California 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 …
Rent Control Advocates File for New California Statewide Ballot Measure for 2020
To 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’
As 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 …
LA City Council Opposes Scott Wiener’s Trickle-Down Housing Bill SB 50
In the largest city in California, the Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously yesterday to oppose State Sen. Scott Wiener’s trickle-down housing bill, SB 50. The council members sent a strong message to state legislators …
Columbia University Professor Debunks Anti-Rent Control Arguments
In recent months, a growing list of top experts, including academics from USC, UCLA, and UC Berkeley, have been debunking anti-rent control arguments. Now Columbia University Business School Professor Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh joins the ranks. …
TV Ad Slams State Sen. Scott Wiener For Pushing Gentrification
A TV advertisement and mailer by Housing Is A Human Right and AIDS Healthcare Foundation slam California State Sen. Scott Wiener for his trickle-down housing, pro-gentrification bill SB 50. The ad and mailer feature renowned …
Scott Wiener’s SB 50 Must Build More Affordable Housing to Address Crisis
Last week, California State Sen. Scott Wiener said he would refine his controversial, trickle-down housing bill, SB 50. Housing Is A Human Right, the housing advocacy division of AIDS Healthcare Foundation, demands that any changes …
California Needs Rent Control to Urgently Address Housing Affordability Crisis
California’s housing affordability crisis is devastating the middle- and working-class. It’s an emergency that’s impacting millions—and unfolding right now. We need urgent solutions. Housing Is A Human Right, the housing advocacy division of AIDS Healthcare …
Housing Is A Human Right Continues to Oppose Trickle-Down Housing Bill SB 50
Today, the California State Senate Housing Committee approved State Sen. Scott Wiener’s fundamentally flawed, trickle-down housing bill, SB 50. We’re disappointed, but not surprised. Housing Is A Human Right will continue to fight on the …
Selling Out California: Scott Wiener’s Money Ties to Big Real Estate
Housing Is A Human Right has released today a special report about California State Sen. Scott Wiener’s troubling financial connections to the real estate industry. It reveals that Wiener — who aggressively pushes a controversial …