Once seen as one of the Bay Area’s last affordable cities, San Leandro now faces one of the highest rates of eviction notices per capita as officials grapple with the end of pandemic-era renter protections.

But the city received a lifeline this week with a $1 million state housing grant and pro-housing designation, which city officials said they will leverage to develop more affordable housing as part of the city’s full court press to keep residents in their homes.

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“The city council has been very focused the last couple of years on tenant protection issues,” Community Development Director Tom Liao said. “When you have the city putting in a million (dollars)… now the state or federal agency can double that or can triple that.”

The grant arrives at a time when San Leandr

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