Despite COVID-19 tenant protections and assistance programs, immigrant renters are vulnerable to threats and displacement.
Author Archives: Héctor Alejandro Arzate
Héctor Alejandro Arzate is El Tímpano’s Health & Housing Reporting Fellow. He was raised in Richmond, California. He studied criminology and journalism at Humboldt State University, where he wrote for the school's bilingual newspaper and produced newscasts for the student radio station. His stories have appeared in the California Report Magazine at KQED, 1A by WAMU and NPR, and DCist in Washington D.C. When he’s not writing or producing, you can find him cooking, fly fishing, or working on his jump shot.
Posted inOaklandside
La comunidad indocumentada de Oakland lucha por pagar su alquiler y sus deudas
A medida que la pandemia se prolonga, muchos inmigrantes latinos indocumentados, los cuales no pueden recibir beneficios del gobierno, se ven presionados por la situación.
Posted inHealth & Environment
Oakland’s undocumented community struggles to keep up with rent and bills
As the pandemic drags on, many undocumented Latino immigrants—barred from receiving government benefits—are feeling the strain.
