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Erika Paz

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Erika recently graduated from Cal State Long Beach with a B.A. in journalism. During her time at CSULB, she worked as the senior print editor and writer for the school magazine, DIG MAG. Prior to graduating, Erika spent almost 9 years working in the banking industry. As a first-generation California native, she aims to use her experience to report on underrepresented communities throughout the state. Erika currently resides in Long Beach, California.

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A rendering of the Angels Stadium redevelopment plans. Image via Anaheim.net
CalMatters en Español
Cómo los estadios deportivos se convirtieron en el ejemplo de la crisis de la vivienda en California
En resumen Para ayudar a aliviar la escasez de viviendas en el estado, California comenzó recientemente a rastrear lotes de propiedad pública que podrían convertirse en viviendas asequibles. En su primer año, la agencia estatal de vivienda ha citado dos estadios deportivos importantes — Angel Stadium en Anaheim y Pechanga Arena en San Diego — […]
By • August 24, 2021
A rendering of the Angels Stadium redevelopment plans. Image via Anaheim.net
California Divide
How sports arenas became the poster child of California’s housing crisis
To help alleviate the state’s housing shortage, California recently began tracking publicly owned lots that could be turned into affordable homes. In its first year, the state housing agency has cited two major sports arenas—Angel Stadium in Anaheim and Pechanga Arena in San Diego—for cutting backroom development deals with developers that shortchanged the public on affordable units. The agency is now investigating Oakland Coliseum in Oakland.
By • August 24, 2021
A customer inside a loan agency, ACE Cash Express, in Wilmington on July 28, 2021. Photo by Pablo Unzueta for CalMatters
CalMatters en Español
Se redujo la demanda por préstamos de día de pago durante la pandemia, pero los californianos ‘no están fuera de peligro’
En resumen Un nuevo informe encontró una disminución dramática en la dependencia de los californianos por los préstamos de día de pago como resultado directo de la asistencia del gobierno debido a la pandemia, que incluye beneficios de desempleo, alivio de pago de renta, moratorias de desalojo, cheques de estímulo e indulgencia de préstamos. Pero […]
By • July 30, 2021
A customer inside a loan agency, ACE Cash Express, in Wilmington on July 28, 2021. Photo by Pablo Unzueta for CalMatters
California Divide
Payday loans dropped during pandemic, but Californians are ‘not out of the woods’
A new report found a dramatic decrease in Californians’ reliance on payday loans as a direct result of pandemic-related government assistance, including unemployment benefits, rent relief, eviction moratoriums, stimulus checks and loan forbearance. But experts warn that use of payday loans is expected to rebound once government assistance ends.
By • July 29, 2021
California Divide
For 3.5 million California families, jobs don’t cover high cost of living
California’s high cost of housing and child care are creating such a burden on working families that millions of households don’t make enough to meet their most basic necessities. The United Ways of California, which put out the study, advocates for expanding eligibility so assistance doesn’t fall off just as families attain economic stability.
By • July 22, 2021