To live and die in LA
Los Angeles has been attracting people the world over for generations. Every year, LA welcomes roughly 90,000 new residents and nearly 50 million tourists, a number anticipated to balloon as we prepare for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the 2028 Summer Olympics. But while billions of dollars have poured into the region to construct new public infrastructure, sports facilities, hotels and retail areas, the housing and homelessness crises continue to deepen and many community members and advocates are worried that things will only get worse.
In LA County where 55% are renters:
1 in 4 renters (25%) are moderately rent-burdened paying over 30% of their household income to rent
3 in 10 renters (31%) are severely rent-burdened paying over 50% of their household income for rent.
In the City of LA where 66% are renters
1 in 4 renters (25%) are moderately rent-burdened
1 in 2 renters (48%) were severely rent-burdened.
Even as inflation rises and wages stagnate, our neighbors have had to sacrifice medicine, food, transportation, and other expenses in order to keep their housing and avoid eviction. Greedy developers are converting our limited affordable housing stock into market-rate rentals forcing up rents and turning many Angelenos into economic refugees. Corporate landlords and investors are buying up our neighborhoods turning communities of homeowners into renters and locking more and more Angelenos out of the dream of homeownership.
It doesn’t have to be like this.
Angelenos just want an opportunity!
an opportunity to lay down roots where they work, live, and play - free from the fear of eviction
an opportunity to create permanently affordable housing and stabilize their families and neighborhoods for generations to come
an opportunity to prevent the corporate takeover of their neighborhoods and the displacement of their low-income neighbors of color
an opportunity to democratically develop and govern deeply affordable housing and other community assets with their neighbors
an opportunity to create sustainable pathways to homeownership for low-income tenants
The housing system we have run by Wall Street developers and investors is not working. Angelenos deserve the opportunity to have equal say in neighborhood development, remain in their neighborhoods, and access homeownership, regardless of their race or socioeconomic background. Let's empower our communities by expanding housing opportunities and creating pathways to affordable homeownership for all Angelenos.
Time to take action.
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Add your name to the growing movement of community members who are rejecting corporate control of their neighborhoods, who are demanding permanently affordable housing for all, and are fighting to increase democratic co-ownership of our neighborhoods.
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