California Civil Rights Department
Coverage of California Civil Rights Department in the Nexus archive.
- Section 8 promises renters they can live where they choose. It mostly fails to deliver.
The Section 8 housing voucher program, designed to allow renters to choose where they live, often fails to deliver as most voucher holders in Los Angeles County reside in low-resource areas. Santa Monica, a high-resource area, is an exception, with some tenants using vouchers to afford beachfront apartments, though discrimination and limited housing availability remain barriers.
- East Bay family to get $60K settlement in disability dispute
A San Leandro family will receive a $60,000 settlement from the owners of their apartment complex after disability accommodation requests were repeatedly ignored. The California Civil Rights Department announced the settlement, citing a 2024 complaint against the apartment complex owners.
- California defeats Tesla's attempt to throw out racial discrimination lawsuit
A California judge has dismissed Tesla's motion to dismiss a racial discrimination lawsuit filed by the California Civil Rights Department (CRD). The case, alleging widespread discrimination at Tesla's Fremont factory, will proceed to trial in July 2024, with claims dating back to June 2018.