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OVERVIEW FINANCIAL SECURITY Several provisions of the Executive Order (EO) issued by Governor Newsom following the declaration of disaster due to the COVID-19 Emergency, which allowed recipients of safety net…
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“NPR’s Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Matthew Warren of the Western Center on Law & Poverty about how ending pandemic-related eviction prohibitions will affect low-income and unemployed tenants.” Listen Here
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53 years ago, the Watts rebellion shook America. At the heart of the rebellion was the systemic abuse of Black communities by law enforcement. From that rebellion rose many efforts…
Read MoreEarlier this week, the Judicial Council of California announced it was considering a vote to end the emergency rule suspending evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. The announcement was alarming to housing…
Read MoreIn the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, article after article has outlined the disproportionate impact of the virus on Black Americans. The information is staggering: according to the CDC, 30…
Read MoreThe passage of AB 1482 was a HUGE win for California renters – enshrining into state law some of the strongest anti-rent gouging and just cause for eviction protections in…
Read MoreLast month, after pressure from a case filed by Western Center and our partners, Emergency Shelter Coalition v. City of San Clemente, San Clemente passed an emergency repeal of a…
Read More16 Western Center bills were signed by Governor Gavin Newsom this year, marking huge wins for California. Of note are two renter protection bills, AB 1482, now one of the…
Read MoreBy Madeline Howard, Western Center housing attorney This week, Governor Newsom signed two historic renter protections into California law, both of which Western Center proudly co-sponsored, both decades in the…
Read MoreBy Anya Lawler, Western Center Housing Policy Advocate Lately, President Trump has developed a keen interest in California’s homelessness crisis. On his fundraising trip through the state, the president expressed…
Read MoreBy Matt Warren, Western Center Housing Attorney I’m a bit of a nester. I spend a lot of time thinking about my lived environment — how to make my office…
Read MoreBy Alexander “Sasha” Harnden, Policy Advocate at Western Center on Law & Poverty As results from recent homelessness counts from cities and counties across California are released, showing large increases…
Read MoreThe Last Black Man in San Francisco tells the story of Jimmie Fails, a black man fighting to maintain his place in his hometown of San Francisco. Western Center fights…
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