Patrick Range McDonald
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With National Implications, Corporate Landlords Take Aim at Three Pro- (opens the original)
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HOUSING IS A HUMAN RIGHT - Corporate landlords and their high-powered lobbying group, the California Apartment Association, are working to stop pro-rent control campaigns in three cities in California, and they’ve already dropped $20,000 to kill a pro-rent control measure in Redwood City. Big Real Estate is now rolling out misinformation campaigns to confuse and scare voters, with tenants and activists working to counter corporate landlords’ dirty politics. If the underdogs win, it’ll be a major
Drawn-Out Approval and Permitting Process Drives Housing Construction (opens the original)
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HOUSING - While the United States faces a shocking shortage of millions of affordable-housing units for lower-income residents, a new white paper has been released that shows drawn-out approval and permitting processes are a major cause of housing construction delays. The finding underscores the serious need for a quicker timeline and less bureaucratic red tape for affordable-housing developers to receive approvals and permits. The white paper, titled “Where Is Housing Slow to Build, And Is It G
California Apartment Association Gears Up for Rent Control Battle in R (opens the original)
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HOUSING IS A HUMAN RIGHT - The California Apartment Association and many of the largest corporate landlords in the United States are now gearing up to kill a pro-rent control ballot measure in Redwood City. Last month, the powerful lobbying group, using corporate landlord money, made a contribution of $20,000 to stop the local initiative. The CAA has long been known to travel anywhere in California to stop the passage of new tenant protections, especially rent control. For years, Redwood City te
Homelessness Among Seniors Spikes in Los Angeles County, But Itâs Not (opens the original)
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SENIOR HOUSING - Near the very end of the report for the most recent Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count, thereâs a statistic that hasnât gotten much media attention, but is extremely alarming: homelessness among adults aged 55 or older spiked by 13.5 percent between 2025 and 2026. They are someoneâs grandparent, parent, aunt, or uncle, and they are living on the street. Itâs unacceptable â but something can be done about it, and Karen Bass and Nithya Raman, who are battling each othe
Will Los Angeles Politicians Fix City Hallâs Bizarro Bureaucracy and S (opens the original)
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HOUSING IS A HUMAN RIGHT- Developers of affordable housing in California already have a rough time of it: funding is hard to secure; construction costs spiral; cities put up a fight for one reason or another. But Los Angelesâs bizarro bureaucracy can make it impossible to quickly build lower- and moderate-income housing â and people are going broke, falling into homelessness, and dying because of it. Youâd think L.A.âs politicians would want to build more housing for the poor and working
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