PODCASTS
Can Newsom build housing’s “missing middle”?
By Matt Levin | Jan. 25, 2019
Gov. Gavin Newsom's housing budget tries to do a lot—including building way more housing for California's middle class.
Emergency Pod: Newsom’s audacious housing budget
By Matt Levin | Jan. 25, 2019
There was so much housing news in Gov. Gavin Newsom's first budget proposal that Matt and Liam couldn't wait a week to talk about it. We don't get to everything…
Minneapolis made national headlines earlier this month when the city council forced neighborhoods previously zoned only for single family homes to allow the construction of duplexes and triplexes. Is this…
Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom may have set an astronomical goal for allowing construction of 3.5 million new housing units in California by 2025, but a key Democratic state senator says it…
What the election means for California’s housing crisis
By Matt Levin | Nov. 15, 2018
All of the important housing-related results from the election, including the future of rent control and the priorities of the incoming Newsom administration.
Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom said he'd work toward a deal between landlords and tenant groups if Prop. 10 loses. Proponents of Prop. 10 are skeptical.
Last year's wine country wildfires destroyed nearly 2,700 homes in Santa Rosa, knocking out 5 percent of the city's already scarce housing stock. Along with the practical difficulties of resettling and…
Gimme Shelter podcast: The crossover with “L.A. Podcast”
By Matt Levin | Oct. 4, 2018
A first of its kind for Gimme Shelter: A crossover episode! Matt and Liam join comedy writer and all around smart guy Hayes Davenport, Curbed editor Alissa Walker, and housing…
The state passed a major housing package last year. Is it working so far?
By Matt Levin | Sept. 21, 2018
Key provisions of the state housing package have been in effect for about nine months now. That's far too soon for a definitive judgement, but long enough to discern some…
The Gimme Shelter one year anniversary spectacular
By Matt Levin | Sept. 13, 2018
It's been one year of Matt and Liam talking about California's housing crisis. They reflect on the biggest stories of the past twelve months, and what they expect to be…