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Is LA Times Reporter Liam Dillon a Shill for Big Real Estate?

In Featured, News by Housing Is A Human RightMarch 9, 2023

A weeks-long Housing Is A Human Right investigation has found that Los Angeles Times housing reporter Liam Dillon (in gray suit above) participated in at least 20 real estate industry events since 2016, committing numerous …

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California Apartment Association and Big Real Estate Influence Political Races Throughout California

In News by Patrick Range McDonaldJune 6, 2022

With election season upon us, journalists and voters should take another look at our special report about how the California Apartment Association and Big Real Estate deliver campaign contributions to politicians in every level of …

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Pasadena Activists Take Huge Step to Pass Rent Control and Rein In Predatory Landlords

In News by Patrick Range McDonaldMarch 29, 2022

Activists in Pasadena, California, took a huge step to pass rent control in their city – and to finally rein in unfair, excessive rents. On Monday, Pasadena Tenant Justice Coalition, which includes the Pasadena Tenants …

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Housing Is A Human Right’s Advocacy Highlights of 2021

In News by Housing Is A Human RightDecember 27, 2021

In 2021, Housing Is A Human Right not only fought to stop bad policies, but it also pushed for community-based solutions. It’s not easy work. We’re battling a powerful triumvirate made up of the real …

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Special Investigation: California Apartment Association’s Deep-Pocketed Campaign To Kill Tenant Protections

In News by Patrick Range McDonaldNovember 13, 2021

Housing Is A Human Right routinely publishes special reports about the real estate industry and the politicians and YIMBYs who carry out Big Real Estate’s agenda. One of our reports — “The Garcetti-fication of Los …

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Never Forget the Corporate Landlords Who Want All Your Money

In News by Patrick Range McDonaldJanuary 27, 2021

As we head deeper into 2021, renters in California and across the nation should never forget the small but powerful group of corporate landlords who shelled out a staggering $66.5 million to kill the expansion …

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UPDATE: Big Real Estate Shelled Out Nearly $100 Million to Stop Prop 21

In News by Patrick Range McDonaldJanuary 3, 2021

Perhaps in an effort to fly under the radar, corporate landlords such as Essex Property Trust, Equity Residential, and AvalonBay Communities have recently shelled out even more millions in campaign contributions to No on Prop …

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Tangled Web: Gavin Newsom, Ace Smith, California Apartment Association, and the Billionaires Who Love Them

In News by Patrick Range McDonaldDecember 15, 2020

Billionaires Stephen Schwarzman and Sam Zell must love Gov. Gavin Newsom, political consultant Ace Smith, and the California Apartment Association right now. After all, Newsom, Smith, and the CAA were key players in killing two …

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Big Real Estate Shells Out Staggering $86.2 Million to Kill California’s Prop 21

In News by Patrick Range McDonaldNovember 11, 2020

In its successful push to stop California’s Proposition 21, Big Real Estate shelled out a shocking $86.2 million to fund a statewide TV ad blitz that confused and tricked voters. The driving force behind the …

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Essex Property Trust Spearheads Wall Street’s Opposition to Prop 21

In News by Patrick Range McDonaldNovember 3, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on and California’s housing affordability crisis worsens, Essex Property Trust — a publicly traded real estate investment trust — is spearheading Wall Street’s multi-million-dollar campaign to kill Proposition 21.  Prop …

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