SAN JOSE SPOTLIGHT: Santa Clara County extends eviction moratorium, approves COVID-19 cost tracker and outreac

The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted Tuesday to extend a temporary moratorium on evictions for people who can’t pay rent due to the pandemic. The county’s moratorium, which was set to expire Sunday, will now be extended until Aug. 31 under a proposal authored by Supervisors Cindy Chavez and Joe Simitian.

“The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors have played an instrumental role to make sure that these protections are in place for a broad swab of our community,” said Poncho Guevara, executive director at Sacred Heart Community Service. “This is one piece of the larger puzzle that needs to be put together, so that we do not let the devastation that awaits so many renters in our communities happen.”