Housing Is A Human Right has published numerous special reports and articles over the years, including our investigation that won the “Best Activism Journalism” award from the Los Angeles Press Club (see below). They provide hard facts that the mainstream media routinely fails to deliver, and they inform the public about how Big Real Estate operates behind the scenes to kill tenant protections. They also offer solutions. So we’re talking about must-read material.
To make the best reports and articles easier to find, we’ve collected them in one place. And if you want to share our important information, all you need to do is send people a link. With all that said, here our standout articles and reports!
“‘3 Ps’ Must Be Top Priority for Housing Policymakers” – lays out an urgent, multi-pronged strategy to address the housing affordability and homelessness crises in California and across the United States.
“Economists Say Rent Control Works” – economists compellingly explain not only why rent control works, but also why Big Real Estate’s anti-rent control arguments are outdated and wrong.
“Rent-Stabilization Laws Are Essential for Protecting Tenants, Say Experts” – another important read about why rent regulations are crucial for protecting tenants against predatory landlords.
“Academic Heavyweights to Naysayers: Rent Control Works” – provides key academic studies that counter the real estate industry’s self-serving, outdated anti-rent control arguments.
“Top Five Flaws of Stanford University Study on Rent Control” – skillfully picks apart a seriously flawed and misleading study about rent control that Big Real Estate loves to roll out.
“Housing Is A Human Right Releases ‘Selling Off California: The Untold Story’” – unlike anything you’ve read, this short book explains the powerful political alliances and devastating policies that fuel the housing affordability and homelessness crises in California. The book, which is free, was a finalist for a Los Angeles Press Club award.
“Trickle-Down Housing Is a Failure. Here’s What You Need to Know.” – a very important explainer that goes into the obvious flaws of the real estate industry’s trickle-down housing agenda. A must-read.
“Modern-Day Robber Baron: The Sins of Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman” – exposes one of the wealthiest corporate landlords in the world, whose company has been singled out by United Nations housing experts as a leading contributor to the global housing affordability crisis.
“Special Investigation: California Apartment Association’s Deep-Pocketed Campaign to Kill Tenant Protections” – an investigation into the California Apartment Association, the powerful lobbying group that does the dirty work for the nation’s largest corporate landlords. The mainstream media consistently fails to report about the California Apartment Association’s political influence and hard-ball tactics, so our regular coverage of the CAA has picked up the slack.
“Special Report: California Apartment Association’s Big-Money Schemes to Kill Prop 33 and Pass Prop 34” – a months-long investigation by our award-winning advocacy journalist Patrick Range McDonald, it follows the money to show how Big Real Estate spent tens of millions in campaign cash, in 2023 and 2024, to deceive voters and buy political favors. Super important report.
“The Garcetti-fication of Los Angeles: A Gentrification Cautionary Tale” – winner of the “Best Activism Journalism” award from the Los Angeles Press Club, this special report explains L.A.’s gentrification crisis and the government’s role in it. It’s packed with great information about the causes of gentrification.
“Housing Is A Human Right Investigation Uncovers Shocking Facts about L.A.’s Vacant SROs” – another one-of-a-kind report, it finds that the city of Los Angeles is failing to utilize SRO buildings to quickly provide housing to homeless residents, who are dying on the streets more and more each year.
“What Is a YIMBY? (Hint: It’s Not Good)” – another important explainer that’s essential for understanding YIMBY groups, which are now working closely with the real estate industry to kill tenant protections. One of our most-read articles.
“Inside Game: California YIMBY, Scott Wiener, and Big Tech’s Troubling Housing Push” – reveals the financial ties and behind-the-scenes connections between Big Tech, California YIMBY, and California State Sen. Scott Wiener. For years, it’s been one of our most read reports.
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