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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 4, 2021

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

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

Housing activists and rent strikers participate in a vigil for tenants who they say will not be covered by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s rent relief plan at the Elihu M. Harris, State of California office building in Oakland on Jan. 29, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

California Divide

California to simplify rent relief application

by Nigel Duara May 26, 2021May 27, 2021

Jordan Lyric photographed at their apartment in Los Angeles on May 6, 2021. Jordan, 28, moved to Los Angeles from Wisconsin to study film at USC. Photo by Shae Hammond for CalMatters

California Divide

Can LA’s lottery fairly distribute rent relief?

by Nigel Duara May 19, 2021May 27, 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

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

Legislator needed to introduce Ellis Act reform bill to protect the state’s most vulnerable tenants

by Guest Commentary January 4, 2021December 30, 2020

A framed portrait of her sister hangs in Mary Martinez's living room on Aug. 7, 2020. Photo by Ayrton Ostly, The Salinas Californian

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Evicted Monterey County renters face greater risk of contracting COVID-19

by Kate Cimini October 30, 2020November 16, 2020