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Where you live can determine a lot, including how protected you are from eviction during a pandemic.
I joined @TheBayKQED
today to talk about why some Bay Area counties are continuing to evict people during a deadly pandemic.
LISTEN: https://www.kqed.org/news/11857736/are-you-really-protected-from-evictions-depends-on-your-local-government
I joined @TheBayKQED
today to talk about why some Bay Area counties are continuing to evict people during a deadly pandemic.
LISTEN: https://www.kqed.org/news/11857736/are-you-really-protected-from-evictions-depends-on-your-local-government
Despite protections meant to keep renters in their homes during a pandemic, at least 527 people in the Bay Area have been evicted between mid March and the end of December, according to sheriff lockout lists from all nine counties. https://www.kqed.org/news/11856817/more-than-500-bay-area-residents-have-been-evicted-during-the-pandemic-despite-protections
When we looked at where evictions were happening, roughly half were taking place in Contra Costa and Santa Clara counties, with clusters in Antioch, San Jose, and Vallejo.
It also revealed racial and economic disparities.
Neighborhoods with more evictions had higher rates of poverty and rent burden. And Black renters were more than 2x as likely to be evicted than white renters.
@timthomas: “Evictions really are a civil rights issue."
Neighborhoods with more evictions had higher rates of poverty and rent burden. And Black renters were more than 2x as likely to be evicted than white renters.
@timthomas: “Evictions really are a civil rights issue."
As we continue reporting on evictions and housing during the pandemic, we want to hear from YOU.
Whether you rent or own, tell us how the pandemic has impacted your housing by filling out the form at the bottom of our story: https://www.kqed.org/news/11856817/more-than-500-bay-area-residents-have-been-evicted-during-the-pandemic-despite-protections
Whether you rent or own, tell us how the pandemic has impacted your housing by filling out the form at the bottom of our story: https://www.kqed.org/news/11856817/more-than-500-bay-area-residents-have-been-evicted-during-the-pandemic-despite-protections
A huge thanks to @FitzTheReporter for his help wrangling PRAs from all nine Bay Area counties. And to @CalMatters for sharing early eviction data!
If you want to see more reporting like this from @e_baldi and I, please consider donating to @KQED: https://donate.kqed.org/
If you want to see more reporting like this from @e_baldi and I, please consider donating to @KQED: https://donate.kqed.org/
