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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

Undocumented families, aging homes, high unemployment: The root causes for a cluster of evictions in this Southern California blue-collar port city.

Gov. Gavin Newsom answers questions from the media after a rally where he signed the California Comeback Plan relief bill at the Barrio Action Youth and Family Center in El Sereno, on July 13, 2021. Pablo Unzueta for CalMatters

Newsom to tenants: Free money, really

by Ben Christopher July 15, 2021July 15, 2021

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

by Manuela Tobias July 12, 2021July 13, 2021

Where are tenants falling through the cracks of California eviction ban?

by Manuela Tobias, Nigel Duara and John Osborn D'Agostino July 1, 2021July 9, 2021

Oakland resident Alex Acuña holds up a sign decrying a rent relief plan during a vigil at the Elihu M. Harris, State of California office building in Oakland on Jan. 29, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff. CalMatters

California’s eviction moratorium extension: What’s in it for tenants and landlords?

by Manuela Tobias June 25, 2021June 28, 2021

A man sits on the sidewalk across the street from LAC+USC Medical Center. He said he has been homeless since he arrived in Los Angeles from Chicago in 1982. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Podcast: California’s eviction protections and homelessness in Los Angeles, explained

by Manuela Tobias June 25, 2021June 25, 2021

The River Fire destroyed nearly 3,000 acres and threatened 1,500 structures in Salinas, Calif., on Aug. 16, 2020 after an early morning lightning storm. Photo by David Rodriguez, The Salinas Californian

Fire risk amid a housing crisis — California’s challenging new reality

by Emily Hoeven June 22, 2021June 22, 2021

Demonstrators calling for California lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom to pass rent forgiveness and a stronger eviction moratorium carry a mock casket past the Capitol in Sacramento on Jan. 25, 2021. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo

Will California’s eviction moratorium be extended beyond June 30?

by Manuela Tobias June 21, 2021June 22, 2021

With relief in sight, the eviction moratorium can end

by Guest Commentary June 1, 2021May 28, 2021

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Measuring California’s progress on income inequality

by Erica Yee May 19, 2021June 4, 2021