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Thank you to Eviction Defense Network Attorney Nathaly Medina and EDN and EDN Fellow Stephano Medina for their advocacy to #StopEvictions.

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4.3 million tenant households in California are at risk of eviction. 365K of them are in LA County. The only protection between them and the street is Judicial ...Council Rule 1. It is a tourniquet on a gaping wound. Local protections are mere band-aids that will not hold without Rule 1. Rule 1 will be suspended on August 14 unless YOU act. Call and email today and every day. Demand they Save Rule 1 and Support AB1436. We need Rule 1 to stop all evictions until we flatten the curb. We need AB1436 to permanently keep COVID19 rent related evictions out of eviction court. Call today and every day till you get a firm yes. Governor Newsom 916/445-2841 https://govapps.gov.ca.gov/gov40mail/ Judicial Council 415/865-4200 [email protected] [email protected] Hannah-Beth Jackson (916) 651-4019 [email protected] and [email protected] Richard Bloom (916) 319-2050 [email protected] [email protected] Michael I. Giden, Legal Services, [email protected] Anne M. Ronan, Legal Services, [email protected] Assembly members and Senator: http://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov Tell them your story every day. Make them understand they have to do something to protect you and your neighbors. And get involved! For more info email [email protected]

We are losing Rule 1 365K LA County residents at risk of eviction. There are no moratoria. What is keeping tenants safe from eviction during the pandemic is Rule 1 from the State Judicial Council, a little-known body that administers the courts. Evictions can be filed. A summons won’t be issued. Without a summons the case can’t move forward unless the tenant files an Answer, bringing themselves under the power of the court. Rule 1 was enacted April 6 and was to expire 9...0 days after the Governor lifts the State of Emergency (current in effect until 9/30/2020 with the possibility of further extensions). On Friday 7/24/20 we learned the following from the Judicial Council Website. We our losing Rule 1. It was the tourniquet on the wound upon which our local officials placed a band aid while our state legislature and governor have stood around with their thumbs in their mouths. The Chief Justice is sending the legislative branch a clear message to take action and legislate a safety net for tenants. Please be attentive to action alerts next week. For updates join @COVID 19 Tenant Rights #OnEveryFridge on FB or send an email to [email protected] Emergency Rules on Evictions and Foreclosures: In her opening remarks, Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye announced the council will soon consider rescinding temporary emergency rules 1 and 2, which could take effect as early as August 14. Those rules suspended court actions on evictions and judicial foreclosures during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Chief Justice’s notice is meant to give the Governor and the Legislature time to consider policy proposals to protect litigants involved in those types of proceedings: I urge our sister branches to turn their attention to this critical work to protect people from devastating effects of this pandemic and its recent resurgence. https://newsroom.courts.ca.gov//judicial-council-to-distri https://www.courts.ca.gov/policyadmin-jc.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judicial_Council_of_California

Stop 365K evictions! We want Senator @Bob Hertzberg to know that Californians have made enormous sacrifices during this pandemic. We’ve stayed home and we’ve lost jobs because of the forced shutdown. Now it’s time for him to do his part. He must pass AB 1436 and protect renters who have been hit by the worst economic downturn in modern history. https://www.acceaction.org/homesnottents

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