Beste Housing Crisis podcasts (2024)

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Our Homes - Ending the Housing Crisis: An Empty Homes Tax for Honolulu 55:16

2M ago55:16

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In this episode of Our Homes, Ellen Carson and Keith Webster (advocates for Faith Action for Community Equity, a nonprofit focusing on housing and homelessness solutions) speak about an empty homes tax under consideration by the Honolulu City Council. Modeled after Vancouver, Canada’s tax, Honolulu’s proposal would be levied on an empty home’s asse…

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Our Homes - Ending the Housing Crisis: The Great Housing Hijack 59:13

5M ago59:13

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In this episode of Our Homes, Dr. Cameron Murray, Australian economist and author of “The Great Housing Hijack,” speaks about the myths surrounding housing markets in Australia and elsewhere. Murray believes that high housing cost jurisdictions suffer from inequitable distribution of housing, not mere supply shortage. These housing shortages have b…

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Our Homes - Ending the Housing Crisis: A New Generation of Public Development in Boston, MA 49:15

7M ago49:15

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In this episode of Our Homes, Kenzie Bok, the Administrator for the Boston Housing Authority (BHA), shares BHA’s plan to end the City’s housing shortage in part by building 3,000 mixed-income Faircloth units. This decision was spurred by the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s decision to almost triple the subsidy amount available for Fai…

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Our Homes - Ending the Housing Crisis: How to Build Permanent Supportive Housing for Less 44:29

1y ago44:29

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In this episode of Our Homes, Dan Rinzler, Associate Research Director with the California Housing Partnership, shares his evaluation of Tahanan, a recently constructed permanent supportive housing (PSH) project in San Francisco. Tahanan’s development utilized cost-saving measures in financing, design, and construction, reducing residential costs a…

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Our Homes - Ending the Housing Crisis: How Arizona Unlocked a Large New Source of Funding for Housing the Homeless 55:31

1+ y ago55:31

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In this episode of Our Homes, Shreya Arakere, Liz Da Costa, and Alex Dayman from Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, Arizona's Medicaid program, discussed how Medicaid waivers are a new funding source for housing the homeless in Arizona. Arizona’s Medicaid will be able to provide six months of transitional housing for individuals moving fr…

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Our Homes - Ending the Housing Crisis: The Big Housing Build in Victoria, Australia 57:40

1+ y ago57:40

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The Big Housing Build is a social housing plan to build 10,000 new and affordable homes across regional Victoria. Victoria’s population of 6.7 million in March 2023 is forecast to grow to 11.2 million by 2056. The state's exponential population growth coupled with issues of homelessness, the growing social housing waiting list, and rising costs of …

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Our Homes - Ending the Housing Crisis: How Seattle Passed Social Housing 56:35

1+ y ago56:35

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Initiative 135 (I-135), is a Seattle initiative that creates a new social housing developer to build, acquire and manage public, affordable housing in the city. Tiffany McCoy and Camille Gix believe that the key strategies that helped pass the initiative were centering the initiative around a positive vision, humanizing higher income renters (teach…

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Gimme Shelter: Mobile home parks in disrepair 27:14

1+ y ago27:14

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In the new episode of "Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Podcast," CalMatters Housing Reporter Manuela Tobias shares her findings from a five-month investigation on California’s mobile home parks, the last stop in housing affordability for the state’s most vulnerable residents.Door Manuela Tobias and Liam Dillon

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Gimme Shelter: Homeless veterans in Los Angeles offer statewide insights 27:00

1+ y ago27:00

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In the first of an eight-part series, Anna Scott of KCRW takes listeners through the story of Veterans Row, a homeless encampment in Los Angeles.Door Manuela Tobias and Liam Dillon

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Our Homes - Ending the Housing Crisis: The Pandemic’s Effects on Hawaii’s Housing 1:06:36

1+ y ago1:06:36

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Since 2020, Covid-19 affected Hawaii’s housing market. At the beginning of the pandemic, housing prices dropped by an insignificant amount. As the pandemic continued into 2021, 2022, 2023, housing prices began increasing again, following the predicted trajectory of growth. Paul Brewbaker believes that the new wave of working from home plays a role …

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Gimme Shelter: Can an obscure law unleash a lot more housing in California? 36:51

