A chance to spread. So let me give you a closer look. Actually, well go right to governor gavin newsom. I started talking about what b. C. H. S. Would be doing a week after fanny and freddie and the folks put out the new guidelines. I realized quickly i was not only confusing him, i was confusing myself. This whole area of rental protections and issues of evictions can make your head spin. Particularly if youre just someone who wants to know what the heck is going on, and how can i avoid being evicted from my home because of the impact that covid19 has had on my job, my capacity to make ends meet. And so in an effort to try to make sense of all of that, im going to try to make sense of what the state of california is doing in releadership to what housing and urban development has done in relationship cdc hao National Guidelines on evictions and forecasts. But really lay out the strategy for this state pursuant to a bill i signed close to midnight 48 hours ago that we believe will protect millions and millions of renters here in the state of california. We actually have a website as well that we hope can clarify and allow for the ability for you and your family to try to navigate some of the most frequently asked questions and access resources so that you can get a real concrete response during this very anxious time. But i want to lead with this. California is very proud of its leadership leading the nationn renter protection. You may recall last year, bill 1482, we set forth the strongest eviction protections in the United States of america. Statewide rent cap was put into place. We were able to work with the legislature, work with settlement dollars that came from an old mortgage settlement that the state had to loosen up the availability. It was 351 million for counseling services, direct grants, aid to tenants as well as homeowners, which is an important part of this conversation. Clearly, covid19 has had a profound impact. And despite having some of the strongest renter protections in the nation, that has not taken away the stress and anxiety millions and millions of renters and homeowners are facing, struggling clearly with this pandemic. We have been working very closely with the legislature over the course of the last number of months. We have put together a number of stop gap efforts around executive orders and what we refer to in the state as the Judicial Council did the same. But those all expired. We needed to work in a more inspired way to come together as the legislature, the governor, with advocates representing every perspective of this debate. And we move forward with new legislation that fundamentally addressing what you see on this page. And that is the impact this virus has had on millions of you. 5. 4 million renters at risk now of being, you know, losing their homes. Small Property Owners being foreclosed on because they cant make mortgage payments, because renters cant make the monthly payments. You can see from the chart is impact is disproportionate on the communities. The African American community and Latin Community vulnerable to being evicted and thrown out on the streets. The Turner Institute came up with a survey that estimated just in the state of california that renters specifically as a class in this state have experienced anywhere from a 50 to 66 drop in their income since this pandemic. And that is profound and clearly impactful. And so this legislation was foundational in terms of trying to stabilize for the moment that reality for millions and millions of californians. What we have is new eviction protections where individual tenant fills out a declaration related to the impact of covid19 specifically on their ability to make a monthly rental payment. We have extended our protections through february 1st of next year. So no evictions for rent nonpayment related to covid19 through february 2021. There are provisions in the bill, provisions that we have advanced where people that can, we would like to see them make partial rent payments over the next number of months, roughly 25 at least. And thats a minimum. For the rental payments to help support this collective effort. Again, were not only supporting renters, we want to be sensitive to the needs, particularly of small Property Owners. People with just a few units. People that literally maybe inherited property or, you know, saved money, put everything on the line to buy a few rental units. And they have a mortgage that they took out. And they rely on you as a tenant to make those payments to make their payments. The main website, the main platform, we have the information on that site. But this new housing is key site is a website that will provide guidance, more importantly resources, again, not just for tenants, but landlords and home owners and the like. And it tries to help explain all of this in a way that not only you can understand, but your lawyer can understand as well. Tool kits, legal aid resources, as you see, and a faq question, frequently asked questions section. Here is a static picture of the home page of housing is key. And it is now appropriate at this moment that i turn over this presentation to lordes who worked so hard in the chair of the agency to make sure that the site is dynamic and up and running and means something to every californiaen. Always mindful that california is the most diverse state in the worlds most diverse democracy. And we speak many languages and sometimes we speak past each other. We want to meet people where they are. And she is here to explain the site and provide remarks in spanish as well. Thank you so much, governor newsom. As the governor mentioned, i serve as the secretary of californias Business Consumer Services and housing agency. And i just want to acknowledge the leadership of our governor. I definitely agree