A coalition of groups from across LA County will be convening Renter’s Day on Wednesday April 22at City Hall. Housing costs in  LA are a primary cause of hunger as median income families are spending  41% of income for rent, and rents today are 15.2 percent higher than they were at the end of the recession in 2009 (Source: Reis, a real estate firm)

Solutions proposed by this diverse coalition include a Quality Repairs Ordinance: a City limit on evictions for demolitions & conversions, which further reduce the amount of rental property available: ending unaffordable & unfair rent increases: and creating funding for new, affordable housing.