By Senator Steven Bradford, Special to CalMatters and California Black Media Partners
The coronavirus crisis is testing most households and businesses in California, pushing some to the very brink of what they can bear before falling off a cliff.
But to add insult to injury, if you are Black or Brown you are still less likely to benefit from existing relief programs that could protect your home or your business.
You are less likely to be supported, despite being in need just like many others.
But beneath that surface of prosperity was a dangerous current that forced countless people into multiple jobs, pushed home prices to unaffordable levels and made well-paying careers a fantasy for many.
One helps tenants in subsidized housing build their credit, Senate Bill 1157, and another extends homeowner protections against foreclosures to tenant-occupied properties, Senate Bill 1447.
