The San Diego City Council on Monday voted to request the City Attorney’s Office to prepare a resolution to declare housing as a human right in the city.
But while there was overwhelming support for the declaration, some homeless advocates say it doesn’t go far enough.
Several speakers say the city needs to put an end to what it calls the"criminalization" of the homeless, pointing directly at recent police sweeps of encampments.“Housing as a human right shouldn’t mean free housing,” said one caller. The issue calls attention to a clear divide between tenants and property owners, a discussion compounded by the expiration of the city’s eviction moratorium in September.
“They’re protecting their own interest and housing is a human right, so we can’t have it where everything is favorable for profit, we need to make sure tenants are protected,” said Rafael Bautista with the housing advocacy group San Diego Tenants United.
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