Even if California cities fine companies that own vacant housing, it’s not clear how many homes would open up or how many people might be helped.

Author Archives: Jakob Lazzaro
Jakob Lazzaro is a senior at Northwestern University studying journalism and history. A big fan of audio journalism and housing and transportation policy, Jakob comes to us via Northwestern's Journalism Residency program and has previously worked at Pittsburgh's 90.5 WESA, North by Northwestern, Medill News Service and The Charleston City Paper. As a true podcast aficionado, he listens to everything at 0.25 speed just to take it all in.