Corporate landlords are financing two campaigns to stop the Rental Affordability Act, the November 2020 ballot measure that expands rent control in California. Concerned that rent control will impact the outsized profits they’ve gained by …
California Housing Justice and Tenant Groups Oppose Scott Wiener’s SB 50
A statewide coalition of California housing justice and tenant rights groups have sent a letter to State Sen. Scott Wiener and the California Legislature, opposing Wiener’s land-use deregulation bill, SB 50. Those organizations include the Housing Rights …
Corporate Landlords Spend Big Cash to Stop California’s Rent Control Movement
It’s only January, and Big Real Estate is already shelling out major cash to stop California’s rent control movement. According to state filings, corporate landlords such as Essex Property Trust and UDR have so far …
Inside Game: California YIMBY, Scott Wiener, and Big Tech’s Troubling Housing Push
Housing Is A Human Right has released today a special report about Big Tech, California YIMBY, and State Sen. Scott Wiener, all of whom push a troubling “trickle-down” housing agenda that fuels gentrification. That includes …
Housing Is A Human Right Opposes Scott Wiener’s SB 50
With this week’s re-introduction of California State Sen. Scott Wiener’s SB 50, Housing Is A Human Right continues to oppose the trickle-down housing bill that fuels gentrification. “SB 50 still doesn’t address our key concerns,” …
Housing Is A Human Right Applauds San Francisco Supervisors’ Opposition to SB 50
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 …
Concord Housing Activists Confront Political Apathy, and Empower Renters
As Brown Berets, Jessica Aguallo-Hurtado and her husband, Jesse Hurtado, travel throughout California to help the underserved in the Latino community. They tackle police brutality, immigration reform, education, and other important issues. Recently, they added …
Battling the California Apartment Association, El Cerrito Activists Fight for What’s Right
A few months ago, Karina Ioffee, a no-nonsense journalist-turned-activist, had the misfortune to run up against the California Apartment Association. The CAA, one of the most powerful landlord lobbying groups in the state, is known …
In San Diego, Vulnerable Tenants Are Just Numbers on a Spreadsheet
In San Diego, activist Rafael Bautista is fighting a seemingly impossible fight. Landlords do whatever they want. Developers build whatever they want. And city politicians do next to nothing about the troubling practices of landlords …
Big Real Estate Gears Up to Stop Rental Affordability Act
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 …