An 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 …
Rent Control Will Stabilize California’s Housing Affordability Crisis, Say Experts
In recent months, top experts at USC, UCLA, and UC Berkeley rolled out important studies that found the same thing: rent control is a key tool to help stabilize California’s devastating housing affordability crisis. It’s …
More Than 525 Organizations and Leaders Form Diverse Housing Coalition in California
During California’s Proposition 10 campaign, 527 organizations and civic leaders endorsed the statewide ballot measure that would have allowed cities and counties to expand rent control policies. Prop 10 was not approved, but a broad …
The Battle for Fair, Affordable Housing Has Only Just Begun, Says AHF
As Proposition 10 supporters gathered in Hollywood to watch returns on the statewide ballot initiative that would have ended restrictions on rent control in California, Michael Weinstein, one of the citizen proponents of Prop 10 …
Housing Activists Disrupt State Senator Scott Wiener’s Appearance at UCLA Anderson Economic Outlook
(UPDATE, 12/7/18: California State Sen. Scott Wiener is now rebooting his pro-gentrification, fatally flawed bill SB 827. Killed in committee earlier this year, it has a different title — SB 50 — but the bill still …
‘Resist Gentrification’ Summit In Los Angeles Draws Hundreds
As further proof that Los Angeles County residents are struggling through a massive gentrification crisis, more than 800 people attended the Resist Gentrification Action Summit on December 2. For the first time in recent memory, …
AHF Launches Healthy Housing Foundation to Provide Affordable Housing to the Vulnerable
AIDS Healthcare Foundation, the world’s largest nonprofit HIV/AIDS medical-care provider, has launched Healthy Housing Foundation to serve our most vulnerable residents in Los Angeles. Unstable or no housing is a primary impediment to the effective …
Renter Power Statewide Assembly a Success
In one of the most powerful displays of renter power in recent memory, over 400 tenants, organizers, and activists came together in Alameda for the 2017 California Renter Power Statewide Assembly. The assembly was organized …