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 …
West Hollywood City Council Endorses Ballot Initiative to Repeal Costa-Hawkins
On Monday, March 5, West Hollywood City Council joined tenant groups, community organizations and unions in endorsing the Affordable Housing Act, unanimously passing a resolution in support of the ballot initiative that would repeal the …
Repeal Costa-Hawkins Movement Makes Big Impact at California Democratic Convention
The rallying cry was heard over and over, throughout the San Diego Convention Center, at the California Democratic Party Convention last week: “The rent! The rent! Is too damn high!” Waving signs and banging drums, …
AIDS Healthcare Foundation Offers Homeless Housing in Downtown L.A.
On Valentine’s Day, AIDS Healthcare Foundation opened its first transitional housing project for houseless and low-income individuals, with priority for those with chronic health conditions. Through its new program Healthy Housing Foundation, AHF will provide …
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 …
Housing Is A Human Right Disappointed in Costa-Hawkins Defeat
Housing Is A Human Right, the housing advocacy division of AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), issued the following statement in response to the failure of the California State Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee to move …
For 30 Years, AIDS Healthcare Foundation Has Been ‘Keeping the Promise’
For 30 years, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, the world’s largest HIV/AIDS medical-care provider, has fought for what’s right — even when it means engaging in difficult battles against corporate landlords, the pharmaceutical industry, and powerful politicians. …