Davis extending eviction moratorium, Steinberg supports idea for Sacramento

Doug Johnson reports

NOW A LOCAL GROUP IS HOPINGTHAT OTHER CITIES WILL FOLLOWSUIT.

FOX FORTY'S DOUG JOHNSONREPORTS.WELL THE COVID-19 PANDEMICBEGAN MILLIONS ACROSS THESTATE WERE SUDDENLY UNSURE OFHOW THEY WOULD PAY THE RENTSAND MORTGAGES RIGHT NOW WE'REHAVING FOLKS HAVING TO CHOOSEBETWEEN.

I'M PAYING FOR FOODAND PAYING FOR IT THAT'S WHYCOMMUNITY GROUPS LIKE THEALLIANCE OF CALIFORNIANS FORCOMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT BUT FORMORATORIUMS ON EVICTIONS INCITIES ACROSS THE STATE ANDTHEY SUCCEEDED IN CITIES LIKESACRAMENTO, DAVIS OAK GROVE INRANCHO CORDOVA HOWEVER NOW INMANY JURISDICTIONS THATMORATORIUM IS SET TO EXPIRE ONJUNE FIRST WE'RE CALLING FORIS AN EXTENSION.THAT MORATORIUM TO GIVEFOLKS THE RELIEF THAT THEYNEED TO GIVE US THAT REALLY WENEED TO AS STAY IN OUR HOMESTHIS WEEK, THE CITY OF DAVISANNOUNCED IT WILL EXTEND ITSEVICTION MORATORIUM THROUGHJUNE IN LATE TODAY, ASPOKESPERSON FOR SACRAMENTO,MAYOR DARRELL STEINBERGANNOUNCED HE TOO SUPPORTSEXTENDING THE CITY'SMORATORIUM IS WELL OVERDETAILS ON FOR HOW LONG ARESTILL UNCLEAR AND EVEN BEFORETHE PANDEMIC STARTED WE HAVEPLENTY OF FOLKS WHO ARE RENTBURDENED MEANING THAT THEYWERE PAYING MORE THAN 30% OFTHEIR INCOME.

ENTER ATMEANWHILE, SACRAMENTO ACEMEMBER SAYS OUR GEAR AS SAYSHIS GROUP WILL CONTINUE TOFIGHT FOR RENT FORGIVENESS,NOT JUST RENT DEFERRAL WEDON'T THINK IT'S FAIR THATFOLKS ARE GOING TO BE HELD INFOR THE TIMES THAT THEY WEREYOU KNOW JUST WHERE I WORK INSACRAMENTO, DOUG JOHNSON, FOX