Antioch City Council Approves Amended Rent Stabilization Ordinance
The Antioch City Council voted 3-2 Tuesday on a measure that will limit rent increases in the East Contra Costa County city....
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Sep
26
Aug
Richmond Voters to Decide Fate of Proposed Rules to Strengthen Rent Control
A group of Richmond tenants and housing rights activists launched a campaign Wednesday in support of the rent control initiative that will appear on the ballot....
25
Aug
Antioch City Council Passes Rent Stabilization Law After More Than a Year of Trying
The Antioch City Council passed a rent stabilization ordinance Tuesday night before a cheering room full of renters and advocates....
23
Aug
Antioch City Council to Tackle Rent Stabilization Ordinance
The Antioch City Council is expected Tuesday to finalize a rent stabilization ordinance keeping unethical landlords in check while keeping rent affordable....
26
Jul
Antioch Moves Forward With Rent Stabilization Ordinance
Days after tenants and activists protested reportedly steep rent hikes at low-income apartments, the Antioch City Council took a step toward stabilizing rents....
26
Jul
Antioch Tenants Rally for Protections Amid Looming Rent Increases
A 9-year-old boy who has spoken to the Antioch City Council about housing issues was among the residents of two low-income apartments who protested....
11
Apr
Housing, Love and Guilt: An Immigrant’s Reflection on Moving Out of His Undocumented Parents’ Home
One young man in Richmond describes his conflicting feelings over living at home and, ultimately, leaving his parents' home....
31
Mar
COVID Treatments Available as BA.2 Variant Looms, Housing Regulations Eased
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday covered COVID-19 treatments and booster shots as well as a change to housing zoning laws....
23
Sep
California’s Housing Crisis Rooted in Racist Zoning Laws
Set back by discriminatory housing practices and financial difficulties made worse by the pandemic, millions of renters are at risk of eviction....
03
Jun
Renovated Hacienda Will Provide Affordable Housing for Seniors
The Hacienda was closed in 2015 due to shoddy conditions. Now, the complex is expected to reopen next year with homes for low-income seniors....
27
May
Boost to Public Housing May Not Be Enough
A proposed $40 billion investment in public housing may not be enough to make up for decades of underfunding and repairs that were put off or just not done....
24
Mar
City Council Establishes Eviction Moratorium for Tenants
The City Council voted Tuesday to temporarily ban the eviction of Richmond residents financially affected by the COVID-19 pandemic....
03
Feb
Black Leaders: Biden Order Is First to Recognize America’s History of Housing Injustice
Civil rights leaders are praising President Biden for directing HUD "to undo historic patterns of segregation and other types of housing discrimination."...
24
Nov
Supervisors Vote to Fund Rental Assistance and Legal Services
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors allocated about $4.29 million in CARES Act funding Nov. 17 for emergency rental assistance and related legal services during the COVID-19 pandemic....
18
Oct
How Would Prop. 15 Impact California’s Housing Crisis?
Opponents and some supporters of Prop. 15 worry it could encourage cities to favor retail over housing, but some research suggests that may not be the case....
