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Los Angeles housing advocates wrap City Hall in 1,480 feet of red ribbon to protest red tape
The group Housing Is A Human Right wrapped Los Angeles City Hall in 1,480 feet of red ribbon today, protesting bureaucratic delays that have kept 94 low-income housing units vacant for five years.
Why it matters
More than 100 housing advocates wrapped Los Angeles City Hall in 1,480 feet of red ribbon today: the building is 470 feet long and 270 feet wide, and the protest used 23 rolls of ribbon at 66 feet each. The action targets "red tape" that keeps low-income housing from coming online — 94 units at the Barclay low-income housing development have sat vacant for five full years while awaiting city action to bring updated electricity to the building; single-room-occupancy providers are struggling, and Skid Row Housing Trust has disbanded. The event is part of a coordinated national action by the National Coalition for the Homeless demanding government accountability in fast-tracking housing for the most vulnerable. The 2026 point-in-time count found 45,194 homeless individuals in the City of Los Angeles, up 3.9%.
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Susie Shannon, policy director for Housing Is A Human Right, said as many as six people die on the streets of Los Angeles every day, calling any delays in bringing permanent housing online through adaptive reuse and new construction "unconscionable." The group says the city is far behind on building-permit approvals and the creation of new affordable units, and that bureaucratic delays are choking low-income housing nonprofits.
The red ribbon symbolizes bureaucratic red tape strangling the housing supply. Advocates say adaptive reuse and fast-tracked construction are the answer, and are demanding accountability so vacant units get people housed.
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