Eviction moratorium question (Bakersfield, California)

[Mukesh A.]

One of my tenants in Bakersfield, CA has been only paying partial rent for more than a year claiming covid impact. However their recent application for state rental relief was denied due to their income being higher than 80% of median income for area. So my questions are..

1) Are they still protected from eviction ?

2) If yes, does it mean that high income renters can simply not pay rent and not get evicted either. That sounds counter intuitive.

3) If no, can you please some experience dealing with such tenants.