Housing Action Coalition

UPDATE: HAC-endorsed candidates are leading the pack in the June 2026 primary results. 🐺

Read our preliminary elections analysis: https://buff.ly/nCJQgVx

🗳️ Vote housing! Check out our pro-housing candidate endorsements before you cast your ballot this June: https://buff.ly/hU2m3lS

Last Friday, HAC did something major. ‼️

We put every leading Democratic candidate for California governor on one stage and made housing the only item on the agenda. The conversation we sparked in Oakland reached a national audience through The Ezra Klein Show and outlets across the country.

This happened because of the power of this coalition. The advocates who showed up, the partners who stood with us, and the thousands of pro-housers across California who have made housing a primary issue in this election.

Housing is on the ballot — because, together, we put it there.

Thank you to our co-hosts, the San Francisco Foundation, the Ezra Klein Show, and the Terner Center at UC Berkeley!

TONIGHT! Can't make it in person? Watch for free from your own home! 🏠

Klein will moderate a live discussion with leading CA gubernatorial candidates about how they plan to tackle our housing crisis head-on.

In-person tickets are sold out, but now everyone can join the conversation by livestreaming the full event on YouTube and the New York Times app.

🕓 Today, 4:00–6:30 PM
🔗 Watch on YouTube: https://buff.ly/bmGUQX7

Share this with anyone who cares about the future of housing in California!

⚠️ Measure ULA was sold as a tax on mansions & a win for affordable housing. But new research reveals a dangerous trade-off, and Angelenos are paying the price.

Since went into effect in 2022, LA City has seen:

❗32% drop in multifamily homes built annually
❗67% drop in property transactions >$5M
❗$488M lost in local tax revenue

This is because Measure ULA did not differentiate between a $5M+ mansion and a $5M+ apartment building, placing a heavy new tax on apartments in the middle of a housing shortage.

And fewer homes being built = fewer property transactions = less local tax revenue in the long run. That means less funding for schools. Less for emergency services, parks, and community-led programs that Angelenos depend on.

We can reform the parts of Measure ULA that aren’t working, while preserving the parts that are.

📣 TAKE ACTION: Send a letter to LA City Hall today! https://buff.ly/m2Hdaqe

Urge your Council Member to address the unintended consequences of Measure ULA while there’s still a chance to place reforms on the November ballot.

It takes 2 minutes. Your city needs to hear from you. 🫵

Send a letter to City Hall: https://buff.ly/m2Hdaqe

JUST CONFIRMED: Leading candidates Tom Steyer, Katie Porter, and Matt Mahan will tackle the future of housing in California at our May 8 California Gubernatorial Candidates Housing Forum! 🏠

Moderated by Ezra Klein, candidates will face real, unscripted questions about California's housing crisis in front of a live audience. The forum will broadcast on The New York Times Opinion and The Ezra Klein Show.

Tickets are going fast — get yours today! → https://buff.ly/Ods7YSv

📍 Calvin Simmons Theater, Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts, Oakland
📅 Friday, May 8 | Doors 4:00–6:30 PM

Say hello to our newest addition to the HAC Team, Victoria Gomez (she/they) ✨

We are so excited to welcome Victoria as our Political Organizer & Membership Manager in Southern California — a major step in our SoCal expansion!

Victoria is a communications strategist, organizer, and creative storyteller with deep roots in social justice and community-led change. She comes to us from the Young Women's Freedom Center, where she shaped public narratives and built powerful coalitions at the state level.

She's ready to grow our Southern California membership and amplify the voices pushing for housing solutions that work for everyone. 🏘️

Welcome to the team, Victoria!

📣 Calling all LA housing advocates!

Join HAC on Monday, April 20, from 5:30–7:00 PM for our 2026 LA City Council District 9 Candidate Forum! This event is virtual and free to attend, with Spanish translation provided

👉 RSVP here: buff.ly/11f27u8

With incumbent Curren Price term-limited out, CD9 is one of the most contested open seats this cycle. We'll hear from all six candidates — Jose Ugarte, Estuardo Mazariegos, Elmer Roldan, Martha Sanchez, Jorge Hernandez-Rosas, and Jorge Nuño — on the issues that matter most: zoning reform, permitting, rent stabilization, tenant protections, and more.

Co-hosted with YIMBY Los Angeles and Inner City Law Center.

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📣 ¡Llamando a todos los defensores de la vivienda en Los Ángeles!

Únete a HAC el lunes 20 de Abril, a las 5:30 a 7:00 PM para nuestro Foro de Candidatos del Distrito 9 del Concejo Municipal de Los Ángeles 2026.
Este evento es virtual y gratuito, con traducción al español disponible.

👉 Confirma tu asistencia aquí: buff.ly/11f27u8

Con el actual concejal Curren Price fuera por límite de mandato, el Distrito 9 es uno de los escaños abiertos más disputados en este ciclo. Escucharemos a los seis candidatos — Jose Ugarte, Estuardo Mazariegos, Elmer Roldan, Martha Sanchez, Jorge Hernandez-Rosas y Jorge Nuño — sobre los temas más importantes: reforma de zonificación, permisos, estabilización de alquileres, protecciones para inquilinos y más.

Coorganizado con YIMBY Los Angeles y Inner City Law Center.

Next week: We're continuing our 2026 LA City Candidate Forums with a housing-focused forum featuring the leading candidates running for Council District 9: Jose Ugarte, Estuardo Mazariegos, and Elmer Roldan.

Council District 9 stretches south from Downtown Los Angeles through parts of South Los Angeles, ending just north of Watts. It is one of the most competitive open seats of the 2026 cycle, with incumbent Curren Price term-limited out.

LA City Council District 9 Housing Forum — Housing Action Coalition The 2026 elections will shape housing policy in Los Angeles for years to come. HAC wants to make sure you have a front-row seat to the conversation. We're continuing our 2026 LA City Candidate Forums with a housing-focused forum featuring the candidates running for Council District 9: Jose Ugart