A podcast where two reporters complain about rents in California. Featuring the Los Angeles Times' Liam Dillon and CALmatters' Manuela Tobias.
Sacramento, CA
Joined August 2017
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New 🎙️: How Los Angeles, known for its single-family-home suburban sprawl, became the most housing-overcrowded place in the country, and the deadly consequences during the pandemic: latimes.com/podcasts/story/2…
Less than a week before Election Day, check out our new episode on how Gov. @GavinNewsom fell short on his very ambitious housing promises — and where he has made strides on addressing the state's affordability problems latimes.com/homeless-housing…
Crossover episode alert! We're posting @dillonliam's appearance on @latimes The Times daily podcast talking about his piece on why L.A. apartments frequently come without refrigerators calmatters.org/housing/2022/…
You can read Liam's original story on the "chilling mystery" behind L.A.'s underground fridge economy for renters here latimes.com/homeless-housing…
New episode! What is Gov. @GavinNewsom's "CARE Court" proposal for addressing street homelessness among severely mentally ill residents and what would it mean if it passes in the next few weeks. Our guest is @latimes reporter @hannahcwiley. latimes.com/homeless-housing…
New episode! Check out our discussion on how tenants at a large apartment complex in South Los Angeles have complained for years about mold, sewage and other major problems — yet city and county inspectors have cleared the building of problems. latimes.com/homeless-housing…
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New episode! On this FORE-tnight, we discuss whether some of California's many public golf courses could be turned into housing instead. Our guest is @AsmGarcia who has pending legislation to give cities grants to convert golf to homes. latimes.com/homeless-housing…
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New episode alert! Find out why most cities in Southern California will have to rezone their entire communities by the fall — and whether this new mandate is going to do anything to fix the state's housing problems. Our guest is @KomeA of @SCAGnews latimes.com/homeless-housing…
The Big Cat Take you've been waiting for! An episode dedicated to a rich Silicon Valley enclave's bid to evade state housing law by declaring itself a mountain lion habitat. Thanks to UC Merced's Jessica @trounstine for joining us latimes.com/homeless-housing…
On our newest episode we learn about why low pay and burnout among homeless service workers is a big challenge in getting people off the streets despite California officials dedicating record sums to ending homelessness. latimes.com/homeless-housing…
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There's a new leader shaping housing policy at California's Capitol: @BuffyWicks, a Democrat from Oakland. On this episode, we talk about her priorities and what the continued dominance of Northern California lawmakers on the state's housing plans means latimes.com/homeless-housing…
NEW EP: An in-depth interview with @Mayor_Steinberg about his proposal to give Sacramento's homeless residents a legal right to housing. Plus details on freeway encampment sweeps and dispiriting results from a poll of LA County voters on homelessness latimes.com/homeless-housing…
Why interstate construction is still taking homes in Black and Latino neighborhoods. Our new episode breaking down the @latimes investigation on displacement over the past 30 years
Our guest is @contrerasforca, who is fighting a freeway expansion in LA
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Read the original @latimes investigation on the thousands of people losing their homes to highways every year from @dillonliam and @bposton latimes.com/projects/us-free…
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A special all-interview episode with California's three top housing officials — @LCastroRamirez, @GVelasquez72 and Tiena Johnson Hall of @CalHFA — is ready for your ears! Find out what they think about development and gentrification and more latimes.com/homeless-housing…
Meet California's new housing police on our new podcast. We chat about why the new buzzword in Sacramento is no longer zoning, but "accountability" latimes.com/homeless-housing…
NEW EPISODE: Why Fresno, yes Fresno, has become one of the country's hottest housing markets. Rents are up nearly 60% in California's fifth-largest city over the past four years. latimes.com/homeless-housing…
The California gubernatorial recall election is Sept. 14. If you want to hear about Gov. Newsom's housing record and the plans of the candidates who want to replace him, you're in the right place with our new episode latimes.com/homeless-housing…
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California lawmakers just approved a bill that would end single-family home only zoning statewide. We have a brand new episode on the history of single-family zoning in California and this change might mean.
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Why It's So Hard to Pass Big Housing Bills in California. A new episode breaking down the question @manuelatobiasm and @dillonliam get asked the most. Our guest is former Scott Wiener staffer @anniefryman with insights from four years at the Capitol latimes.com/homeless-housing…
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Our new episode on the gaps in California's eviction protections and the state's struggle to allocate billions in rental assistance.
Plus! A ripe avocado on Yabba Dabba Due Process and a near-record third interview appearance from Assemblyman @DavidChiu latimes.com/homeless-housing…
We're back! We talk about California's eviction protections and struggles to spend billions in rent relief dollars and the state of homelessness in Los Angeles with @boreskes.
Plus! It's the debut of new co-host @manuelatobiasm latimes.com/homeless-housing…
