In his recent column for CALmatters, Dan Walters argues that two state bills that would reform the problematic Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act and institute anti-rent gouging would defy the “will of the voters” after the

Wall Street is euphoric over federal “opportunity zones.” Many local politicians are wild with excitement. Accelerator for America, a kind of think-tank founded by U.S. mayors, will soon hold a summit at Stanford University to

On February 18, Housing Is A Human Right released an investigative report, “The Garcetti-fication of Los Angeles: A Gentrification Cautionary Tale.” We examined, among other things, L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti’s embrace of trickle-down housing. Housing activists

Senior citizens forced into substandard housing. Working-class families pushed into homelessness. People of color shoved out of their longtime communities. College students sleeping in their cars, if they have a car. The cause? Americans are

Housing Is A Human Right has released today a special report about government-sanctioned gentrification in Los Angeles. Mayor Eric Garcetti stands at the center of this important exposé. The largely untold story is a must-read

At Los Angeles City Hall on Friday, Housing Is A Human Right denounced pay-to-play, spot zoning, and other troubling land-use practices by L.A. politicians that are fueling a citywide gentrification crisis. Activists have long told

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) and its housing advocacy division, Housing Is A Human Right (HHR), applaud California Gov. Gavin Newsom for providing leadership in addressing the state’s devastating housing affordability and homeless crises. Unfair, excessive

With Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announcing today that he won’t run for president in 2020, Housing Is A Human Right strongly urges him to double his efforts in addressing Los Angeles’ homeless and housing

A Housing Is A Human Right investigation has found that the real estate industry, including the California Apartment Association and notorious landlord Russell Flynn, have shelled out $153,816 to California State Senator Scott Wiener’s 2020

California’s housing affordability and homelessness crises need a muscular response from local and state legislators. With today’s release of Governor Gavin Newsom’s state budget, Housing Is A Human Right is encouraged that the governor is