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CJ Paillant poses for a photograph in the Jack London Square apartment he is losing in Oakland, on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. Paillant lost his job as a product manager for a Silicon Valley software company during the pandemic and now faces a large rental debt. Photo by Anda Chu, Bay Area News Group

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How an ex-tech worker got $43,804 into rental debt

by Laurence Du Sault February 16, 2021February 18, 2021

Even with a statewide eviction moratorium and government rental relief, some renters have accumulated large debts with no way out.

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How many Californians are at risk of eviction? Depends who you ask

by Nigel Duara January 22, 2021January 22, 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

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Time running out to extend California’s eviction moratorium

by Nigel Duara January 21, 2021January 21, 2021

Maya Brady in her Sacramento apartment she shares with her partner on Dec. 3, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

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Finally, rent relief for a graduate starting out in the job market

by Jackie Botts January 8, 2021January 11, 2021

The governor's budget proposal for the coming fiscal year clocks in at more than $227 billion. Illustration by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters; iStock

Better than ‘anyone could have imagined’: Inside Newsom’s optimistic, record-breaking budget proposal

by Ben Christopher January 8, 2021January 8, 2021

Demonstrators participate in a caravan along Harrison Street in Oakland to protest rent payment and evictions during the coronavirus pandemic on Dec. 5, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

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Newsom wants extra $600 stimulus for low-wage Californians

by Nigel Duara January 6, 2021January 6, 2021

Supporters attend a Moms 4 Housing Board of SuperMOMS protest outside the County of Alameda Administrations building in Oakland on Sept. 1, 2020 following the passage of an emergency measure to block evictions until the end of January amid the pandemic. Lawmakers Photo by Anda Chu, Bay Area News Group

Lawmakers weigh moratorium extension as eviction cliff looms

by Matt Levin December 7, 2020December 7, 2020

Teresa Trabucco and her son are photographed in front of the door of their home.

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How California renters are bracing for an eviction tsunami

by Nigel Duara December 6, 2020December 11, 2020

Aleida Ramirez photographed with daughter on a couch in their home.

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Job loss, rent increase tow a single mother’s finances under

by Laurence Du Sault December 6, 2020January 21, 2021

Patricia Mendoza stands with her two children, Erik and Alejandra in the backyard of their Imperial Beach apartment on Dec. 10, 2020. Photo by Tash Kimmell for CalMatters.

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Gasping for air in the face of eviction

by Nigel Duara December 6, 2020February 19, 2021