LA has the highest rate of overcrowded households in America, the lowest
homeownership rate of any major city, and the most unsheltered homelessness
in the country. Over the past five years, LA County lost about 300,000
people — from a region that's still adding jobs.

So is LA uniquely bad at this? Or just unlucky?

In the first episode of In Search of a City, four Angelenos who work on
housing from very different angles break down what just happened in
Sacramento, why California quietly stopped building condos two decades ago,
and why a region of 88 separate cities can't seem to build homes for the
people who already want to live here.

CHAPTERS

00:03 Introducing the podcast
00:52 Co-host Io Sunwoo Intro
02:40 Co-host Jonny Hale Intro
03:53 Co-host Leslie Ridings Intro
05:29 Co-host Jesse Zwick intro
08:26 Housing News: The Last 2 Weeks
08:41 State Legislative Session Results
09:40 AB1903: Homeownership and Condo Reform
21:53 SB1116: Missing Middle Housing Reform
33:27 AB2074: Downtown Revitalization Act
43:00 Why is LA so bad at housing?
01:01:52 Public Comment

YOUR HOSTS
Jesse Zwick — Southern California Director, Housing Action Coalition
Io Sunwoo — CEO and Managing Partner, Shelter X
Jonny Hale — UCLA law student, Intern at Inner City Law Center, housing and transportation advocate
Leslie Ridings — downtown organizer and Abundant Housing LA board member

PUBLIC COMMENT
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