State extends eviction ban through September hmbreview.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from hmbreview.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Processing delays and the fact that many on the coast pay their rent under the table have plagued a state program that has only doled out a fraction of the $70 million set aside to help San Mateo County residents pay their rent in the midst of a devastating pandemic.
After the coronavirus pandemic shut down industries statewide last year, California instituted a ban on evictions to help renters newly out of work. The ban is set to expire June 30, when some residents will owe more than a yearâs worth of rent or face eviction. The stateâs newly launched Housing Is Key program is designed to get Californians out of rental debt and make up for lost landlord income to keep people housed, but less than 1 percent of that money is in the hands of local renters.
Gary Naman was born in Long Beach, Calif., and lived in the Los Angeles area until he graduated from the University of Southern California with a major in English. He
No appointment necessary at local vaccine clinic on Friday hmbreview.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from hmbreview.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Anyone 16 and older in California is now eligible for COVID-19 vaccination, but securing an appointment nearby may not be easy.
Thursday and Friday, it appeared few appointments were available locally. The stateâs MyTurn signup tool showed no availability near the Coastside or in the Bay Area. Local pharmacy websites like CVS, Rite Aid and Safeway were all booked up on the Coastside.
Appointments were sporadically available through Kaiser Permanente, Sutter Health and other local health care providers this week, but many required traveling hours for open appointments.
A county update on Thursday acknowledged the difficulty residents are having in finding local appointments as supply remains limited. The county urges residents to turn to health care providers and local pharmacies that are getting larger numbers of vaccines.