Supervisors Extend Eviction Ban, Move Sales Tax Forward
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors has extended a temporary ban on evictions for nonpayment of rent during the coronavirus outbreak....
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Jul
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May
New Rule Could Deny Black Developers Access to $4 Billion-Plus in State Housing Funds
African American developers across California are worried about a rule change the state Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) is considering....
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May
Council Grants Renters Relief, Raises Sewer Rates
The Richmond City Council voted Tuesday to give tenants who can’t pay their rent because of the coronavirus a year after the Contra Costa County shelter-in-place order ends to pay...
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Apr
Council Freezes Rent Hikes, Adds Commercial Properties to Eviction Moratorium
The Richmond City Council on Tuesday added commercial properties to an eviction moratorium passed last week and imposed a temporary freeze on rent increases for both residential and commercial tenants....
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Oct
Seven Ways California’s New “Rent Cap” Law Would Affect You
Although Assemblymember David Chiu prefers to call AB 1482 a “rent cap” bill instead of a rent control bill, it includes a number of provisions other than the limit on...
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Sep
Seniors Struggling with Affordable, Safe Housing in West County
News Report, Ann Bassette and Malcolm Marshall Deborah Stein says she feels desperate. Between flood insurance and property taxes, the 67-year-old San Pablo resident can no longer afford to stay in...
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Mar
Resident Reactions to the Richmond Housing Authority Investigation
Interviews • Edgardo Cervano-Soto | Photos • David Meza Editor’s Note: The Richmond City Council convened a special meeting on March 12 to review the results of an independent investigation of...
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Sep
Richmond Forges Ahead with First-in-the-Nation Plan to Seize Underwater Mortgages
Leer en Español News Report • Anna Challet Richmond will move forward with its plans to seize underwater mortgages using eminent domain, raising the stakes in a test case of whether a...
