By Darlene Futrel

San Diego families know the pain of California’s housing crisis firsthand. Rents are sky-high, affordable homes are hard to find, and far too many people are at risk of losing the roof over their heads.

“We are in a housing crisis.” That’s how Rep. Robert Garcia, a California Democrat, recently summed up the situation in our state. And he’s right. More than just an economic issue, housing access is a civil rights issue — and fortunately, California Democrats are beginning to treat it that way.

The numbers are staggering. California is home to nearly 30% of the nation’s homeless population, even though it has just 12% of its people. The crisis hits Black and Latino families hardest. According to the National Low Income Housing Coalition, 70% of extremely low-income rent

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