2y ago36:51

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With a majority of housing plans out of compliance with state housing law, developers could theoretically use a little-known law to kick building into high gear. On this week’s podcast, a housing law expert breaks down the untested “builder’s remedy.”Door Manuela Tobias and Liam Dillon

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Gimme Shelter: CARE Courts are coming to California 37:45

2y ago37:45

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A new court system to address the needs of people with severe mental illness who are often homeless will launch in some counties in 2023.Door Manuela Tobias and Liam Dillon

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Gimme Shelter: Mayor Karen Bass on housing and homelessness 43:35

2y ago43:35

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Liam Dillon and Ben Oreskes of the L.A. Times interview Mayor Karen Bass about homelessness and housing problems in California.Door Manuela Tobias and Liam Dillon

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Why Many Unhoused Californians Can't Access Healthcare 26:14

2y ago26:14

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CalMatters health reporter Kristen Hwang discusses the health care crisis facing California’s homeless population with housing reporters.Door Manuela Tobias and Liam Dillon

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Avocado of the Year: The Wildest Housing Story of 2022 37:59

2y ago37:59

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CalMatters' Manuela Tobias and the Los Angeles Times' Liam Dillon pick the wildest housing story of 2022: how a California town almost used mountain lions to sidestep housing law.Door Manuela Tobias and Liam Dillon

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How California’s Housing Crisis Hurts College Students 25:24

2y ago25:24

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California’s housing crisis is pushing public higher education out of reach for low-income college students.Door Manuela Tobias and Liam Dillon

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Gimme Shelter: Gavin Newsom promised 3.5 million homes. How'd he do? 24:23

2y ago24:23

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Last time he was on the campaign trail, Gov. Gavin Newsom promised 3.5 million new homes to fix California’s housing crisis. Two housing reporters take stock of what he’s done so far.Door Manuela Tobias and Liam Dillon

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Gimme Shelter: How L.A. became the nation's most housing-overcrowded place 31:19

2y ago31:19

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It’s both the capital of single-family-home suburban sprawl and the most crowded place to live, as highlighted by a new investigation by the Los Angeles Times.Door Manuela Tobias and Liam Dillon

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Gimme Shelter: How Parking Lots Explain California's Housing Crisis 22:35

2y ago22:35

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A new state law unravels decades of parking rules in California cities. On this episode of “Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Podcast” CalMatters’ Manuela Tobias and The Los Angeles’ Times’ Liam Dillon explain how that could trim housing costs.Door Manuela Tobias and Liam Dillon

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Gimme Shelter: How will Los Angeles’ next mayor address homelessness 25:03

2y ago25:03

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In this crossover episode, L.A. Times reporters Dough Smith and Ben Oreskes discuss plans by mayoral candidates Karen Bass and Rick Caruso to deal with homelessness.Door Manuela Tobias and Liam Dillon

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Our Homes - Ending the Housing Crisis: Social Housing in San Francisco 59:33

2y ago59:33

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Social housing in San Francisco’s needs to meet two criterias: owned by the city, a nonprofit, residents, or a residents’ association that ensures permanent long term affordable housing and serves all income qualified households with a maximum average of not more than 80% of median income across all units. There are many new social housing developm…

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Gimme Shelter: What would California look like with housing on commercial strips? 27:22

2y ago27:22

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On this episode of “Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Podcast,” CalMatters’ Manuela Tobias and the Los Angeles Times’ Liam Dillon sit down with Peter Calthorpe, a San Francisco-based architect, urban designer and urban planner to discuss a new bill that could allow a lot more housing along California’s commercial strips.…

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Gimme Shelter: The limits of emergency housing vouchers in California 36:13

2y ago36:13

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On this episode of “Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Podcast,” CalMatters’ Manuela Tobias and the Los Angeles Times’ Liam Dillon sit down with Jack Lahey, homeless services coordinator in San Luis Obispo, to discuss the mixed results of a federal rental assistance program.Door Manuela Tobias and Liam Dillon

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Our Homes - Ending the Housing Crisis: Missing Middle Housing 1:00:31

2+ y ago1:00:31

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At Optico Design, Stefan Pellegrini works within the field of missing middle housing. Missing middle housing are house-scaled buildings with multiple units in walkable neighborhoods used to address shifting household demographics between baby boomers and millennials. Millennials are less likely to have children and are in need of affordable housing…

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Our Homes - Ending the Housing Crisis: Housing in Dhaka, Bangladesh 48:13

