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More than 100 people gathered in front of California State Sen. Nancy Skinner’s office Friday to rally against SB 82, which would change how some thefts are classified. Under SB 82, thefts under $950 that may involve force or fear without serious injury or the use of a weapon would be classified as “petty theft in the first degree,” which is punishable up to one year in jail and/or a $1000 fine. The use of minimal force or fear during a petty theft can be convicted as a felony robbery and sentenced up to five years in prison under California’s current robbery statute.

NOW Magazine Federal rent subsidy needed to stop tenant evictions With the temporary moratorium on evictions ending and leaving tenants with arrears at risk, immediate federal assistance is necessary By Jeremy Withers, Alan Walks and Susannah Bunce Mar 7, 2021 Samuel Engelking Across Canada, tens of thousands of tenants have lost their jobs due to the pandemic and found themselves unable to pay their rent. As of October, more than 125,000 Canadian households have accrued rental arrears totalling $150 million. In Ontario, more than one in 10 renters are in arrears on their rent. Many...

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Thousands of Michigan renters await federal rent aid amid pandemic Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press © Rodney Coleman-Robinson, Detroit Free Press Josh Akers, 43 and his son Neil Akers, 6, of Detroit join with Detroit Eviction Defense to protest evictions outside of 36th District Court in Detroit on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. As the 30 day extension for the moratorium on evictions ends on Monday, the courts will start resuming evictions. "...all citizens in this country need adequate housing, their right to live and breathe and have food to eat. We shouldn't have to have a cho...