Bakersfield allocates $5 million for COVID-19 rental assistance
by Jeff Platt, Eyewitness News
RICHMOND, CA - JUNE 15: A "for rent" sign is posted in front of a house on June 15, 2012 in Richmond, California. According to a report by Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies, the tepid real estate market could see a turnaround with the price of rental properties surging and vacancies dropping from 10.6 percent in 2009 to 9.5 percent last year, the lowest level since 2002. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)