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A: No. On April 6, state judicial leaders barred courts from enforcing eviction orders against renters. In ruling that eviction orders “threaten to remove people from the very homes they have been instructed to remain in,” the state Judicial Council went a step further than a March 27 executive order by Gov. Gavin Newsom, which required a statewide two-month halt on evictions of tenants who could not afford to pay rent because of the coronavirus pandemic. The action halts legal procedures used by property owners to initiate and enforce evictions. In June, the council indefinitely delayed a proposal to allow evictions to resume after Aug. 3, in order to give Newsom more time to create a new plan. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus housing and eviction rules: What Bay Area renters and landlords need to know

“The Claremont (hotel in Oakland) is owned by a Blum family trust and the Grand Del Mar (hotel in San Diego) is owned by a group of limited partners led by Mr. Blum. Both hotels are managed independently under contract with Accor/Fairmont, and they will apply the funds to pay existing employees, rehire employees, as well as for utilities and mortgage interest,” Blum spokesman Owen Blicksilver said in an email. … [Read more...] about These Bay Area companies got the biggest PPP loans

Sabrina Hall lives with her four children and grandson in the Bayview. She said she missed around two weeks of work between late February and mid-March because she had developed a severe cough and was having problems breathing, but her local clinic didn’t have tests and there were no community sites nearby. Yet her employer wanted her to confirm she was negative before she could return to work. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus started as a ‘great equalizer.’ Now it is defined by disparities in income and race, Bay Area data show

Over the last four months, our lives have been fundamentally altered. Sheltering in place. Processing the uncertainty of the pandemic. Watching what may be the largest protest movement in U.S. history raise the volume on demands for change and equality. We don’t always recognize history-making moments while we’re in them, but right now it’s clear. … [Read more...] about Welcome to the Throughline: A new series about the Bay Area of tomorrow

AB5, the California gig-work law enacted this year, makes it much harder for companies to decline to classify workers as employees, which costs them much more. Uber and rival Lyft say their business models rely on the flexiblity of drivers being independent contractors. … [Read more...] about Uber’s name-your-price feature for drivers hits Bay Area