Corporate landlords are financing two campaigns to stop the Rental Affordability Act, the November 2020 ballot measure that expands rent control in California. Concerned that rent control will impact the outsized profits they’ve gained by


California Housing Justice and Tenant Groups Oppose Scott Wiener’s SB 50
In News by Housing Is A Human Right / Jan. 22, 2020A statewide coalition of California housing justice and tenant rights groups have sent a letter to State Sen. Scott Wiener and the California Legislature, opposing Wiener’s land-use deregulation bill, SB 50. Those organizations include the Housing Rights

Corporate Landlords Spend Big Cash to Stop California’s Rent Control Movement
In News by Patrick Range McDonald / Jan. 16, 2020It’s only January, and Big Real Estate is already shelling out major cash to stop California’s rent control movement. According to state filings, corporate landlords such as Essex Property Trust and UDR have so far

Inside Game: California YIMBY, Scott Wiener, and Big Tech’s Troubling Housing Push
In News by Patrick Range McDonald / Jan. 13, 2020In this special report, Housing Is A Human Right advocacy journalist Patrick Range McDonald reveals the financial ties and behind-the-scenes connections between Big Tech, California YIMBY, and State Sen. Scott Wiener. Largely unknown until now,

Housing Is A Human Right Opposes Scott Wiener’s SB 50
In News by Housing Is A Human Right / Jan. 09, 2020With this week’s re-introduction of California State Sen. Scott Wiener’s SB 50, Housing Is A Human Right continues to oppose the trickle-down housing bill that fuels gentrification. “SB 50 still doesn’t address our key concerns,”

Housing Is A Human Right Applauds San Francisco Supervisors’ Opposition to SB 50
In News by Housing Is A Human Right / Dec. 17, 2019Housing Is A Human Right applauds the San Francisco Board of Supervisors for voting today to oppose SB 50, the pro-gentrification bill proposed by California State Sen. Scott Wiener. The supervisors understand that SB 50

Concord Housing Activists Confront Political Apathy, and Empower Renters
In News by Patrick Range McDonald / Dec. 06, 2019As Brown Berets, Jessica Aguallo-Hurtado and her husband, Jesse Hurtado, travel throughout California to help the underserved in the Latino community. They tackle, for example, police brutality, immigration reform, and education issues. Recently, they added

Battling the California Apartment Association, El Cerrito Activists Fight for What’s Right
In News by Patrick Range McDonald / Nov. 29, 2019A few months ago, Karina Ioffee, a no-nonsense journalist-turned-activist, had the misfortune to run up against the California Apartment Association. The CAA, one of the most powerful landlord lobbying groups in the state, is known

In San Diego, Vulnerable Tenants Are Just Numbers on a Spreadsheet
In News by Patrick Range McDonald / Nov. 18, 2019In San Diego, activist Rafael Bautista is fighting a seemingly impossible fight. Landlords do whatever they want. Developers build whatever they want. And city politicians do next to nothing about the troubling practices of landlords

Big Real Estate Gears Up to Stop Rental Affordability Act
In News by Patrick Range McDonald / Nov. 08, 2019A year away from Election Day, the real estate industry is already gearing up for a pitched battle against the housing justice movement in California. Heavyweights Essex Property Trust, the California Apartment Association, and Equity