Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the rental housing market in California has most definitely changed. More landlords are offering specials, and rents have lowered — although those decreases started at very high price levels and


Never Forget the Corporate Landlords Who Want All Your Money
In News by Patrick Range McDonald / Jan. 27, 2021As we head deeper into 2021, renters in California and across the nation should never forget the small but powerful group of corporate landlords who shelled out a staggering $66.5 million to kill the expansion

COVID-19 Exposed Longtime Housing and Homelessness Problems. Will Politicians Do More than Short-Term Solutions?
In News by Patrick Range McDonald / Jan. 26, 2021Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, one thing has become alarmingly clear: middle- and working-class Americans need long-term solutions for major problems that have impacted them for years. That especially applies to the housing

AIDS Healthcare Foundation Rolls Out Comprehensive Housing Platform
In News by Housing Is A Human Right / Jan. 20, 2021In 1987, AIDS Healthcare Foundation was founded in Los Angeles as a housing and medical-care provider for terminally-ill AIDS patients. Decades later, in California and throughout the country, AHF’s patients have been negatively impacted by

President Joe Biden Says Housing Is a Right. It’s a Game Changer.
In News by Patrick Range McDonald / Jan. 19, 2021With the recent unveiling of the COVID-19 relief package, the Biden Administration made a simple, yet extraordinary statement: housing is a right. That powerful concept can dramatically impact housing and homelessness policies for the better.

Will Lawmakers Fully Embrace AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s Model To Quickly Produce More Housing?
In News by Patrick Range McDonald / Jan. 14, 2021Years before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, AIDS Healthcare Foundation created a housing model to urgently address Los Angeles’ worsening homelessness crisis. State and local officials in California are now following AHF’s lead, but they must

UPDATE: Big Real Estate Shelled Out Nearly $100 Million to Stop Prop 21
In News by Patrick Range McDonald / Jan. 03, 2021Perhaps in an effort to fly under the radar, corporate landlords such as Essex Property Trust, Equity Residential, and AvalonBay Communities have recently shelled out even more millions in campaign contributions to No on Prop

Housing Is A Human Right’s Advocacy Highlights of 2020
In News by Housing Is A Human Right / Dec. 29, 2020In 2020, Housing Is A Human Right fought tenaciously on the behalf of Californians, carrying out our mission of the “3 Ps”: protect tenants, preserve communities, and produce housing. In 2021, we’ll continue to fight

Housing Is A Human Right Unveils ‘Renters & Landlords Survival Fund’
In News by Housing Is A Human Right / Dec. 16, 2020Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, renters have lost work, can’t pay the rent, and face an eviction tsunami. Small landlords are also struggling to stay afloat. Californians need immediate solutions for this unfolding crisis. Housing

Tangled Web: Gavin Newsom, Ace Smith, California Apartment Association, and the Billionaires Who Love Them
In News by Patrick Range McDonald / Dec. 15, 2020Billionaires Stephen Schwarzman and Sam Zell must love Gov. Gavin Newsom, political consultant Ace Smith, and the California Apartment Association right now. After all, Newsom, Smith, and the CAA were key players in killing two
