United to House LA

Making sure LA's new mansion tax will prevent homelessness and make our city more affordable as quickly as possible.

[United to House LA @UnitedToHouseLA]

Breaking down this very important writeup from @CenterOnBudget.

The headline 👇

States Should Enact, Expand Mansion Taxes to Advance Fairness and Shared Prosperity

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https://t.co/jrd6VX2hNa

[YES on Measure A @TheBoldNewWay]

Here is the truth.

There are too many of our neighbors sleeping outside without access to lifesaving services like mental health care and housing.

The good news is that this November, we can change that.

[YES on Measure A @TheBoldNewWay]

In LA County, too many people are still struggling to afford housing.

In fact, we are 521,596 units short of the affordable housing we need to house families, veterans, students, teachers, and more.

[United Way of L.A. @LAUnitedWay]

Fully fund #MeasureULA!

[United to House LA @UnitedToHouseLA]

Ask City Council 📣

Given these numbers, why are we NOT fully funding Measure ULA right now?

Use our click-to-email tool: https://t.co/B3UwPhRpdp

[United to House LA @UnitedToHouseLA]

This is why emergency financial aid for renters HAS to be fully funded.

If there is any measure we can take to help our neighbors stay in their homes, we MUST do so.

That is why we passed ULA in 2022, and it’s why we’re committed helping more people in 2024 and beyond

[United to House LA @UnitedToHouseLA]

A lot of eviction notices are unlawful or without merit, and with RTC tenants will have access to lawyers from the start of the process.

So…let’s ask City Council 📣 Given these numbers, why are we NOT fully funding Measure ULA right now?

Use our tool: https://t.co/B3UwPhRpdp

[United to House LA @UnitedToHouseLA]

When we see these types of numbers, it becomes clear why fully-funding Measure ULA is so critical right now.

If $3,774 is what is keeping a family indoors vs living on the streets, we must support them with the $$$ we have collected through the #MansionTax.

[United to House LA @UnitedToHouseLA]

It’s also why Measure ULA’s funding of RTC (right to counsel) is so important.

Tenants are educated so they don’t just know their rights, but can exercise them (like when it comes to being threatened with evictions or preventing self eviction).

[United to House LA @UnitedToHouseLA]

Thursday reminder 😃

[United to House LA @UnitedToHouseLA]

Ask City Council 📣

Given these numbers, why are we NOT fully funding Measure ULA right now?

Use our click-to-email tool: https://t.co/B3UwPhRpdp

[United to House LA @UnitedToHouseLA]

All this to say – Measure ULA is such an important policy, not just to reduce homelessness in Los Angeles, but as a model for other policies around the country.

That’s why we must continue to support ULA, and that starts by demanding that we fully fund it.

[United to House LA @UnitedToHouseLA]

This is especially true in Los Angeles, which is why Measure ULA includes programs to INCREASE the number of good paying union jobs so that the people actually building more affordable housing can pay to live there too.

[United to House LA @UnitedToHouseLA]

^^ This is further reflected in the results in the 2023 Homeless Count, where 31% of people experiencing homelessness are Black while only 7.6% of all LA County residents are Black.

[United to House LA @UnitedToHouseLA]

First, this graph.

The TLDR? Incomes are WAY behind rising housing costs, which means more and more low-income renters are struggling just to afford rent every single month.

[United to House LA @UnitedToHouseLA]

Breaking down this very important writeup from @CenterOnBudget.

The headline 👇

States Should Enact, Expand Mansion Taxes to Advance Fairness and Shared Prosperity

🧵

https://t.co/jrd6VX2hNa

[United to House LA @UnitedToHouseLA]

PLEASE, please read this whole article, but while we agree wholeheartedly with this premise, we want to highlight a few things relevant to our #MansionTax here in Los Angeles.

[United to House LA @UnitedToHouseLA]

Ask City Council 📣

Given these numbers, why are we NOT fully funding Measure ULA right now?

Use our click-to-email tool: https://t.co/B3UwPhRpdp

[United to House LA @UnitedToHouseLA]

45,252.

That means more affordable housing is needed. That means more alternative models of housing *ahem* social housing is needed. It means more support for renters to keep them in their homes, especially older neighbors on fixed incomes.

[Housing NOW! @HousingNowCA]

Check out this report evaluating Measure ULA's impact in a year!

Per @UnitedToHouseLA, the #MansionTax raised >$200 million in the last year to help Angelenos create more affordable housing 💪

A great step towards ensuring that #HousingIsAHumanRight

https://t.co/vrMBWlUpSo

[Central City Neighborhood Partners @LACCNP]

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