Housing Is A Human Right applauds President Joe Biden on his ALL INside initiative, a new homelessness plan, to provide the state of California, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Seattle, and the Phoenix metropolitan area with …
Ellis Act Evictions Dramatically Rise in Los Angeles
In the first quarter of 2023, Ellis Act filings dramatically rose in Los Angeles, according to the Coalition for Economic Survival and the Anti-Eviction Mapping Project. It’s a devastating trend that results in less rent-controlled …
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 …
Will LA City Hall Use AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s Urgent, Cost-Effective Model to Build More Homeless Housing?
Since 2017, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, the parent organization of Housing Is A Human Right, has bought more than a dozen old hotels and motels in the Los Angeles area, renovated them, and quickly produced more …
Housing Is A Human Right’s November 2022 Voter Guide for California
Election Day is only weeks away, so Housing Is A Human Right is rolling out a November 2022 Voter Guide for California. We’re mostly focused on ballot measures that will help solve the housing affordability …
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 …
Homelessness Harms Students. Rent Control Will Protect Them.
A recent article by LA School Report shows the devastating impacts of homelessness on students in the Los Angeles Unified School District. Students across the United States are undoubtedly facing the same issues. To prevent …
Housing Is A Human Right Unveils Adaptive Reuse Exhibit in Downtown LA
On Friday, August 5, Housing Is A Human Right and its parent organization, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, unveiled an adaptive reuse exhibit in Downtown Los Angeles at the Barclay Hotel. It explains how the adaptive reuse …
Barbara Kruger Mural in LA Asks, ‘Who Is Housed When Money Talks?’
Renowned artist Barbara Kruger has been earning major headlines lately, including raves for a new retrospective exhibit of her work at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. But what people may not know is …
Housing Is A Human Right to LA City Hall: ‘Save Our SROs!’
Housing Is A Human Right has unveiled a new campaign to address the homelessness crisis: “Save Our SROs” or “S.O.S.” Single-room occupancy hotels provide essential affordable housing for low-income residents. Yet L.A. elected officials have …