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The affordable housing crisis is about to get worse; here’s a policy that will help renters

by Guest Commentary October 26, 2020October 23, 2020

Berkeley and Oakland are working on a policy to preserve affordable housing that would be the first of its kind in California.

Sarah Rivas, 27, sits for a portrait at her desk where she teaches high school history from her childhood bedroom at her parents’ home in Elk Grove, Calif., on Oct. 13, 2020. Rivas, who moved back in with her parents during lockdown and subsequently gave up her apartment in Silicon Valley, worries that she would be unable to afford a new apartment if she were to return to teaching on campus. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

For many Californians, the pandemic marks the end of ‘barely making it’

by Laurence Du Sault October 15, 2020October 15, 2020

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 Capitol. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

California gambles with stopgap legislation

by Dan Walters August 23, 2020August 19, 2020

Rep. Maxine Waters speaks with attendees at the 2019 California Democratic Party State Convention at the George R. Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco on June 1, 2019. Photo by Gage Skidmore via Flickr

Podcast: Rep. Maxine Waters on eviction cliff, Newsom’s pandemic response

by Matt Levin August 21, 2020August 25, 2020

An answer for an expected tsunami of evictions during COVID-19

by Guest Commentary August 10, 2020August 7, 2020

Lucia Soares helps her two younger children, Emily, 9, and Daniel, 16, with their school work in their Modesto home. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

For 90% of students, school will be online

by Emily Hoeven July 20, 2020July 20, 2020

LA County is working with state, federal and local partners on Project Roomkey, an initiative to bring medically vulnerable people experiencing homelessness indoors during the COVID19 pandemic. Photo by Michael Owen Baker, County of Los Angeles via Flickr

Housing, homelessness funds mostly spared in proposed budget cuts

by Matt Levin May 16, 2020May 15, 2020

Renters and landlords alike are looking for some kind of relief. State lawmakers put two proposals forward Tuesday aimed at addressing those concerns.

Lawmakers propose sweeping relief to homeowners, renters

by Matt Levin May 12, 2020May 19, 2020

Podcast: A California renter and landlord on #CancelTheRent

by Matt Levin May 12, 2020May 12, 2020