A sign advertises a one bedroom apartment for rent in front of a building in Golden Hill. Jan. 27, 2021.
Eviction protections that California lawmakers put in place at the beginning of the pandemic, and extended several times since then, are about to expire. On Tuesday, a group of community-based organizations held a Zoom news conference meant to highlight what they said will be a catastrophe for tens of thousands of people in just a few days.
More than $3.5 billion in rent relief payments have gone out since the protections began. But barring any last-minute action from the state leaves people like Imperial Beach resident Patricia Mendoza in a slow building state of panic. “Here I’m thinking, 'I’m gonna be protected, I’m gonna protect my kids under the same roof,' but then I get this, I get an unlawful detainer, but I’m doing everything I’m supposed to be doing. And that’s not right. This is not only very stressful for me, but it’s very unstable for my children … My son is going to 7th grade. He’s scared. What happens if we’re not gonna be living here?” Mendoza wondered through tears.
Why not extend it end of year with no more extensions after that? The portal hasn’t sent out payment and covid is creeping.
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