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Under any circumstances, rookie California legislators have a steep learning curve to climb before they can hope to get much done in Sacramento. It takes a while to build the relationships and forge the alliances necessary to pass legislation, to hire a solid support staff and to carve out a policy niche.
But the curve is steeper still for newbies joining the California Assembly or Senate midsession, without the support and camaraderie of a freshman class. That’s what the winner of the upcoming special election for the 30th state Senate District will face, and it is one reason but only one of many that the best choice in this race is Assemblywoman Sydney Kamlager (D-Los Angeles).
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California is about to cancel rent for millions of low-income tenants throughout the state. But it may not go far enough.
Under a plan released Monday and approved by legislators on Thursday, California will roll out an unprecedented rent relief program. Funded with $2.6 billion in federal COVID aid, qualified low-income households could get up to a year s worth of rent debt forgiven.
This will be a welcome reprieve for low-income families who have lost wages during the pandemic and have struggled to pay the rent. It will also be a huge help for landlords, especially small-scale mom and pop operators who haven t been collecting the monthly rent checks they rely upon to pay utilities, taxes and other expenses. The program will pay landlords
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Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed an emergency bill that will extend through June eviction protections for Californians suffering financial hardship because of the COVID-19 pandemic, acting just days before an earlier moratorium was set to expire.
Newsom’s action on the legislation followed the measure’s approval Thursday by the state Legislature and was aimed at heading off what many state officials warned would be mass evictions and a surge in homelessness as Californians struggle with lost income during the pandemic.
The measure prevents landlords from evicting tenants who pay at least 25% of their rent through June and attest that they face financial hardship because of COVID-19 and its effect on the economy. The bill also provides $2.6 billion in federal funds for rent subsidies that will help pay most past-due rent by low-income tenants dating back to last April.
Gov. Newsom signs bill extending California s eviction moratorium
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“We have to continue to support those most vulnerable in this pandemic-induced economy,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said.Eric Risberg / Associated Press 2020
SACRAMENTO Two days before California’s partial eviction moratorium was set to expire, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Friday to allow thousands of people behind on their rent because of the coronavirus pandemic to stay in their homes.
Newsom signed SB91, extending the state’s moratorium for five more months and creating a program to distribute $2.6 billion in emergency rental assistance. California received the money through the coronavirus aid package that Congress passed last month.