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@aidshealthcare.bsky.social will go anywhere to help people -- from Skid Row in Downtown LA to the Amazon Rainforest to cornfields in Mississippi. In the process, AHF has saved millions of lives around the world.

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ICYMI: Billionaire Stephen Schwarzman has spent millions to kill the expansion of rent control in California. Now he raked in $1 billion in pay and dividends by charging unfair rents. Only rent control will rein in corporate landlords like Schwarzman.

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It's telling that California YIMBY and YIMBY Action hold the same beliefs about rent control as corporate landlords. YIMBY = Big Real Estate

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Seven homeless deaths a day is unacceptable -- and it could be more. Elected officials throughout LA County must produce new homeless housing ASAP. That can be done quickly and cost-effectively through the adaptive reuse of existing buildings.

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In case you missed it, check out our new, must-read column, "The Real Dirt," which exposes the real estate industry's dark underbelly. It's great stuff by our award-winning advocacy journalist @patrickrangemcd.bsky.social.

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The California Apartment Association, the front group for corporate landlords, will go anywhere to kill anything that protects tenants. Here's what the CAA did in Concord, California. ⬇️

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Corporate landlord Steve Schwarzman made more than $1 billion last year by charging sky-high rents. Only #RentControl will rein in billionaires like Schwarzman.

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A much-needed movement is rising up across the country to end statewide rent control bans so localities can rein in the predatory business practices of corporate landlords. Rent regulations are the only way to protect tenants against Big Real Estate.

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A much-needed movement is rising up across the country to end statewide rent control bans so localities can rein in the predatory business practices of corporate landlords. Rent regulations are the only way to protect tenants against Big Real Estate.

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Great to see that a state bill to end New Mexico's rent-control ban has moved forward! Tenants need better protections against predatory landlords, who charge wildly inflated rents year after year. #RentControl is the only tool that reins in Big Real Estate.

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YIMBY Action and California YIMBY have chosen to work with private equity firms to stop the expansion of rent control in California and to build more luxury housing for affluent people. YIMBY = Corporate Landlords

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Thanks to Assemblymember @isaacgbryan.bsky.social for his work on #AB246, which passed the Assembly Judiciary Committee. Housing Is A Human Right and Coalition for Economic Survival testified today in Sacramento to support the bill. Tenants need temporary rent relief for fire-ravaged LA County.

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We thank Ash Kalra and other members of the California Assembly Judiciary Committee for passing #AB246. We also thank @isaacgbryan.bsky.social for authoring the bill. LA County needs a temporary rent freeze to protect tenants against widespread rent gouging after the LA wildfires.

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Housing Is A Human Right just testified at the California Assembly Judiciary Committee today, urging them to pass #AB246. Rent gouging is widespread after the LA wildfires. We need a temporary rent freeze. Thanks to Assemblymember @isaacgbryan.bsky.social for authoring the bill.

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We urge Assembly Judiciary Members Catherine Stefani and Rick Chavez Zbur to support #AB246. Rent gouging after the LA wildfires has been widespread and harms both current and prospective tenants. We need a temporary rent freeze in LA County. @isaacgbryan.bsky.social

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We urge Assembly Judiciary Committee members Blanca Pacheco, Diane Papan, and Kate Sanchez to support #AB246. Rent gouging after the LA wildfires has been widespread and harms both current and prospective tenants. We need a temporary rent freeze in LA County. @isaacgbryan.bsky.social

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We urge Assembly Judiciary Committee members Damon Connolly, Bill Essayli, and John Harabedian to support #AB246. Rent gouging after the LA wildfires has been widespread and harms both current and prospective tenants. We need a temporary rent freeze in LA County. @isaacgbryan.bsky.social

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We urge Assembly Judiciary Committee members Ash Kalra, Diane Dixon and Rebecca Bauer-Kahan to support #AB246. Rent gouging after the LA wildfires has been widespread and harms both current and prospective tenants. We need a temporary rent freeze in LA County. @isaacgbryan.bsky.social

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AB 246 is an important bill that must be passed to stop rent gouging after the LA wildfires. Call Assembly Judiciary Committee members before tomorrow and tell them to support #AB246.

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It's time for THREE QUESTIONS! You ask about housing-related issues, and we answer. ⬇️

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A top group of 32 economists found that “substantial empirical evidence” shows that “rent regulation policies do not limit new construction, nor overall supply of housing.” It's a direct rebuke of anti-rent control arguments made by Big Real Estate.

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Military personnel are serving our country. We can't allow RealPage and corporate landlords to prey upon them. It's another reason why we need rent control to protect people against predatory landlords.

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It's the inaugural edition of The Real Dirt! Unlike anything out there, The Real Dirt cheekily exposes the real estate industry's lies, scams, and scandals, which impact the lives of millions. Enjoy!

