Affordable California Campaign: Everyone Deserves a Home They Can Afford

Too many Californians are struggling to stay housed. We’re fighting to change that.

The Affordable California 2025 Campaign is a set of proposed policies led by Housing Now!, PICO California, ACCE, Public Advocates, and many other community groups, that would:

• ➡️ Keep rents fair: Put limits on how much landlords can raise rent each year and make these rules permanent.
  
  
• ➡️ Stop unfair evictions: Give renters 14 days to catch up on late rent (right now it’s only 3 days).
  
  
• ➡️ Ban hidden fees: Stop landlords from adding surprise charges that make housing even more expensive.
  
  
• ➡️ Build more affordable homes: Create a $10 billion fund to build and protect housing for families, seniors, and people with low incomes.
  
  
• ➡️ Make the state invest long-term: Require California to plan and keep funding real solutions to end the housing crisis.
  
• ➡️ Bring in billions from banks: Make banks and lenders invest in communities, unlocking $13 billion every year for housing and neighborhood improvements. 
  

With these changes, families can stay in their homes without being forced out. Kids and seniors will have safe, stable places to live. People can focus on school, work, and health instead of constantly worrying about rent. And together, we can make California a leader in treating housing as a basic human right. Right now, we know that:

• 📌 More than half of people who rent spend too much of their paycheck on housing.
  
  
• 📌 Rent keeps going up, but wages haven’t kept pace.
  
  
• 📌 Families, seniors, and young people are being pushed out of their homes. In California, almost 4 out of 10 people without housing are over the age of 50, showing that more and more older adults are becoming homeless.
  
  
• 📌 Housing is a basic need, just like food and water. Everyone deserves a safe and stable place to live.

You can help us make these policies a reality in California by taking action now!

• Share Your Story: Tell us how rent or housing challenges have impacted you or your family.

• Support the Campaign: Add your name or organization to show you stand with us.

• Call Your Legislator: Urge them to pass these laws in California.

Resources:

Affordable California One Pager (English)	Affordable California One Pager (Spanish)
Immigrant Tenant Protection Fact Sheet (English)