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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

In this episode of “Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Podcast.” CalMatters’ Manuela Tobias and the Los Angeles Times’ Liam Dillon talk to Assembly Housing chairperson David Chiu about statewide eviction protections.

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

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

Gov. Gavin Newsom released his tax returns and called on potential recall candidates to do the same.

Newsom releases tax return, but will recall candidates?

by Laurel Rosenhall May 17, 2021May 18, 2021

Demonstrators hold up a banner in front of an apartment building in the Adams Point neighborhood of Oakland to protest rent payment and evictions during the coronavirus pandemic on Dec. 5, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Protect families from homelessness; extend eviction moratorium

by Guest Commentary May 4, 2021May 4, 2021

Helen Duffy, back right, a West Oakland landlord holds up a sign decrying SB 91, a rent relief plan signed into law earlier that day by Gov. Gavin Newsom, during a vigil at the Elihu M. Harris, State of California office building in Oakland on Jan. 29, 2021. Housing advocates fear that the new plan will exclude vulnerable tenants and will not have equitable reach. Photo by Anne Wernikoff. CalMatters

California Divide

Capitol mum on eviction moratorium extension as renters seek more time

by Nigel Duara April 29, 2021April 30, 2021

Blanca Esthela Trejo has foregone treatment for lingering pain caused by COVID-19 in order to prioritize paying rent on the apartment she shares with her family. Photo by David Rodriguez, The Salinas Californian

How much is rent relief helping Californians?

by Manuela Tobias April 26, 2021April 26, 2021

Yadira Michel, far left, Alonso Ceceñas, far right, and their four children with whom they share a one-bedroom apartment in Los Angeles. Photo by Araceli Martínez Ortega

California Divide

Living without a job and under the harassment of the landlord

by Araceli Martinez Ortega April 14, 2021April 14, 2021

A sea of homes are photographed from Bayview Park in San Francisco, on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. Photo by David Rodrigues, The Salinas Californian

California Divide

Small landlords left struggling when renters stop paying

by Kate Cimini March 17, 2021March 17, 2021