When I told my mother what the principal had done to me she took off her white cotton apron, put on her walking shoes, and in her everyday housedress took me by the hand, dabbed my tears, and said, "Let's go, Emilio."
This fall, Californians will have a chance to vote on the Affordable Housing Act, which would repeal the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act and return to city governments the option to expand rent control if they feel it's necessary.
The rejection of Proposition D left homelessness and housing services unfunded by $40 million. And, while voters approved Proposition F, which called for legal services to support tenants facing eviction, there was no funding source identified for it.