Near the very end of the report for the most recent Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count, there’s a statistic that hasn’t gotten much media attention, but is extremely alarming: homelessness among adults aged 55 or …
To Address Homelessness, UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham Must Also Tackle Skyrocketing Rents
In his first pledge as the United Kingdom’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham has promised to end long-term “rough sleeping” through increased investment in a number of homeless programs. While his commitment is welcomed, any …
People Are Working Hard, But They’re Still Homeless
In the new book There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America, journalist Brian Goldstone examined the mean reality that people are working hard to pay the rent, but still end up …
Three Questions: Passing AB 246, the Myth of Homelessness, Supporting Rent Regulations
“Three Questions” is a regular series in which award-winning advocacy journalist Patrick Range McDonald and other members of Housing Is A Human Right answer your questions, or questions we’ve heard in the past, about housing …
More Than Half of Los Angeles Households are Drowning Under High Housing Costs, Says New Report
A disturbing new report by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has found that more than half of the households in the city of Los Angeles are drowning under high housing costs. Worse, …
To Fend Off Excessive Rents and Homelessness, Seniors Need Rent Control
Seniors on fixed incomes are increasingly pushed into homelessness by excessive rents – a life-threatening situation that can be quickly addressed through rent control. There’s no time to wait: seniors make up the fastest-growing homeless …
Sky-High Rents Fuel Homelessness
Two recent Zillow studies show that sky-high rents are fueling the homelessness crisis in Los Angeles and other major cities. Alarmingly, homeless deaths in 20 U.S. urban areas, including Los Angeles and San Diego, skyrocketed …
Housing Is A Human Right Urges LA Politicians to Immediately Carry Out Measure ULA
Housing Is A Human Right has sent a letter to the Los Angeles City Council, urging them to immediately carry out Measure ULA — a recently passed ballot measure that created funding for affordable housing …
UPDATE: It’s Obvious. Americans Need More Affordable Housing!
Update, November 21, 2022: A new Associated Press article explains that Americans want more affordable housing by passing rent control and affordable-housing ballot measures across the country. More details at the end of the article. …
Five Horrible Political Decisions That Fueled LA’s Homelessness Crisis
The homelessness crisis in Los Angeles didn’t happen out of nowhere. Over the years, horrible political decisions made by elected leaders on the state and local levels fueled the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe – between 2020 …
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