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Several months into the pandemic, COVID-19 has spawned 40 million cases across the globe and caused one million deaths. In the U.S. alone, a quarter-million coronavirus fatalities are expected by year’s end. Also in the U.S., gross domestic product sank 11% from the fourth quarter to the second quarter — the biggest drop in economic activity ever seen in the United States. At one point, the unemployment rate approached 15%. Renowned economist Christopher Thornberg reviewed these “eye-popping” numbers Wednesday during the California Apartment Association’s Orange County Outlook 2020 virtual event.

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A bill proposed in the Assembly this year would help protect rental housing owners against baseless litigation filed under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Under AB 913 by Assemblyman Adam Gray, D-Merced, a court may prohibit extremely high-frequency litigants from filing ADA lawsuits without first determining that the litigation has merit and is not intended to harass the defendant.

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Participation in voucher program should remain voluntary  The Marin County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday will consider “source of income protections” for prospective renters that would essentially require rental housing owners to participate in the Section 8 program. Supervisors can grant preliminary approval of the proposal during their Tuesday, Oct. 25, meeting. A second vote at a later date is required for formal adoption.

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San Diego will be the center of the development universe with two high-profile conferences headed this way in the next month. The Urban Land Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank, will meet Tuesday through Friday at the Hilton Bayfront hotel, and the Pacific Coast Builders Conference June 5-6 at the San Diego Convention Center. It will be the first time since 1994 that ULI has met here — and officials said the 3,300 attendees registered so far represent the group’s largest gathering for its spring meeting. ULI counts 26,000 members in the United States, 1,700 in Europe and 1,100 in… Read More

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