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 …
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 …
Are You a Renter in California? Here are New Trends You’ll Want to Know
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the rental housing market in California has most definitely changed. More landlords are offering specials, and rents have lowered — although those decreases started at very high price levels and …
Housing Is A Human Right Wins ‘Best Activism Journalism’ Award
Housing Is A Human Right and Patrick Range McDonald, the organization’s advocacy journalist, recently won the “Best Activism Journalism” award from the Los Angeles Press Club. HHR and McDonald earned the honor for the 2019 …
California’s Proposition 21 is a Movement About Justice, and Big Real Estate Is Scared Silly
From California to New York, the news has not been good. Millions losing their jobs and facing eviction. Unaffordable rents in every state in the nation. Homelessness surging in the suburbs. If there was ever …
Is Billionaire Geoffrey Palmer L.A.’s ‘Worst Developer’?
A few years ago, billionaire Geoffrey Palmer was crowned with an ignominious title: “Downtown L.A.’s worst developer.” It was easy to understand why. From building apartment complexes next to polluting freeways to getting sued for …
L.A. Must House Homeless, AHF Renews Offer of 74-Room Hotel
AIDS Healthcare Foundation renewed its offer today of a turnkey 74-room hotel in Los Angeles — an offer first made to government officials over two months ago — for temporarily housing the homeless and/or isolate suspected coronavirus patients. …
Coronavirus Forces Politicians to Address Housing Affordability and Homelessness Crises
For years, activists and experts have been saying, repeatedly, that housing is not only a human right, but also a serious public health issue. That people need stable, affordable housing to maintain good health — …