Housing Is A Human Right has released a must-read book for understanding the powerful alliances and devastating policies that fuel the housing affordability and homelessness crises in California. Titled Selling Off California: The Untold Story,
The Righteous Battle for Rent Control in St. Paul and Minneapolis
In News by Patrick Range McDonald / Dec. 30, 2021A few weeks ago, in November, activists in St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, had done something momentous: in each of their cities, against the deep-pocketed landlord lobby, they managed to convince voters to pass pro-rent
Housing Is A Human Right’s Advocacy Highlights of 2021
In News by Housing Is A Human Right / Dec. 27, 2021In 2021, Housing Is A Human Right not only fought to stop bad policies, but it also pushed for community-based solutions. It’s not easy work. We’re battling a powerful triumvirate made up of the real
Special Investigation: California Apartment Association’s Deep-Pocketed Campaign To Kill Tenant Protections
In News by Patrick Range McDonald / Nov. 13, 2021Housing Is A Human Right routinely publishes special reports about the real estate industry and the politicians and YIMBYs who carry out Big Real Estate’s agenda. One of our reports — “The Garcetti-fication of Los
Charging Wildly Inflated Rents, Corporate Landlords Are Living Extravagant Lifestyles
In News by Patrick Range McDonald / Sep. 28, 2021Professional sports teams, massive luxury-car collections, 216-foot yachts, multi-million-dollar mansions. Corporate landlords, including billionaires Stephen Schwarzman (pictured above) and Sam Zell, are living extravagant lifestyles subsidized by tenants who spend huge chunks of their paychecks
Housing Is A Human Right Urges Gov. Gavin Newsom to Veto SB 9 and SB 10
In News by Patrick Range McDonald / Sep. 16, 2021Housing Is A Human Right urges Gov. Gavin Newsom to veto SB 9 and SB 10. The state bills push harmful trickle-down policies that fuel higher rents and gentrification, and have no requirements for affordable
Housing Is A Human Right Calls on Millennium Partners to Scrap Troubled Hollywood Project
In News by Housing Is A Human Right / Jul. 16, 2021Housing Is A Human Right and its parent organization, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, have called for Millennium Partners, a controversial luxury-housing developer, to completely abandon plans to build the Hollywood Millennium development. The call comes on
VIDEO: Housing Is A Human Right Holds Community Hearing on Homelessness, Housing, and Hunger
In News by Housing Is A Human Right / Jul. 16, 2021On June 25, Housing Is A Human Right held the Community Hearing on Homelessness, Housing, and Hunger at the Biltmore Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles. The event gave activists, unhoused individuals, and community leaders a
What Is a YIMBY? (Hint: It’s Not Good)
In News by Patrick Range McDonald / Jul. 14, 2021Maybe you’ve read an article about YIMBYs or heard a friend mention the term. Or maybe you saw something on Twitter, but still don’t understand what YIMBYs are. No problem. Here’s the lowdown. To start
Petition Shows Strong Support for Fixing Flawed Update of Hollywood Community Plan
In News by Patrick Range McDonald / Jun. 02, 2021A petition created by Housing Is A Human Right shows strong support for fixing the flawed update of the Hollywood Community Plan. More than 1,660 people have signed the petition, demanding that Mayor Eric Garcetti