Housing

America Needs Social Housing

America Needs Social Housing America Needs Social Housing

We must free Black and brown tenants from the rent gouging, health violations, and eviction threats employed by corporate landlords and Wall Street investors.

Mar 24, 2022 / DaMareo Cooper

California Governor Newsom Visits Encampment in Berkeley

Is California Doing Enough to Fight Homelessness? Is California Doing Enough to Fight Homelessness?

Governor Newsom has taken a triumphant tone, but thousands are still sleeping in the streets.

Mar 11, 2022 / Left Coast / Sasha Abramsky

Homeless Struggle To Maintain New Encampment In Sacramento

California Needs to Get Serious About Homelessness California Needs to Get Serious About Homelessness

The state has failed to provide housing to the formerly incarcerated and other vulnerable people.

Feb 11, 2022 / Left Coast / Sasha Abramsky

A woman hugs a baby.

The Cure for Child Homelessness: Affordable Housing The Cure for Child Homelessness: Affordable Housing

As a pediatrician in the San Francisco Bay area, I have seen how housing insecurity can damage the mental and physical health of kids.

Jan 31, 2022 / Christine Ma

The Homeless Shelter on Billionaires’ Row

The Homeless Shelter on Billionaires’ Row The Homeless Shelter on Billionaires’ Row

Residents of the wealthy block in New York City spent a fortune fighting against it. Now, they’ve got to learn to live with it.

Jan 27, 2022 / Audra Heinrichs

A man in a sleeveless red shirt receives a Covid vaccine in front of a tarp.

What We Owe People Experiencing Homelessness in the US What We Owe People Experiencing Homelessness in the US

Much of the foundational data about Covid-19 came from people without housing and those who work with them.

Jan 20, 2022 / Joshua Barocas

Ceremony for opening of Argo Stormwater Facility in Playa Del Rey, CA.

An LA Councilman Tried to Help the Homeless. Now He May Lose His Job. An LA Councilman Tried to Help the Homeless. Now He May Lose His Job.

Mike Bonin faces a recall vote after supporting Venice Beach’s unhoused residents with sustained outreach and new housing.

Nov 19, 2021 / Piper French

Berlin Housing Vote Poster

By a Huge Margin, Berlin Votes to Expropriate Corporate Landlords By a Huge Margin, Berlin Votes to Expropriate Corporate Landlords

Though the referendum may not be legally binding, it has now made the lack of affordable housing politically impossible to ignore.

Oct 1, 2021 / Column / Andrew Pasquier

Rent Graffiti

We Are on the Precipice of a Housing Disaster We Are on the Precipice of a Housing Disaster

The average household debt burden has only grown during the pandemic—where is the legislative action?

Sep 17, 2021 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis

I Lost My Home to the Climate Crisis. You Could Too.

I Lost My Home to the Climate Crisis. You Could Too. I Lost My Home to the Climate Crisis. You Could Too.

Greenville offers a glimpse of our future under climate change.

Sep 13, 2021 / Blog / Jane Braxton Little

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