Newsom Halts Evictions for Renters/Homeowners, Slows Foreclosures, Protects Against Utility Shutoffs for Californians Affected by COVID-19
Press release from the California Office of the Governor:
Governor Gavin Newsom [yesterday]
issued an executive order that authorizes local governments to halt evictions for renters and homeowners, slows foreclosures, and protects against utility shutoffs for Californians affected by COVID-19.
The Executive Order comes as Californians are experiencing substantial loss of hours or wages, or layoffs related to COVID-19, affecting their ability to keep up with their rents, mortgages, and utility bills.
“People shouldn’t lose or be forced out of their home because of the spread of COVID-19,” said Governor Newsom. “Over the next few weeks, everyone will have to make sacrifices – but a place to live shouldn’t be one of them. I strongly encourage cities and counties take up this authority to protect Californians.”
The order does not relieve a tenant from the obligation to pay rent, or restrict the landlord’s ability to recover rent that is due. The protections are in effect through May 31, 2020, unless extended. The order also requests banks and other financial institutions to halt foreclosures and related evictions during this time period.
The Governor’s Executive Order asks the California Public Utilities Commission to monitor measures undertaken by public and private utility providers to implement customer service protections for critical utilities, including electric, gas, water, internet, landline telephone, and cell phone service on a weekly basis.
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After all this stuff blows over, we as a people are going to need to take a real . . . hard . . . look at our priorities. A hard look at globalism and all of this hyper-cosmopolitanism, people getting on planes and getting off of them a couple of hours later on the other side of the world. A hard look at our relations with other countries which shall here go un-named. A hard look at our relations with each other (communities, as opposed to populations). And we’ll likely discard a lot of the ways in which we entertain ourselves, and find new ways (or re-discover ways previous generations did it. As things ease up, the first thing that they’ll need to re-open will be public libraries. Public libraries before drinking establishments, before movie theaters, before race car tracks.
Yeah but after the immunity and the vaccine are here it sure would be great to sit in the bleachers at Redwood Acres and cheer for the underdog team while eating a big poisonous hot dog and drinking a soda. How does something so common and simple turn into something on my bucket list overnight?
I think they want to push part of the world back to the dArk ages
Good luck un-inventing the airplane.
https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/3.16.20-Executive-Order.pdf
I suppose this is a step in the right direction, however: it is up to our ‘local governments’ as to whether or not they choose to enact at least some of what is covered in The Executive Order. In the name of a healthy economy: I cannot imagine our local governing bodies just jumping at the chance to protect those who are most at risk during the COVID-19 pandemic. PG&E has a moratorium and I suppose one needs to check with their own providers for electricity/gas, water, internet, and all ‘phone services.
https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/3.16.20-Executive-Order.pdf