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

by Guest Commentary January 4, 2021December 30, 2020

Why do California legislators allow elderly, disabled and other long-term tenants to be evicted by real estate speculators?

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

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

by Kate Cimini October 30, 2020November 16, 2020

Christine Hernandez, left, Jayda Garlipp, right, pose for a photo in front of their home in Oakland, on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020. Hernandez with her family of four moved into the apartment building without signing a lease two years ago. With the help of the Bay Area Community Land Trust, they bought the property. Now she is on her way to becoming a radical real estate lawyer. Photo by Ray Chavez, Bay Area News Group

From homelessness to real estate: How some Bay Area tenants won their affordable housing fight

by Laurence Du Sault October 12, 2020October 12, 2020

Oakland Council member At-Large, Rebecca Kaplan energizes the crowd by sounding the shofar during a pro-rent control rally on Monday, April 23, 2018. That November, a majority of California voters rejected Proposition 10, which would have reduced restrictions on rent control.

Podcast: The pros and cons of the new rent control initiative

by Matt Levin October 8, 2020October 8, 2020

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

by Laurence Du Sault September 4, 2020September 16, 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

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

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

A tenant's rights group marches to the Los Angeles Mayor's mansion to demonstrate for renter's rights on May 1, 2020. With less than two weeks until the state court system ends its temporary moratorium on eviction cases, California faces a potential "wave" of evictions amid the coronavirus pandemic. USA Photo by Ted Soqui, SIPA USA via AP Images

The tough questions pushing California to an eviction cliff

by Matt Levin August 19, 2020August 27, 2020

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

by Guest Commentary August 10, 2020August 7, 2020