David Wagner
Housing Reporter
(he/him)
I cover housing in Southern California, a place where ever-rising rents and a persistent lack of affordable housing have led to many living on the edge of homelessness. I help people understand their rights, housing market trends, policy changes and the solutions being proposed to fix the region’s housing crisis.
I grew up in Anaheim, where my parents had the car radio constantly tuned to LAist 89.3 (formerly KPCC). Before coming to KPCC and LAist, I covered science for the NPR affiliate in San Diego, KPBS.
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An existing tax passed by voters in 2017 has housed tens of thousands of people. It hasn’t succeeded at bringing county-wide homelessness numbers down. Now voters are being asked to double the sales tax indefinitely.
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¿Será la tercera la vencida en los esfuerzos por derogar una ley estatal que restrinja las formas locales de control de alquileres?
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¿Debería California permitir que se aprueben nuevos bonos para viviendas y carreteras con el 55 % de apoyo de los votantes, en lugar del umbral actual de dos tercios?
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¿Decidirán los electores de aumentar sus impuestos – de nuevo – para animar la lucha para reducir el sinhogarismo?
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Will L.A. voters decide to raise their taxes — again — to amp up the fight to reduce homelessness?
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Should California let new housing and road bonds pass with 55% voter support, rather than today’s threshold of two-thirds?
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Will the third time be the charm for efforts to repeal a state law restricting local forms of rent control?
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The “Builder’s Remedy” is coming to Norwalk after the city defied state officials and extended a ban on homeless shelters.
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New rules will have to be approved by L.A. City Council members by February as the city faces a mandate to plan for more than 450,000 new homes by 2029. Areas of the city zoned for single-family homes are in hot pink.
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The city’s attempt to retroactively block low-income apartments in a single-family neighborhood was illegal, according to a new ruling.
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