The Los Angeles City Council’s Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved a little-known resolution and ordinance on Tuesday that questionably transfers the land use planning authority from the Community Redevelopment Agency to the city’s

Rent control advocates have collected 195,309 signatures for the Rental Affordability Act, the statewide ballot measure that will allow local communities to expand rent control in California. The total collected so far by the organizations leading

California voters overwhelmingly support the expansion of rent control policies and a proposed ballot initiative, the Rental Affordability Act (RAA), according to a new poll commissioned by AIDS Healthcare Foundation. The poll was conducted at

Californians are getting slammed by a devastating, ongoing housing affordability crisis. They need help now. Top experts at prestigious colleges such as USC, UCLA, UC Berkeley, and Columbia University agree that rent control is a

Housing Is A Human Right, the housing advocacy division of AIDS Healthcare Foundation, strongly supports statewide rent stabilization, but we must oppose the state bill AB 1482 in its present form. AB 1482 would allow

With the unveiling of a new website, Housing Is A Human Right turns the spotlight on the real estate industry’s predatory, greed-driven agenda that’s fueling the housing affordability crisis in California and across the nation.

To maximize profits, the real estate industry has long pushed a trickle-down, luxury-housing agenda, fueling gentrification and the housing affordability and homelessness crises. It’s time for a shift — to more humane, logical housing policies

The 16 percent and 12 percent jumps in homelessness in Los Angeles city and county, respectively, sadly underline that we are facing a devastating humanitarian crisis. In total, there are 58,936 homeless people in L.A.

Across the street from the California State Capitol, during her lunch break, Erica Jaramillo, a government worker and Sacramento Tenants Union member, contemplates the frontline battles of the housing affordability crisis. The sudden evictions, the

Housing Is A Human Right applauds California State Sen. and Appropriations Committee Chair Anthony Portantino for shelving SB 50, a harmful, trickle-down housing bill that would fuel gentrification and displacement in California. We need urgent,