Podcast

Housing

Podcast: Why California’s housing market isn’t tanking

Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Pod · Why the housing market isn’t tanking, with Zillow’s Skylar Olsen Please subscribe to the Gimme Shelter podcast on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Soundcloud, Google Play, Spotify or Overcast. It’s the worst economy since the Great Depression. Nearly 1 in every 6 California workers is out of a job, and those lucky […]

By Matt Levin • July 6, 2020

Housing

Podcast: How homes in black neighborhoods are devalued in California

On this episode of "Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Podcast," CalMatters' Matt Levin and the Los Angeles Times' Liam Dillon interview Andre Perry, researcher at the Brookings Institute, on how black property is devalued throughout the country and in California.

By Matt Levin • June 18, 2020

Homelessness

Podcast: Will California rethink housing density because of COVID-19?

On this episode of "Gimme Shelter", separating fact from myth on the relationship between density and COVID-19.

By Matt Levin • April 30, 2020

Housing

Podcast: A million bucks to build one low-income housing unit

CalMatters housing and data reporter Matt Levin and the Los Angeles Times Liam Dillon discuss what can and can't be fixed about building affordable housing in California.

By Matt Levin • April 15, 2020

Coronavirus

Listen: California hospitals prep for coronavirus — and life afterward

California hospital officials talk to CalMatters' Ana Ibarra about preparations the projected surge of COVID-19 patients — and life after the pandemic.

By Ana B. Ibarra • April 3, 2020

Housing

Podcast: Coronavirus and the housing crisis

CalMatters' Matt Levin and the Los Angeles Times' Liam Dillon discuss how the state's housing woes are complicating California's response to the virus

By Matt Levin • March 30, 2020

Housing

Podcast: ‘The Governator’ on housing, homelessness and Gold’s Gym

On this episode. former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger discusses how he'd terminate California's housing shortage. His first step? Legally make building homes easier.

By Jakob Lazzaro • March 2, 2020

Housing

Podcast: Housing crisis? Presidential candidates have a plan for that

Which presidential candidate's housing plan will do the most for you, California voter? On this episode of "Gimme Shelter," CalMatters' Matt Levin and The Los Angeles Times' Liam Dillon break down the housing proposals of the major remaining presidential candidates.

By Jakob Lazzaro • February 18, 2020

Housing

Podcast: How activist homeless moms scored an Oakland win — and what’s next

A group of homeless and housing insecure mothers made national headlines after occupying a vacant home in West Oakland. Podcast hosts CalMatters’ Matt Levin and The Los Angeles Times’ Liam Dillon discuss why Moms 4 Housing was so successful and ask them where they go from here.

By Jakob Lazzaro and Matt Levin • January 28, 2020

Housing

Podcast: Will the latest changes to controversial housing bill get Newsom on board?

CalMatters' Matt Levin and the Los Angeles Times' Liam Dillon interview Sen. Wiener on how much Senate Bill 50 has changed over the past three years, and whether sweeping new amendments to the bill will actually work.

By Matt Levin • January 10, 2020