California lawmakers are returning to work Monday for a furious five-week sprint that will include contentious debates about police brutality, unemployment benefits, hospital mergers and a moratorium on evictions during the coronavirus pandemic.
In an event co-hosted by CalMatters and the Milken Institute, policymakers and advocates explain where they see the state heading – and why California desperately needs to bridge its digital divide.
Expect fireworks throughout the fall as powerful interest groups compete for airtime and attention during an unprecedented presidential election in a pandemic year.
A federal moratorium that has protected millions of renters from eviction since late March expires Friday, leaving millions of people at risk even as the novel coronavirus continues to spread across the country.
Gov. Gavin Newsom extended an authorization allowing local governments to delay evictions through the end of September for renters impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
A federal moratorium that has protected millions of renters from eviction since late March expires Friday, leaving millions of people at risk even as the novel coronavirus continues to spread across the country.
Covid-19 has further exposed how social determinants of health, such as housing, are crucial in shaping access to health care – and how housing insecurity can leave large portions of the population vulnerable to the disease.
Advocates say evictions could grow more than ten-fold in the Bay Area’s most populous county
