https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/09/27/californias-eviction-ban-is-ending-whats-next-for-landlords-tenants/

Is the Bay Area headed for an eviction tsunami or a drizzle? A rush to courthouses or to rental aid programs? A mass displacement of renters or a slow return to the status quo?

California’s eviction moratorium expires Sept. 30, clearing the way for landlords to start removing tenants for failing to pay rent during the pandemic. About 7% of California tenants are behind on rent, accounting for an estimated $3.5 billion in debt, according to an analysis released in August by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. And unemployment is still higher than it was before COVID.