Last week, the city of Los Angeles conducted a heavy-handed homeless sweep at Echo Park Lake, which turned into a national controversy. Trying to deflect community outrage directed at him, L.A. City Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell, …
Harvard Study: Homeownership Builds Wealth for Communities of Color
In the ongoing debate over banning single-family home zoning and turning more people into renters, one major detail has been disturbingly overlooked: homeownership builds wealth for communities of color and low-income households. It’s a key …
Corporate Landlords Are Taking Over L.A. Will Politicians Do Anything About it?
A new, must-read report by Strategic Actions for a Just Economy has made one thing eye-poppingly clear: corporate landlords are taking over Los Angeles. With that, SAJE points out, L.A. renters are increasingly dealing with …
Billionaire Stephen Schwarzman, Fierce Opponent of Rent Control in California, Raked In $610.5 Mil in 2020
Billionaire Stephen Schwarzman, a fierce opponent of rent control, raked in an astounding $610.5 million from dividends and compensation last year, according to Reuters. Blackstone Group, the private equity firm co-founded and led by Schwarzman, …
Rent Control Movements Keep Gaining Momentum in U.S.
Since 2018, when Proposition 10 sought to expand rent control in California, rent control movements have only gained momentum throughout the United States. Most recently, local officials in California, Minnesota, and New Jersey have considered …
L.A. Politicians Must Quickly Produce More Homeless Housing
Today, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved a motion that instructs city agencies to provide a report about city-owned properties that can be used for temporary or permanent homeless housing. Housing Is A Human …
With FEMA Picking Up the Tab, Will California Lawmakers House the Homeless?
A little more than a week ago, the Biden administration made a major announcement: the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will provide 100 percent reimbursement to counties for shelter-in-place hotel costs for the unhoused. California …
Housing Is A Human Right and AHF Say ‘No’ to Hollywood Community Plan
This week, Los Angeles City Hall is considering an update of the Hollywood Community Plan. L.A. officials must come up with policies that address gentrification and the housing affordability and homelessness crises — not fuel …
U.S. Renters Paid a Staggering $4.5 Trillion to Landlords, According to Zillow
A little more than a year ago, Zillow, the real estate site, came out with an eye-popping statistic: between 2010 and 2019, renters in the United States paid landlords a staggering $4.5 trillion. That’s not …
Housing Is A Human Right Creates Website to ‘Drive the Rent Down’
Housing Is A Human Right has created a special website for current tenants and new renters to lower the rent or win other money-saving concessions. At drivetherentdown.com, people can easily inform themselves and learn key …