Housing Is A Human Right has sent a letter to the Los Angeles City Council, urging them to immediately carry out Measure ULA — a recently passed ballot measure that created funding for affordable housing …
The Flawed Hollywood Community Plan is a Giveaway to Developers. It Must Be Stopped.
Through the update of the Hollywood Community Plan, Los Angeles politicians have the opportunity to require the construction of more affordable housing and to protect residents against gentrification. Instead, city officials are pushing a flawed …
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 …
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 — …
Los Angeles City Council Meetings Cancelled, Surprising Activists
As the coronavirus pandemic continues, Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez (pictured above) has cancelled council meetings for the rest of March, surprising activists seeking critical relief measures to help vulnerable residents. Activists are …
Notorious Attorney Dennis Block Fuels Eviction Crisis
Eviction attorney Dennis Block boasts to have “evicted more tenants than any other human being on the planet Earth.” He describes rent control as a “cancer,” and cheers on rising rents on Twitter. He’s made …
Housing Is A Human Right Applauds L.A. City Council’s Action on Eviction Crisis
Housing Is A Human Right applauds the Los Angeles City Council for starting the process to urgently address a citywide eviction crisis that’s unfolding due to unscrupulous actions by landlords and notorious eviction attorney Dennis …
Housing Is A Human Right Opposes LA City Council Power Grab of Community Redevelopment Agency
The Los Angeles City Council’s Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved a little-known resolution and ordinance on Tuesday that questionably transfers the land use planning authority from the Community Redevelopment Agency to the city’s …
Scott Wiener’s SB 50 Faces Mounting Opposition From Dozens of Cities
California State Sen. Scott Wiener’s real estate deregulation bill, SB 50, is facing mounting opposition from elected officials in nearly three dozen cities. On May 7, the Long Beach City Council voted unanimously to oppose …
Scott Wiener Tries to Divert Attention Away From SB 50’s Negative Impacts
Last week, California State Sen. Scott Wiener took umbrage to a mailer sent out by AIDS Healthcare Foundation that featured a quote by renowned writer and civil rights activist James Baldwin. The mailer and a …
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