Evicted on Wood Street: California's Housing Crisis

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🗓️ 26 May 2023

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

When Kellie Castillo needed a place to live, she ended up at Wood Street, one of the largest homeless encampments in California. State authorities have spent the past several months shutting Wood Street down, leaving people like Kellie to figure out what’s next. WSJ’s Christine Mai-Duc describes what’s behind the state’s decision and what it means for the unhoused in California. Further Reading: - California Gov. Newsom Updates Plan to Fight State’s Homelessness Problem - California’s Homelessness Problem Pits Gov. Gavin Newsom Against Mayors Further Listening: - Checking Out of Hotel 166 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Ryan.
0:02.7	Before we start the show today, I have a little announcement.
0:05.6	I'm going on Parental leave, which means you won't hear for me for a few months.
0:10.6	While I'm out, our new colleague Jessica Mendoza will fill in for me.
0:14.5	Meanwhile, I'm going to enjoy every day that I get to stay home to look after my son.
0:19.8	He's six months old now.
0:21.5	He's adorable, and he's a big fan of the show.
0:28.8	I'll be back in the fall.
0:30.8	Okay, here's today's episode.
0:38.8	Could you just like tell me your name and...
0:40.3	It's Kelly, Marie Castillo.
0:41.6	How old are you, Kelly?
0:42.6	Technically, so I'm almost sixty and fifty nine.
0:46.8	Kelly Castillo has salt and pepper hair and wears wire rim glasses.
0:51.0	She grew up in California.
0:52.9	Until recently, she lived in a homeless encampment called Wood Street.
0:57.1	There were hundreds of other residents there, living in broken down vehicles and makeshift
1:01.1	shelters.
1:02.6	Kelly had a small RV.
1:04.8	Its front door covered in gold and maroon graffiti.
1:07.8	She was sharing it with a roommate and best friend, a bearded terrier named Little's.
1:12.0	One day, it's time, Little's.
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