With millions of Californians voting early, they have a golden opportunity to do something that state legislators have failed to do: rein in corporate landlord greed. Rarely do Californians have …
Why Young, Gay Latino Arturo Castro Works Hard to Pass Prop 21
Have you noticed? A new generation of LGBTQ people — especially LGBTQ people of color whose arms are tired of juggling so many different issues – are finding the America …
Housing Activists See the Damage of COVID-19 — And the Dire Need for Prop 21
Last year, I visited housing activists throughout California, asking them about the street-level impacts of gentrification and unfair, sky-high rents in their cities. We also talked about the powerful influence …
California Nurses Association Endorse Prop 21: Housing Insecurity Profoundly Impacts Public Health
“Breonna Taylor wanted to become a nurse,” the California Nurses Association tweeted Sept. 24 after the Kentucky Attorney General announced no indictments of Louisville police accused of murdering the “dedicated …
Yes on 21 – SEIU California: Housing is a Human Right, Not a Luxury Commodity
Long before the layoffs, the business, and venue closures and other economic devastation wrought by the COVID-19 health crisis, members of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) faced chronic housing insecurity …
Why Are Billionaires Stephen Schwarzman and Geoffrey Palmer Using A Shell Committee to Funnel Big Bucks to No on Prop 21 Campaign?
Big Real Estate is up to its dirty tricks again. Blackstone Group, billionaire landlord Geoffrey Palmer, and real estate bigwig Michael Hayde, among others, are using a little known political …