

by Nigel Duara August 2, 2021August 2, 2021

Key lawmaker on California’s eviction ban: ‘If we run out of money, all bets are off’

by Manuela Tobias July 12, 2021September 29, 2021

Cities crack down on homeless encampments

by Emily Hoeven July 1, 2021July 1, 2021