📽️ #SocialHousing keeps rent affordable & gives residents real power, so wealth stays in communities instead of landlords' pockets.

Alameda's guaranteed income pilot gave 150 residents $1K/month, no strings attached. Participants reported better mental health, more savings, and less debt.

In a country as wealthy as ours, no one should be living in poverty.

alamedapost.com/news/guarantee…

CA is building more housing, but we're still falling far short of what's needed. And simply building more isn't enough. We need sustained investment in affordable housing and stronger protections for the tenants struggling to stay housed today.

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Tenant organizing is working in Providence, RI! After a mayoral veto blocked rent stabilization, organized tenants helped reshape the city's political landscape. Now, they're pushing for rent protections, just-cause eviction laws, and #SocialHousing.

truthout.org/articles/tenan…

Extreme heat is driving up electricity bills, pushing more households into utility debt.

Tenants need protections against utility shutoffs and eviction.

nytimes.com/2026/10/18/us/…

From redlining to AI-powered surveillance, the same communities that have faced decades of housing discrimination are once again being targeted.

Flock cameras are a tenant rights issue!

truthout.org/articles/in-vi…

From tenants to labor organizers to environmental justice advocates, communities are coming together to fight AI #datacenters. And they're winning!

organizingmythoughts.org/how-communitie…

Reports of increased ICE activity in CA ahead of the election are raising fears of voter intimidation.

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: Voter intimidation is illegal. CA law restricts arrests within 200 ft of polls on Election Day. You can also vote by mail or dropbox.

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Seattle is moving forward with its first newly constructed #SocialHousing project! The 20-unit development will offer permanently affordable, mixed-income housing, funded by a voter-approved tax.

A major step toward housing outside the speculative market!
theurbanist.org/seattle-social…

An LA landlord used deceptive “cash for keys” schemes to get tenants to leave rent-controlled homes. Residents allege they faced deception, harassment, and even deportation threats.

This is how displacement becomes a business model.
capitalandmain.com/tenant-lawsuit…

CA rents far outpace income growth. But will building more market-rate housing actually lower rents for working-class tenants?

No. More supply alone doesn't always ensure affordability.

davisvanguard.org/2026/10/califo…

1.5 million CA renter households spend more than HALF their income on rent.

As housing takes center stage in elections across the state, the big question is whether proposed solutions will deliver real affordability and protect tenants from displacement.

motherjones.com/politics/2026/…

#ElectionDay is coming up fast! Voters will decide measures that will shape eviction protections, affordable housing funding and tenants' rights for years to come. Our voter guide breaks down the housing measures we're supporting and opposing across California.

In Evanston, IL, tenants organized against a private equity landlord and won rent reductions, fee refunds, and stronger lease protections.

The difference? City-funded tenant organizing helped them fight back.

Tenant power works!

shelterforce.org/2026/10/08/how…

Public housing tenants are suing over invasive monitoring devices that threaten their privacy.

Living in public housing should never mean surrendering your rights. Tenants deserve privacy, autonomy, and a say in how their homes are managed.

shelterforce.org/2026/10/07/pub…

In Evanston, city-funded tenant organizing helped renters take on a private equity landlord.

It's proof that investing in tenant organizing works. Cities should fund tenant power, not leave renters to fight corporate landlords alone.

shelterforce.org/2026/10/08/how…

Tenant unions should have the power to hold landlords accountable.

NYC's proposed POWER Act would let tenant unions sue landlords over illegal practices without forcing individual renters to take on the burden alone.

That's collective power!

therealdeal.com/new-york/2026/…

Many corporate landlords face lawsuits, debt defaults, and tenant complaints.
As rents soar, tenants need more power, not more corporate control over housing.

sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl…

Rents are rising in 58% of SoCal cities, up from just 37% in April. In Orange County, 12 of 13 cities saw increases.

Tenants can't keep absorbing rent hikes while landlords rake in huge profit. We need stronger rent protections.

ocregister.com/2026/10/07/ren…

603 renter households displaced by the LA fires have lost FEMA housing aid, with no replacement program in place.

Homeowners received a 12-month extension. Renters got just 3 months.

Disaster recovery must not leave tenants behind.

thecooldown.com/green-business…