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Wednesday, January 6, 2021 | Sacramento, CA
Demonstrators participate in a caravan along Harrison Street in Oakland to protest rent payment and evictions during the coronavirus pandemic on Dec. 5, 2020.
Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to double stimulus aid by putting an additional $600 into the hands of low-wage Californians, and extend the state’s eviction moratorium, which is set to expire at the end of the month.
The Democratic governor announced the two proposals today as part of his upcoming budget for 2021. Newsom made a virtual appearance with Democratic lawmakers in a show of support to target aid to low-income families that have been most financially affected by the coronavirus pandemic. He said he would ask lawmakers to pass urgency legislation in order to get stimulus checks out much sooner than the mid-year budget deadline.
How Newport Beach Ended Up With 2 Affordable Housing Units In 8 Years Monday, December 28, 2020 | Sacramento, CA
In this May 24, 2020, file photo, visitors gather on the beach during the Memorial Day weekend in Newport Beach, Calif. California s mood has gone from optimistic to sour as coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are on the rise.
AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File
They say you get what you pay for, but when it comes to affordable housing, wealthy Southern California cities are paying to get almost nothing. And that’s exactly the way they want it.
Between 2013 and 2021, the state of California allocated the city of Newport Beach a total of two units of affordable housing, defined by the state as low- or very low-income. The state gave Lake Forest, a city of similar size and population, 1,097 units.