Economic Justice

Following a legal settlement with the City of Lancaster, your rights could be impacted if you are ticketed.

A year after filing a lawsuit against the City of San Bernardino, unhoused plaintiffs reached an agreement in a major win for people with disabilities.

Currently, only one in four Los Angeles households eligible for housing vouchers receive them, leaving 75% of qualified individuals and families struggling to afford housing, precariously housed, or living on the street. The Housing Choice Voucher program and its waiting list is administered by the Housing Authority for the City of Los Angeles (HACLA). When the ACLU SoCal submitted a Public Records Act Request in October of 2023, for increased public transparency and to investigate policy concerns with implementation of the housing voucher program, HACLA failed to provide non-exempt public records for over two years, despite multiple follow up attempts. On January 12 of 2026, the ACLU SoCal filed a lawsuit demanding the deceleration of HACLA's failure to comply with the California Public Records Act, and that HACLA hand over all non-exempt public records. If all eligible households had access to housing vouchers, low-income families would be guaranteed affordable housing. In the midst of an ongoing housing crisis, the public deserves to know how this program operates. Additional resources: ACLU California Action’s Co-Sponsored Bill, the Housing Justice Act (AB 1165): https://aclucalaction.org/bill/ab-1165/ ACLU on why fair housing is key to systemic equality: https://www.aclu.org/news/racial-justice/why-fair-housing-is-key-to-systemic-equality ACLU’s housing justice work demonstrating the impact of housing policy on Black women: https://www.aclu.org/news/racial-justice/clearing-the-record-how-eviction-sealing-laws-can-advance-housing-access-for-women-of-color