with him when he says that its very important that we make sense of our housing system. I think were Firm Believers that we need to do much more to coordinate and ensure that we have a housing system that provides Housing Services from homelessness to home ownership. So as we all know, during this pandemic, many tenants have struggled to pay the rent and may be one paycheck away from losing their apartment or the pace they call home. Thanks to the new law signed by the governor on monday, and of course with the leadership of the legislature, no renter can be evicted from their home if theyre experiencing Financial Hardship due to covid19. And today, as the governor mentioned, we are excited to be able to launch this one dedicated site to help educate and provide the resources that tenants, landlords, homeowners, and our Partner Agencies will need to help navigate through the protections to make sure that nobody loses their place that they call home. The housing is key campaign will provide california with information in multiple languages with resources as outlined. And so we invite you to visit the covid19. Ca. Gov. And i would like to pivot and share remarks in spanish for our spanishspeaking audience and community members. Thank you. And so thats the site. And we hope people take advantage of it. And in an effort to avail you of a little bit of deeper insight into understanding of what occurred over the last 24 hours, you may have read that the federal government came out with new federal guidelines through the cdc that put forth some tenant protections that last through the end of this year. Our protections are not impacted by those federal rules and regulations. Our protections go a little bit farther than the federal government. Theres no income cap as the federal government current has. Again, ours go through february 1st of next year and dont exfire at the end of this year. And the reference to fanny and freddie and urban development, those are separate track and part and parcel of the broad swatch of the landlord and mortgage back assistance and other federal agencies that are in this tenant and landlord space. Not to confuse you, were just trying to find our own place in the mix. And california, again, is leaning in more aggressively than we believe any other state in the country and this resource guide, website, hopefully will clarify the questions you have. One of the questions you may have is i live in a community, and they go even further, all local ordinances and local rules and regulations are not impacted by the federal guidelines that came out nor what the state of california is doing. We have to weave through this and hopefully make it a little bit easier on the housing is key website. And we encourage you to avail yourself to it. And i want to thank the legislature and the leadership. A lot of key staff that worked very aggressively and diligently to get that bill done and to quite literally get it signed before midnight deadline, which we were able to accomplish late monday evening. What she just referenced, though, these are not just issues of housing, she referenced the issue of homelessness. Millions of millions of californians at risk of being removed from their homes and apartments. That would obviously impact a greater call in terms of addressing and ending homelessness in the state of california. There is the top priority of the administration. As we battle covid, we have not taken our eye off the ball in terms of our responsibility to address homelessness. We came into the year with this being or top priority and well continue to focus on this through the end of this year, and i can assure you, for many, many years to come. We must do more and do better in this space. I wanted to give just a brief update as it relates to some of those efforts. Last year, you may have seen and we talked about it and put an unprecedented amount of support to address the issue of homelessness, supporting cities and counties with discretionary money the likes of which they have never had in the past. Close to 1 billion direct supports for homelessness. Thats not our entire housing portfolio, thats specifically targeting the issue of homelessness. Its not just about spending money. I recognize that. Its a resourceful mind set, doing things differently. Thats foundational in our approach. And that is deeply part of our focus as we moved into this new year. We did 628 million in this last budget, despite the historic budget short falls. We put an additional 628 million in additional aid to support cities and counties under the pressure of covid19 and the economic outcomes as a consequence. And renounced efforts this year to put 600 million into a new initiative, project home keep. I have talked about it in the past. Ill talk a little bit more about it in a moment. But all total, 1. 25 billion was put into this years budget more than last year, despite the budget challenges. More than last year to focus on an emergency approach, a direct service approach. A pattern interrupt to what we see out on the streets and sidewalks. And i am not naive. I see exactly what you see. And i can assure you we are just winding up many of the efforts. Project home key is from a program many of you are familiar with, which is the room key program. Just since april, and this is an important slide, just since april, we took pen to paper and came up with an idea and looked at the covid19 crisis and provided housing for 22,000 people just in the last few months. Years and years to build up a system, and overnight, just in the last 100plus days, we served over 22,000 individuals. And we procured 16,000 hotel rooms. 