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We've said that Concord politicians must maintain strong rent regulations to protect tenants. It's very disappointing that they failed to do that. Unsurprisingly, the California Apartment Assoc., the front group for corporate landlords, was behind the effort to weaken rent control in Concord.

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What's happening in Hoboken, New Jersey, with corporate landlords trying to get around rent control is another example of why politicians must protect tenants -- first and foremost.

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Blackstone, one of the world's largest corporate landlords, has helped fuel the global housing affordability crisis, according to United Nations experts Using money made by rent gouging tenants, Blackstone's now buying a superyacht company that serves the uber-rich. Telling, isn't it?

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We have a terrific information hub that provides the inside scoop about the California Apartment Association, the front group for corporate landlords. Learn about Big Real Estate's tactics to stop tenant protections and drive up rents. Knowledge = Power

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An important article published in the Harvard Business Review found that rent regulations are crucial for protecting tenants and providing stable, affordable housing. Read our piece for the details!

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ICYMI: The "3 Ps" is the best solution to help poor and middle- and working-class tenants, who bear the brunt of excessive rents. Read our article to learn more -- and urge your elected officials to carry out the 3 Ps. ⬇

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YIMBY Action teams up with the California Association of Realtors to push pro-gentrification policies in LA. YIMBY Action also teamed up with the California Apartment Association and corporate landlords to kill the expansion of rent control in California. Corporate YIMBYs, not progressives.

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The California Apartment Association, the front group for corporate landlords, is being investigated for shady political contributions. Click the link to read our article for the details!

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There is a winning solution for the housing affordability crisis in the United States. It's called the "3 Ps." Read our article! ⬇️

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Across the country, people are getting slammed with sky-high rents that outpace growth in wages. A key reason is that corporate landlords are charging outrageous rents. #RentControl is the only tool that urgently protects tenants.

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The nation's largest corporate landlords are using the California Apartment Association to influence politicians and kill tenant protections. But we can fight back. #RentControl will rein in the greed of Big Real Estate.

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The real estate industry is making outrageous profits by rent gouging tenants, fueling more homelessness. Politicians in Concord and other cities must protect renters!

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Rent control is also an effective way to rein in the predatory business practices of Big Real Estate and Big Tech. #RentControl works!

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Rent-stabilization laws are crucial for protecting tenants against the predatory business practices of Big Real Estate and Big Tech. Read our article for the details! ⬇️

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We were honored to have walked in the Kingdom Day Parade in L.A. yesterday with our parent organization @aidshealthcare.bsky.social. Our float highlighted the fact that racism is a public health issue. AHF has been addressing that issue for decades and will continue to fight for what's right.

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To address the housing affordability crisis, we must protect tenants and not lose affordable housing. State politicians must repeal the #EllisAct in California.

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Read our important article at @laprogressive.bsky.social. We write about an important white paper that debunks anti-rent control arguments-- and explains why rent regulations will protect Americans.

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We're not surprised that a strong majority of people in Washington state want rent stabilization. Rent regulations is the only tool that reins in predatory landlords.

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A must-read white paper in the Harvard Business Review found that rent-stabilization laws are essential for solving the housing affordability crisis. We sum up the key findings in our article. ⬇️

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In #NewOrleans and anywhere else, housing is a basic need that protects the public's health and helps people to flourish. Our elected leaders must provide permanent, affordable housing for a more healthy, functional, and just society.

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The Concord City Council must not allow themselves to be bullied by the California Apartment Association and the real estate industry. #Concord elected leaders must maintain strong tenant protections to protect hard-working residents against predatory landlords.

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LA County supervisors have increased penalties to $50,000 per violation for landlords engaged in price gouging and exploiting the crisis created by the wildfires. Supervisor Lindsey Horvath led the charge for increased penalties. For more info, click below.

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Did you know that Gov. Newsom, State Sen. Toni Atkins, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, Assemblymember Evan Low, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria and San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan received campaign cash from corporate landlords to kill Prop 33 in California?

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The California Apartment Association always has something to say when landords' outsized profits are threatened, but it went silent when a landlord's actions threatened the health of a tenant. It tells you everything about the CAA.

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We support #AB246 authored by Assemblymember Isaac Bryan and co-authored by Senators Perez & Allen and Assemblymembers Elhawary & Gonzalez. The bill enacts a rent-freeze in LA County. Widespread rent gouging impacts both prospective and current tenants. #Wildfires

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The bad news is that corporate landlords are growing and charging higher and higher rents every year. The good news is that rent control works -- it's the only tool that reins in greedy corporate landlords.

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Do you want to know how corporate landlords, California YIMBY, and state politicians worked together to kill rent control? Read this blockbuster special report.

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