San Diego City Council had been considering the declaration since October. The move was praised by tenant groups.
San Diego City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to declare housing as a human right, a rare move for a city with a lot of housing issues.
San Diego attorney Dan Eaton, who reviewed staff reports and the resolution ahead of the meeting, said Monday afternoon that the effort was only aspirational — not a binding law. He noted the staff report said there would be no financial obligation to the city to pay the rent for thousands of people.Councilmember Kent Lee acknowledged the declaration was aspirational and must be followed up with policy changes if San Diego was serious about housing being a right.
Rent for a median one-bedroom in San Diego was $2,500 a month, said housing website Zumper’s November report, making it theBarbara Pinto, 77, of San Diego told the council that she is spending 80 percent of her fixed income on housing and has been displaced many times.
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