One of the most fascinating reads right now is not Theo of Golden or London Falling or The Calamity Club. It’s a 322-page report by United Nations-Habitat called The Global Housing Crisis: Pathways to Action, …
Will Los Angeles Politicians Fix City Hall’s Bizarro Bureaucracy and Save Lives? (We Have Some Suggestions)
Developers of affordable housing in California already have a rough time of it: funding is hard to secure; construction costs spiral; cities put up a fight for one reason or another. But Los Angeles’s bizarro …
California Desperately Needs to Speed Up Permitting to Address the Housing Affordability Crisis
One look at a data dashboard by the California Department of Housing and Community Development shows that the state desperately needs to ramp up the construction of very-low-income, low-income, and moderate-income housing. A key way …
Zillow’s Chief Economist is Still Right About the Dire Need for More Affordable Housing
Nearly 10 years ago, on July 28, 2016, Zillow Chief Economist Dr. Svenja Gudell released a “Zillow analysis” about the kinds of apartments built in America – luxury units compared to affordable. It was a …
‘3 Ps’ Must Be Top Priority for Housing Policymakers
As the housing affordability and homelessness crises continue to slam the poor and middle- and working-class residents, the “3 Ps” must be a top priority for housing policymakers. Trickle-down housing solutions don’t help those who …
UPDATE: It’s Obvious. Americans Need More Affordable Housing!
Update, November 21, 2022: A new Associated Press article explains that Americans want more affordable housing by passing rent control and affordable-housing ballot measures across the country. More details at the end of the article. …
Housing Is A Human Right’s November 2022 Voter Guide for California
Election Day is only weeks away, so Housing Is A Human Right is rolling out a November 2022 Voter Guide for California. We’re mostly focused on ballot measures that will help solve the housing affordability …
Petition Shows Strong Support for Fixing Flawed Update of Hollywood Community Plan
A petition created by Housing Is A Human Right shows strong support for fixing the flawed update of the Hollywood Community Plan. More than 1,660 people have signed the petition, demanding that Mayor Eric Garcetti …
California Shockingly Loses $2.7 Billion for Desperately Needed Affordable Housing
In a damning report to Gov. Gavin Newsom and top legislators, the California State Auditor recently found that the state “lacks an effective approach to planning and financing development of affordable housing.” The lack of …
California’s SB 50, A Luxury-Housing Bill, Is Fundamentally Flawed
Housing Is A Human Right (HHR), the housing advocacy division of AIDS Healthcare Foundation, releases the following statement on California State Sen. Scott Wiener’s bill SB 50. HHR Director René Christian Moya is available for …