As the coronavirus pandemic continues, Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez (pictured above) has cancelled council meetings for the rest of March, surprising activists seeking critical relief measures to help vulnerable residents. Activists are


Coalition Urges Gov. Gavin Newsom To Protect Vulnerable Californians
In News by Housing Is A Human Right / Mar. 23, 2020With the coronavirus pandemic worsening, a statewide coalition of more than 140 organizations urges Gov. Gavin Newsom to implement more protective measures for vulnerable Californians. The coalition sent a letter to Newsom last week, and

AHF Offers Emergency Facility For COVID-19 Patients; Applauds Newsom’s Response
In News by Housing Is A Human Right / Mar. 14, 2020Following a statewide call to action by Gov. Gavin Newsom, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is offering a building in Los Angeles—a 74-bed motel being repurposed as housing for the homeless—that AHF recently purchased, but has not yet

Unfair Rents Are Slamming Fresno, Too
In News by Patrick Range McDonald / Feb. 17, 2020If there’s any doubt that middle- and working-class residents all over California need stronger renter protections, one should visit Fresno, and look up Grecia Elenes, the earnest, yet amiable senior policy advocate at the Leadership

Corporate Landlords Behind Campaigns to Stop Rent Control in California
In News by Patrick Range McDonald / Jan. 25, 2020Corporate 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
