Forty-three California counties now have emergency-related caps on rent increases due to the March storms. Gov. Newsom declared a state of emergency in three additional California counties to support storm…

Gov. Newsom has declared a state of emergency in an additional 21 California counties in response to a series of storms forecasted to continue through mid-March. Newsom’s latest declaration, issued…

A statewide emergency declaration prompted by winter storms expired last week, leaving zero governor-declared states of emergency in effect that limit rent increases.

Forecasted additional and continuing severe winter storms related to a series of atmospheric river systems threatening California prompted Gov. Newsom on Wednesday to proclaim a statewide state of emergency with…

Governor Newsom declared a state of emergency in Humboldt County on Dec. 20, 2022, due to the 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck near the City of Ferndale. The earthquake resulted in…

At any given time over the past few years, California has been under some sort of governor-declared emergency — often several declarations at once — that have triggered the state’s…

Several governor-declared states of emergency that include limits on rent increases have either expired in recent days or are on the verge of lapsing. On Oct. 8, fire-related emergency proclamations…

Although a statewide heatwave emergency and some old fire emergencies expired at the end of September, about a dozen other emergency declarations remain in effect and continue to limit rent…

A weeklong heatwave prompted Gov. Newsom on Wednesday to declare a state of emergency with a related cap on rent increases. Newsom’s declaration triggered Penal Code Section 396, the state’s…