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Will Progressives Ever Make Housing a Top Priority?

In Featured, News by Patrick Range McDonaldFebruary 6, 2023

Housing justice activists have been increasingly pushing for the passage of rent control and the repeal of rent control bans in states and cities all over the country. Rents have skyrocketed the most out of …

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Trickle-Down Housing is a Failure. Here’s What You Need to Know.

In News by Patrick Range McDonaldMay 25, 2021

Trickle-down housing policy, pushed by the real estate industry and politicians, has been a colossal failure. It hasn’t built the affordable housing that’s needed for California’s housing affordability crisis, and it fuels gentrification in working-class …

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Housing Is A Human Right Applauds San Francisco Supervisors’ Opposition to SB 50

In News by Housing Is A Human RightDecember 17, 2019

Housing Is A Human Right applauds the San Francisco Board of Supervisors for voting today to oppose SB 50, the pro-gentrification bill proposed by California State Sen. Scott Wiener. The supervisors understand that SB 50 …

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Big Real Estate Gears Up to Stop Rental Affordability Act

In News by Patrick Range McDonaldNovember 8, 2019

A year away from Election Day, the real estate industry is already gearing up for a pitched battle against the housing justice movement in California. Heavyweights Essex Property Trust, the California Apartment Association, and Equity …

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State Sen. Scott Wiener Keeps Rolling In Real Estate Campaign Cash

In News by Patrick Range McDonaldOctober 28, 2019

California State Sen. Scott Wiener continues to roll in campaign cash from Big Real Estate. Housing Is A Human Right examined Wiener’s 2020 re-election campaign contributions between February and June of 2019, finding that he …

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California’s Housing Affordability Crisis Demands the Rental Affordability Act

In News by Housing Is A Human RightJuly 5, 2019

Californians are getting slammed by a devastating, ongoing housing affordability crisis. They need help now. Top experts at prestigious colleges such as USC, UCLA, UC Berkeley, and Columbia University agree that rent control is a …

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‘3 Ps’ Is Best Solution For Housing Affordability And Homelessness Crises

In News by Housing Is A Human RightJune 11, 2019

To maximize profits, the real estate industry has long pushed a trickle-down, luxury-housing agenda, fueling gentrification and the housing affordability and homelessness crises. It’s time for a shift — to more humane, logical housing policies …

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The Housing Affordability Crisis Fuels L.A.’s Homeless Emergency

In News by Patrick Range McDonaldJune 4, 2019

The 16 percent and 12 percent jumps in homelessness in Los Angeles city and county, respectively, sadly underline that we are facing a devastating humanitarian crisis. In total, there are 58,936 homeless people in L.A. …

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Unfair Rents and Gentrification Spark People Power in Sacramento

In News by Patrick Range McDonaldMay 24, 2019

Across the street from the California State Capitol, during her lunch break, Erica Jaramillo, a government worker and Sacramento Tenants Union member, contemplates the frontline battles of the housing affordability crisis. The sudden evictions, the …

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Housing Is A Human Right Applauds State Sen. Anthony Portantino for Shelving SB 50

In News by Housing Is A Human RightMay 16, 2019

Housing Is A Human Right applauds California State Sen. and Appropriations Committee Chair Anthony Portantino for shelving SB 50, a harmful, trickle-down housing bill that would fuel gentrification and displacement in California. We need urgent, …

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