Housing Is A Human Right has released today a special report about government-sanctioned gentrification in Los Angeles. Mayor Eric Garcetti stands at the center of this important exposé. The largely untold story is a must-read …
Housing Is A Human Right Says LA City Hall Corruption Fuels Gentrification
At Los Angeles City Hall on Friday, Housing Is A Human Right denounced pay-to-play, spot zoning, and other troubling land-use practices by L.A. politicians that are fueling a citywide gentrification crisis. Activists have long told …
Housing Is A Human Right Applauds Gov. Gavin Newsom For Addressing Soaring Rents
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) and its housing advocacy division, Housing Is A Human Right (HHR), applaud California Gov. Gavin Newsom for providing leadership in addressing the state’s devastating housing affordability and homeless crises. Unfair, excessive …
Big Real Estate Contributes Heavily to Scott Wiener’s 2020 Re-Election Campaign
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 …
Unfair Rents in California Impact A New Father and His Community
Mike 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, …
Proposition 10 Election Results Show Key Victories for Broad Housing Coalition
Proposition 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 …
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 …
State Senate Committee Kills Pro-Gentrification Bill SB 827
(UPDATE, 12/5/18: 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 …
L.A. Tenants Union and Housing Is A Human Right Protest SB 827
The L.A. Tenants Union and Housing Is A Human Right confronted California State Senator Scott Wiener recently, denouncing his dangerous, pro-gentrification bill, SB 827. With little to no input from housing justice and community groups, …
Want to Understand Displacement and Gentrification? Watch These Videos
From Los Angeles to New York, gentrification and displacement are slamming working- and middle-class people. To better understand what’s happening, the well-regarded Urban Displacement Project has produced two explainer videos for residents and activists. The …
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