Opinion
Affordable housing crisis haunts the middle class, too
A mother and her teen daughters looking at townhomes in Vista. (Photo: Simone Hogan, via Shutterstock)OPINION: The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored just how many Californians are living only a paycheck away from eviction or foreclosure. Thousands of Californians have fallen behind on their rents and mortgages as joblessness skyrocketed – with the Legislative Analyst’s Office estimating that even with unprecedented government assistance, Californians owed $400 million in unpaid rent in 2020.