Direct funds to housing and rent control
Amid a housing crisis, allocate funds to housing, supporting groups like City Life/Vida Urbana, and adopt rent control because housing is a human right.
English title and summary written with AI from the resident's text, submitted in Spanish.
The resident's idea, as submitted
Submitted in SpanishThe idea
Estamos viviendo una gran crisis de vivienda, propongo que se adjudiquen esos fondos a sector Vivienda. CityLife/Vida Urbana hace un trabajo excelente apoyando a personas que sufren inestabilidad en la vivienda
Who it helps and why
la vivienda es un derecho humano, el mercado de bienes raices solo busca acumular mas ganancia sobre la vida de la gente. Necesitamos control de renta
Details
- Cycle
- 2024–25
- Submitted
- August 2, 2024
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Community
- How it was submitted
- Community event
- Submission language
- Spanish
Themes grouped with AI from resident idea text.
The same need in other cycles
City-wide ideas in Affordable housing & rent stability from the other cycles, up to 3 from each.
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2025–26 (54 matching)
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