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


Housing Is A Human Right Exposes Billionaire Landlord Stephen Schwarzman
In News by Housing Is A Human Right / Jun. 14, 2019With 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.

‘3 Ps’ Is Best Solution For Housing Affordability And Homelessness Crises
In News by Housing Is A Human Right / Jun. 11, 2019To 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 Housing Affordability Crisis Fuels L.A.’s Homeless Emergency
In News by Patrick Range McDonald / Jun. 04, 2019The 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.

Unfair Rents and Gentrification Spark People Power in Sacramento
In News by Patrick Range McDonald / May. 24, 2019Across 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 State Sen. Anthony Portantino for Shelving SB 50
In News by Housing Is A Human Right / May. 16, 2019Housing 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,

Scott Wiener’s SB 50 Faces Mounting Opposition From Dozens of Cities
In News by Housing Is A Human Right / May. 08, 2019California State Sen. Scott Wiener’s real estate deregulation bill, SB 50, is facing mounting opposition from elected officials in nearly three dozen cities. On May 7, the Long Beach City Council voted unanimously to oppose

AIDS Healthcare Foundation Boldly Tackles Housing Affordability Crisis
In News by Patrick Range McDonald / May. 07, 2019For 32 years, AIDS Healthcare Foundation has boldly tackled public health crises — from the AIDS epidemic to sexually transmitted disease outbreaks to the deadly Ebola crisis in Africa. That’s especially true when governments and

Rent Control Advocates File for New California Statewide Ballot Measure for 2020
In News by Housing Is A Human Right / May. 01, 2019To address California’s housing affordability crisis, rent control advocates and Housing Is A Human Right have launched a statewide ballot measure called the Rental Affordability Act. Advocates intend to qualify the measure for the November

New SB 50 Mailer Exposes State Sen. Scott Wiener as ‘The Man from Real Estate’
In News by Housing Is A Human Right / Apr. 24, 2019As California State Sen. Scott Wiener’s real estate deregulation bill SB 50 wends its way through legislative committees in Sacramento, housing justice and rent control advocates affiliated with Housing Is A Human Right (HHR) today