REPEAL ARTICLE 34 in the CA state constitution; USE public land for PUBLIC GOOD, end systematic housing violence & displacement. Article 34 of the CA constitution reads;
“No low rent housing project shall hereafter be developed, constructed, or acquired in any manner by any state public body until, a majority of the qualified electors of the city, town or county, as the case may be…”
Localities that have been intentionally segregated by race & class should not decide what happens to public land. Workers that commute into cities also have the right to decide what happens to public land, retirees, college students, and many other CA residents also have that right.
“Heidi Marston resigns from LASHA, citing difficulties in fulfilling LAHSA’s mission without “fundamental shifts”. In her resignation letter, Marston elaborates: “Power and funding alone control homelessness. But in our current system, organizations like the one I lead, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA), are not given control over regulatory or policy decisions, service providers remain underfunded, and dedicated front-line employees of non-profit organizations and government entities are hamstrung by rules, red tape, and bureaucracy.” Marston also points to low wages, high rents, restrictive zoning laws, and other “shadow monsters” we must tackle in order to end homelessness.”
https://medium.com/@hmarston2/the-homelessness-crisis-a-monster-of-our-own-making
There are 580,000+ homeless residents in the U.S, there are 161,000+ unhoused residents in CA, 60,000+ in Los Angeles County! There is a class of residents that are being intentionally misrepresented & displaced, that class of residents MUST be allowed to “hold their own cards” in this cruel housing system. End the war on Humanity! Click the link below to read the proposal for a county Social Housing Authority in local cities in CA that is overseen by HCD & community-led development housing teams. The proposal is for community-owned PS, affordable, & market-rate housing, both rent & homeownership (PSH = permanent supportive housing w/wraparound services).
SocialHousingAuthority.TieiraRyder.4-25-22
#HOMECOULDBEHERE Here is another vacant land plot where we could develop community-owned PS, affordable, & market-rate rental housing. @MikeBoninLA, this is your district! cc @endhomelsnsnow @marvistavoice @California_HCD @GVelasquez72 @MayorOfLA @KarenBassLA @HollyJMitchell https://t.co/v60c4fLzOp pic.twitter.com/dZ7XsFayEP
— How The West Was Saved (@HowTheWestWS) May 1, 2022
This upcoming fiscal year, we are projected to complete 555 affordable housing units.
HOWEVER, the City is estimated to LOSE 971 affordable housing units in FY2023. ❌
Everyone should follow @hillside_villa and read their story on how they’re fighting to stay housed! 🏠 pic.twitter.com/aR8u6u4qEx
— Kenneth Mejia, CPA (@kennethmejiaLA) April 27, 2022
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