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Housing

Gimme Shelter Podcast: Why rent control died in the Capitol, with Assemblyman David Chiu

 Please subscribe to us on iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud, Google Play and Overcast. Expanded rent control won’t be coming to your city anytime soon—at least not via the state Legislature. Matt and Liam discuss why the repeal of Costa-Hawkins died at a dramatic Assembly hearing last week. First, Liam flags some other major housing bills you should keep an eye […]

By Matt Levin • January 17, 2018

Housing

Gimme Shelter Podcast: Housing stories to watch in 2018

You can also subscribe to us on iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud, Google Play and Overcast. The Gimme Shelter year-end holiday spectacular. First, Matt and Liam submit their nominations for “Avocado of the Year”, that story which most distills the absurdity of CA housing in 2017 (2:00). Then, a quick preview of the GOP tax plan and its possible CA fallout (8:30). […]

By Matt Levin • December 20, 2017

Housing

Gimme Shelter Podcast: How federal tax reform could hurt California housing

Matt and Liam discuss the potentially massive consequences of federal tax reform on California's housing woes.

By Matt Levin • December 6, 2017

Housing

Gimme Shelter Podcast: Is rent control good or bad?

A simple question, a complicated answer. Ahead of a possible 2018 ballot initiative that could dramatically expand rent control, Matt and Liam explain who benefits and who loses under economists' least favorite housing policy.

By Matt Levin • November 22, 2017

Housing

Gimme Shelter Podcast: State housing director Ben Metcalf

You can also subscribe to us on iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud, Google Play and Overcast. Matt and Liam award the Avocado of the Week to Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (5:00). Then a discussion of the House GOP’s tax plan and how it would impact California, including Liam’s hot takes on the mortgage interest deduction (6:30) and Matt’s take-it-to-the-bank prediction on the […]

By Matt Levin • November 9, 2017

Housing

Gimme Shelter Podcast: North Bay housing, after the fires

You can also subscribe to us on iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud, Google Play and Overcast. Gimme Shelter’s tour of California’s housing woes takes them to Sonoma County this week, where the devastating North Bay fires have thrown a harsh spotlight on the region’s housing shortage. First, Liam and Matt discuss an initiative possibly headed for the November 2018 ballot that would […]

By Matt Levin • October 25, 2017

Housing

Gimme Shelter Podcast: Are housing prices destroying the California Dream?

This week, we're airing a Zocalo Public Square/AARP forum entitled "Are Housing Prices Killing the California Dream?"

By Matt Levin • October 19, 2017

Housing

Gimme Shelter Podcast: The Bay Area Housing Crisis, with Kim-Mai Cutler

You can also subscribe to us on iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud, Google Play and Overcast. Starting this week, Matt and Liam explore how state housing policy affects different regions of California. This episode is devoted to the Bay Area, the epicenter of the state’s housing woes. Featuring an avocado of the week where a city official tells Liam how […]

By Matt Levin • October 11, 2017

Housing

Gimme Shelter Podcast: The Policy of the Package

You can also subscribe to us on iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and Overcast. What makes or breaks good housing policy? The wonky details. This week, Matt and Liam break down the ins and outs of all 15 bills in the state housing package: where the new affordable housing revenue will be spent (6:00), whether the so-called “streamlining” bills will […]

By Matt Levin • September 29, 2017

Housing

Gimme Shelter Podcast: We have a package (with Assemblyman Brian Maienschein)

We have a housing package! It’s such big news, we’re breaking it into two mega-pods: This week dedicated to the politics behind the package, and next week to its crucial policy details. Matt and Liam discuss the late-night drama at the Capitol (6:50), Asm. Marc Levine as YIMBY heel (9:30), the broad political forces that […]

By Matt Levin • September 20, 2017