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AIDS Healthcare Foundation Rolls Out Comprehensive Housing Platform

In News by Housing Is A Human Right / Jan. 20, 2021
In 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

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President Joe Biden Says Housing Is a Right. It’s a Game Changer.

In News by Patrick Range McDonald / Jan. 19, 2021
With 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.

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Will Lawmakers Fully Embrace AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s Model To Quickly Produce More Housing?

In News by Patrick Range McDonald / Jan. 14, 2021
Years 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

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UPDATE: Big Real Estate Shelled Out Nearly $100 Million to Stop Prop 21

In News by Patrick Range McDonald / Jan. 03, 2021
Perhaps 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

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Housing Is A Human Right’s Advocacy Highlights of 2020

In News by Housing Is A Human Right / Dec. 29, 2020
In 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

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Housing Is A Human Right Unveils ‘Renters & Landlords Survival Fund’

In News by Housing Is A Human Right / Dec. 16, 2020
Because 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

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Tangled Web: Gavin Newsom, Ace Smith, California Apartment Association, and the Billionaires Who Love Them

In News by Patrick Range McDonald / Dec. 15, 2020
Billionaires 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

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California Shockingly Loses $2.7 Billion for Desperately Needed Affordable Housing

In News by Patrick Range McDonald / Dec. 02, 2020
In a damning report to Gov. Gavin Newsom and top legislators, the California State Auditor recently found that the state “lacks an effective approach to planning and financing development of affordable housing.” The lack of

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Housing Is A Human Right Wins ‘Best Activism Journalism’ Award

In News by Housing Is A Human Right / Nov. 30, 2020
Housing Is A Human Right and Patrick Range McDonald, the organization’s advocacy journalist, recently won the “Best Activism Journalism” award from the Los Angeles Press Club. HHR and McDonald earned the honor for the 2019

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Did Lobbyist Jason Kinney Convince Gov. Gavin Newsom to Oppose Rent Control?

In News by Patrick Range McDonald / Nov. 25, 2020
A Housing Is A Human Right investigation reveals the behind-the-scenes connections between Gov. Gavin Newsom, the No on Proposition 21 campaign, and his close friend and advisor Jason Kinney. Going against the California Democratic Party