2+ y ago48:13

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Bangladesh is considered the most vulnerable country to climate change with sea level rising threatening its coastal regions, Himalayan snow melts flooding its northern regions, and frequent natural disasters occurring (cyclones and hurricanes). On top of climate related issues, Bangladesh also faces major economic concerns as one of the poorest na…

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Our Homes - Ending the Housing Crisis: A Proposal for the Ala Wai Village and Green 56:50

2+ y ago56:50

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Sanford Murata wants to build bigger and better. He is proposing a better way to use the land of the Ala Wai Golf Course. Drawing from the Chinese idea of a "Sponge City", this project will store and filter excess water in the canal and release it at opportune times. The project will have two developments: "Ala Wai Village" and "Ala Wai Green". The…

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Our Homes - Ending the Housing Crisis: Achieving Social Housing in California with Assembly Bill 2053 58:56

2+ y ago58:56

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Assemblymember Alex Lee currently has Assembly Bill 2053 (AB 2053) pending before the California State Legislature that will help the state achieve social housing for all. Social housing is mixed income, publicly developed housing for all that avoids concentrated poverty. He hopes that AB 2053 creates a self sustaining neighborhood with equitable h…

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Our Homes - Ending the Housing Crisis: Hawaii’s Need for Affordable Housing 1:02:15

2+ y ago1:02:15

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Edward Pinto and Tobias Peter discuss their research on housing and the housing crisis in Hawaii. Hawaii has the highest median home price in the country, second highest cost of rent, and second highest rate of homelessness per capita. The plunge in Hawaii’s housing market began in the early 1970s when the state passed environmental and land usage …

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Our Homes - Ending the Housing Crisis: The Biden-Harris Administration on Building Affordable Housing 56:43

2+ y ago56:43

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The Biden-Harris administration has made efforts to promote housing development. While the Build Back Better bill has stalled, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill and the American Rescue Plan passed last year have been essential in supporting American housing. Erika Poethig explains that at the heart of almost every issue from crime to poverty is re…

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Our Homes - Ending the Housing Crisis: Social Housing in America 1:01:25

2+ y ago1:01:25

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America's investment on public housing has slowly shrunk over the past two decades. According to Paul Williams, this has led to housing being underbuilt and overpriced. But with this investment comes questions about how it will be paid for and what it will look like. Paul Williams is a social housing researcher whose work has been used by the Senat…

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Our Homes - Ending the Housing Crisis: How Frances Perkins Changed America 55:44

2+ y ago55:44

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In 2009, Kirstin Downey published The Woman Behind the New Deal, a biography of path-breaking government official Frances Perkins, a book that was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book prize and named one of the top ten biographies of the year by the American Library Association. She discusses Perkins, her work, and her impact on American worke…

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Our Homes - Ending the Housing Crisis: Illustrating 1000 Homes Per Acre 59:29

2+ y ago59:29

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Alfred Twu discusses 1000 homes per acre, a proposal used to address housing shortages. Supermarkets, convenience stores, banks, barber shops, etc., all need at least 1000 or more households nearby to support their businesses. Twu argues that the conveniences associated with the 1000 homes per acre proposal benefits everyone and helps mitigate the …

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Our Homes - Ending the Housing Crisis: Khrushchyovka: Soviet Mass Housing in the Postwar Era 1:02:28

2+ y ago1:02:28

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The Soviet Mass Housing project began in the late 1950s after Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin’s death. The Soviet Union was in need of mass housing due to a severe housing shortage so they developed a quick low cost way of building apartments. These apartments resolved the housing shortage and provided housing for those in need. Professor Philipp Meus…

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How bad is California's housing crisis for renters? 49:59

2+ y ago49:59

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On this episode of “Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Podcast,” CalMatters’ Manuela Tobias and the Los Angeles Times’ Liam Dillon talk to a tenant and landlord about evictions and rent relief more than two years into the pandemic and after billions in spending.Podcast editing by Victor Figueroa. https://www.linkedin.com/in/vicfig…

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Gimme Shelter: Can California build millions of new homes amid drought? 46:24

2+ y ago46:24

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On this episode of “Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Podcast,” CalMatters’ Manuela Tobias and the Los Angeles Times’ Liam Dillon sit down with Ellen Hanak, director of the Public Policy Institute of California’s Water Policy Center, to discuss the intersection between housing growth and drought.Podcast editing by Victor Figueroa. https:…

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