334 different hotels. And 55 of the 58 counties, including tribal nations that participated in this unprecedented effort and program. We want to build on that program as we built last year an additional point of access. And that was 1,345 new trailers that we were able to get out to 26 counties and two tribal nations. By the way, 1,345 trailers, these trailers went out and were delivered and they are not just for one individual. Many families are in these trailers. Many individuals have cohorted in these trailers. Its been part and parcel of the Emergency Response to deal with this crisis, all part, again, of the project room key effort. Now the effort is merging into a home key strategy. More permanence. That was an Emergency Response. Now we need a permanent response. I have long believed that homelessness is solved through permanent, supportive housing. And i said it many, many times. Shelter solves sleep. But housing and Supportive Services solve homelessness. I have had a bias for decades. Housing first. Housing as a point of stability, point of pride, a key, a lock, a place to call your home. And then you start dealing with the underlying issues, the reason people are on the streets and sidewalks in the first place. Stability is foundational. You live in the elements, under a freeway overpass, and someone says maybe you shouldnt selfmedicate any longer. Thats harder to convince an individual than when they have a place to call home and feel safe and put their belongings and take a deep breath and start contextualizing the conditions. And we have put tremendous effort. Im congratulate identified the effort was supported by the legislature and the Advocacy Community and many cities and counties. 600 Million Program to purchase permanent hotels and motels and apartment buildings throughout the state of california so we can convert to being part of the permanent stock of support. Not all permanent supportive housing. Many transitional housing. Many of these units could be used for a myriad of purposes. But provide us assets the state has never had in the past. And let me make this crystal clear. As a former mayor, the state hasnt been focused on the issue of homelessness. It hasnt been the focus of many, many administrations. Its not a point of critique, its just factual. It has been focus primarilily, and county officials that have, well, have been burdened with this challenge. Were trying to change the paradigm and build capacity and partnership, recognizing that it is localism thats determinative, meaning local government has to drive, has to deliver. But the state is now providing more in the way of support than ever. Were just getting started. I recognize the conditions throughout the state of california. Theyre unacceptable. And were going to have to significantly do more and particularly into the next year as we work our way out of covid19 and deal with the economic challenges. Top priori. 600 million was set aside in the budget to purchase the hotels and motels. 138 applications have come in in the last few weeks from 67 jurisdictions across the state. You can say, they say in marketing, they have oversubscribed the total amount allocated. Which is a wonderful problem to have. A challenge nonetheless. And were trying to find more resources in addition to 600 million. These units must be acquired by the end of the year. Theres a date destiny. Meaning this is not one of those openended thing where you hear of an initiative and never gets done and the money is diluted. This is a different approach. Focused, precise, measurable, real transparency, and accountable at the local level. Acquire the units by the end of the calendar year. The applications have come in and the per unit cost is actually below the states estimate. For landlords, dont get in ideas there in terms of negotiating capacity. Well still negotiate down because of the bulk strategy here of the per unit cost. But the good news is the dollars are being stretched further than anticipated. I wanted to highlight all of that. Its incredibly important to me personally, professionally in terms of my roles and responsibility here as your governor. And one of the really remarkable things that came out of all of this stress and the trials of covid19 was the innovative mind set on this issue. And thats manifests in the home key strategy and the new approach to housing as an elements, housing as the building block, housing as the foundational principle first to build the Building Blocks of selfsufficiency, which is what we are advancing. This is not a permanent mind set. We want people to move through the Building Blocks of opportunity on to selfsufficiency. But they need the stability. And home key, we believe, will go a long way. You have been watching governor newsom. The coverage continues on cbsn n detail an eviction bill he signed this week. Up to 5. 4 million renters in the state at risk of losing their homes. He said the bill will protect them. And theres a dedicated website to provide guidance and resources for landlords, tenants, and home owners. Housingiskey. Com. And the site is up and running. More from the governor at cbsn bay area at kpix. Com. And thats it for kpix5 news at noon. The next newscast is at 5 00. Have a great afternoon, everyone. St sg pl to help her. Liam i think just more of the same, you know . Ii know your mom appreciates you being there for her. Hope yeah, but it doesnt feel like its enough, you know . Shes still so upset. Liam yes, but having you there as someone to talk to, someone to shed a tear with, i mean, thatthat is whats gonna get her through this. Hope i hope so. Douglas you hide, and ill count to 10. [ children laughing ] hope [ singsongy ] sounds like theyre still at it. Liam what are what are they even playing . Hope hide and seek. Liam ah. Hope hmm. I have to say its been a real treat having kelly here. Liam i know, right . Hope i mean, getting to watch beth with her halfsister . Adorable. [ chuckles ]