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‘Unaccompanied women’ experiencing homelessness in L.A. are being left behind

by Guest Commentary September 28, 2020September 25, 2020

If the L.A. County Board of Supervisors designates unaccompanied women as an official subpopulation of the homeless, it will help change lives.

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

California State House

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

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

California Capitol. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Legislature leaves much undone

by Dan Walters September 1, 2020September 9, 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

Tears, fears and fed up: Readers say extra $600 shouldn’t be partisan

by Judy Lin August 27, 2020September 15, 2020

California State House

Lawmakers running out of time

by Emily Hoeven August 27, 2020August 27, 2020

In Los Angeles County about 491,000 renters are at risk of eviction if Rule 1 is not replaced. Activists say this will exacerbate the county’s homelessness crisis and worsen the spread of COVID-19, which has already disproportionately impacted Latino and Black Angelenos. Image via iStock

Elderly tenant on the verge of being displaced during the pandemic

by Jacqueline Garcia August 25, 2020September 2, 2020