Trickle-down housing policy, pushed by the real estate industry and politicians, has been a colossal failure. It hasn’t built the affordable housing that’s needed for California’s housing affordability crisis, and it fuels gentrification in working-class


Housing Is A Human Right Opposes California’s SB 9 and SB 10
In News by Housing Is A Human Right / May. 11, 2021Housing Is A Human Right strongly opposes California State Senate bills 9 (SB 9) and 10 (SB 10). These wrong-headed policies will be a boon for developers, but ignore the long-term, negative impacts on working-class

Californians Can’t Afford the Rent. It’s Still Too Damn High!
In News by Patrick Range McDonald / May. 04, 2021After years of sky-rocketing rents in California, one thing has disturbingly remained the same: the rent is still too damn high. Recent data shows that the Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, and Oakland metro

The Flawed Hollywood Community Plan is a Giveaway to Developers. It Must Be Stopped.
In News by Housing Is A Human Right / Apr. 22, 2021Through the update of the Hollywood Community Plan, Los Angeles politicians have the opportunity to require the construction of more affordable housing and to protect residents against gentrification. Instead, city officials are pushing a flawed

Homeownership Is a Crucial Tool for Communities of Color to Build Wealth. Politicians Should Never Take It Away.
In News by Housing Is A Human Right / Apr. 11, 2021In California and throughout the United States, politicians, the real estate industry, and YIMBY groups are attacking single-family home zoning. Yet these groups rarely, if ever, mention a key fact: homeownership is a crucial tool

Unhoused Resident David Busch-Lilly Responds to Heavy-Handed Tactics at Echo Park Lake
In News by Housing Is A Human Right / Apr. 01, 2021Last week, the city of Los Angeles conducted a heavy-handed homeless sweep at Echo Park Lake, which turned into a national controversy. Trying to deflect community outrage directed at him, L.A. City Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell,

Harvard Study: Homeownership Builds Wealth for Communities of Color
In News by Patrick Range McDonald / Mar. 24, 2021In the ongoing debate over banning single-family home zoning and turning more people into renters, one major detail has been disturbingly overlooked: homeownership builds wealth for communities of color and low-income households. It’s a key

Corporate Landlords Are Taking Over L.A. Will Politicians Do Anything About it?
In News by Patrick Range McDonald / Mar. 17, 2021A new, must-read report by Strategic Actions for a Just Economy has made one thing eye-poppingly clear: corporate landlords are taking over Los Angeles. With that, SAJE points out, L.A. renters are increasingly dealing with

Billionaire Stephen Schwarzman, Fierce Opponent of Rent Control in California, Raked In $610.5 Mil in 2020
In News by Patrick Range McDonald / Mar. 10, 2021Billionaire Stephen Schwarzman, a fierce opponent of rent control, raked in an astounding $610.5 million from dividends and compensation last year, according to Reuters. Blackstone Group, the private equity firm co-founded and led by Schwarzman,

Rent Control Movements Keep Gaining Momentum in U.S.
In News by Patrick Range McDonald / Mar. 03, 2021Since 2018, when Proposition 10 sought to expand rent control in California, rent control movements have only gained momentum throughout the United States. Most recently, local officials in California, Minnesota, and New Jersey have considered
