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 Gov. Gavin Newsom Signals Urgent Response to Housing Crisis
In News by Housing Is A Human Right / Jan. 10, 2019California’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

Frontline Activist Sees the Real-Life Damage of Housing Affordability Crisis
In News by Patrick Range McDonald / Jan. 06, 2019Georgina Serrano, an enthusiastic, big-hearted woman, is a community organizer in Los Angeles for Inquilinos Unidos, a housing justice nonprofit. She works, each day, on the frontlines of California’s housing affordability crisis. She’s never seen

Runaway Corporate Landlord Greed Threatens A Family’s Way of Life
In News by Patrick Range McDonald / Jan. 05, 2019Derek Steele is an activist — but first and foremost a father and husband. When he and his wife were hit with two major rent increases in the past two years, with nothing to protect

Unfair Rents in California Impact A New Father and His Community
In News by Patrick Range McDonald / Dec. 07, 2018Mike Van Gorder and his wife live in a modest apartment on a quiet, tree-lined street in Glendale, a small city 10 miles north of Downtown Los Angeles. They have been married for five years,

In California, Big Real Estate Spent $77.3 Million To Stop Rent Control
In News by Patrick Range McDonald / Dec. 04, 2018A Housing Is A Human Right investigation found that powerful, real estate players shelled out a whopping $77.3 million to stop Proposition 10 in California. They spent heavily to halt the grassroots effort to urgently

Proposition 10 Election Results Show Key Victories for Broad Housing Coalition
In News by Housing Is A Human Right / Dec. 03, 2018Proposition 10 forced a robust public debate about access to affordable housing throughout California, galvanizing policymakers and advocates who are profoundly frustrated at the insidious acceleration of homelessness caused by persistent, excessive increases in rental

AHF Addresses Housing Solutions at Sanders Institute’s The Gathering
In News by Housing Is A Human Right / Nov. 29, 2018AIDS Healthcare Foundation will address housing justice issues at the Sanders Institute’s The Gathering this week. The progressive think-tank was co-founded by Jane Sanders, the wife of U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders. Healthy Housing Foundation, AHF’s

What Are the Ethics of Gentrification?
In News by Housing Is A Human Right / Nov. 22, 2018By Alexandra Staub When large companies move into an area, politicians often proclaim how the new business will create jobs, increase tax revenues, and thus lead to economic growth. This is one reason local governments offer tax incentives to

Stanford Study On San Francisco Rent Control Is Flawed and Misleading
In News by Housing Is A Human Right / Nov. 19, 2018An anti-rent control study by Stanford University professors pleased Wall Street landlords and made headlines — but is so flawed that reporters, elected officials, and the public must seriously doubt its validity. The unsound claims by the