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As the State of California considers reparations to correct fundamental economic harms caused by slavery, it is local governments that have the authority to either aid or thwart such equity…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The court agreed that HCD denied applications without meaningful explanation or a transparent appeals process Oakland, CA – An Alameda County court has sided with tenant advocates…
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In this op-ed by Mike Herald, Western Center’s Director of Policy Advocacy, Mike explains why the Newsom administration and California Legislature must allocate steady rather than temporary funding for rental…
Read MoreIn the last several years, California has experienced devastating wildfires, extreme drought, a deadly pandemic, and the worst methane leak in U.S. history, among other emergencies. Unfortunately, some California landlords…
Read MoreOVERVIEW July emergency allotments for CalFresh food benefits will be issued August 14 (CalSAWS) and August 21 (CalWIN). June allotments issued July 17th (CalSAWS) and July 24th (CalWIN). COVID-19 vaccines…
Read MoreCalifornia has had it with homelessness. Whether you believe it is far past time to address the housing shortage or just want to see people off the streets, there is…
Read MoreAt City Center Motel in Long Beach, the untimely death of a long-term tenant spurs others to action Last year, one day after Veterans Day, at the City Center Motel…
Read MoreCOVID-19 has been with us for nearly two years, and in California we’ve gone through a dizzying rollercoaster of eviction protections, ranging from robust – the Judicial Council’s emergency order…
Read MoreIn an opinion issued last week, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the City of Los Angeles’ COVID-related tenant protections and affirmed the City’s ability to protect tenants from…
Read MoreOver the next two weeks, the Governor and Legislature will determine how to spend the state’s $38 billion dollar surplus (closer to $76 billion if you include constitutionally mandated spending).…
Read MoreOver the past several years, California has taken steps to address overcrowding in prisons by implementing a series of reforms to reduce prison populations. With approximately 97,000 people currently in…
Read MoreWhen I was 14, my parents picked up our lives in the Bay Area and re-located to a mostly white suburb outside of Sacramento. I immediately felt like an alien…
Read MoreBetween federal and state funding, Californians can expect help in different forms over the next few weeks, and likely beyond. Below you will find information about some of the money…
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