Slammed by sky-rocketing rents and unscrupulous developers and landlords, Southern California tenants and housing justice activists banded together in Downtown Los Angeles on Thursday to kick off rent-control and tenant protections campaigns. The show of …
Housing is a Public Health Issue
From the American Public Health Association to the World Health Organization, experts agree that affordable, sanitary housing is essential for good health — and for healthy communities. Treating hundreds of thousands of lower-income patients around …
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, …
UCLA Symposium Examines Gentrification as a Public Health Issue
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention deems gentrification a public health issue. Columbia University has been analyzing the health impacts of gentrification for years. Now UCLA is making the holistic connection. “While gentrification …
AIDS Healthcare Foundation Responds to L.A.’s Homeless Emergency
On Thursday, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, through its housing division Healthy Housing Foundation, unveiled another urgent response to Los Angeles’ worsening homeless emergency. Providing shelter quickly and inexpensively, Healthy Housing Foundation by AHF will turn a …
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 …
What Are the Top 10 Most Gentrified Areas in Los Angeles?
Backing up what residents and activists have long seen unfolding, a City Hall database reveals that a devastating gentrification crisis is sweeping across Los Angeles. The information was collected, with little public knowledge, by Mayor …