California’s SB 1456 is a no-brainer. The bill, authored by State Sen. Henry Stern, creates a much-needed property tax exemption on 100 percent affordable-housing projects – and establishes a sustainable, barrier-free model that will greatly …
Corporate Landlords’ Excessive Rents Fuel Homelessness. Rent Control Will Save Lives.
A recent study shows that in cities where people spend more than 32 percent of their take-home pay on rent, a spike in homelessness will follow. With corporate landlords setting excessive prices in rental housing …
Joe Buscaino’s LA Ballot Measure on Homelessness Merely Rearranges the Deck Chairs on the Titanic
Unable to come up with real solutions for Los Angeles’ homelessness crisis, City Council Member Joe Buscaino is pushing forward a ballot measure that doesn’t address homelessness and merely rearranges the deck chairs on the …
Housing Is A Human Right’s Advocacy Highlights of 2021
In 2021, Housing Is A Human Right not only fought to stop bad policies, but it also pushed for community-based solutions. It’s not easy work. We’re battling a powerful triumvirate made up of the real …
VIDEO: Housing Is A Human Right Holds Community Hearing on Homelessness, Housing, and Hunger
On June 25, Housing Is A Human Right held the Community Hearing on Homelessness, Housing, and Hunger at the Biltmore Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles. The event gave activists, unhoused individuals, and community leaders a …
Californians Can’t Afford the Rent. It’s Still Too Damn High!
After years of sky-rocketing rents in California, one thing has disturbingly remained the same: the rent is still too damn high. Recent data shows that the Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, and Oakland metro …
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 …
Never Forget the Corporate Landlords Who Want All Your Money
As we head deeper into 2021, renters in California and across the nation should never forget the small but powerful group of corporate landlords who shelled out a staggering $66.5 million to kill the expansion …
COVID-19 Exposed Longtime Housing and Homelessness Problems. Will Politicians Do More than Short-Term Solutions?
Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, one thing has become alarmingly clear: middle- and working-class Americans need long-term solutions for major problems that have impacted them for years. That especially applies to the housing …
AIDS Healthcare Foundation Rolls Out Comprehensive Housing Platform
In 1987, AIDS Healthcare Foundation was founded in Los Angeles as a housing and medical-care provider for terminally-ill AIDS patients. Decades later, in California and throughout the country, AHF’s patients have been negatively impacted by …