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Trickle-Down Housing is a Failure. Here’s What You Need to Know.

In News by Patrick Range McDonald / May. 25, 2021
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

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Housing Is A Human Right Opposes California’s SB 9 and SB 10

In News by Housing Is A Human Right / May. 11, 2021
Housing 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

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Californians Can’t Afford the Rent. It’s Still Too Damn High!

In News by Patrick Range McDonald / May. 04, 2021
After 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

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The Flawed Hollywood Community Plan is a Giveaway to Developers. It Must Be Stopped.

In News by Housing Is A Human Right / Apr. 22, 2021
Through 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

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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, 2021
In 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

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Unhoused Resident David Busch-Lilly Responds to Heavy-Handed Tactics at Echo Park Lake

In News by Housing Is A Human Right / Apr. 01, 2021
Last 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,

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Harvard Study: Homeownership Builds Wealth for Communities of Color

In News by Patrick Range McDonald / Mar. 24, 2021
In 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

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Corporate Landlords Are Taking Over L.A. Will Politicians Do Anything About it?

In News by Patrick Range McDonald / Mar. 17, 2021
A 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

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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, 2021
Billionaire 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,

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Rent Control Movements Keep Gaining Momentum in U.S.

In News by Patrick Range McDonald / Mar. 03, 2021
Since 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