Will the LA Fires Make California's Housing Crunch Worse?

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🗓️ 29 January 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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The Southern California wildfires have decimated neighborhoods and displaced tens of thousands of people in Los Angeles County. The fallout is exacerbating the state’s existing housing crisis, as displaced persons compete for a scarcity of rental units. And Trump Administration actions on federal disaster aid could complicate rebuilding efforts. We’ll talk about how other California communities are still dealing with homelessness and housing shortages caused by wildfire and what their recovery efforts signal for LA. And we’ll hear from LA homelessness and housing advocates about the resources they’ll need — in the short- and long-term. Guests: Marisa Kendall, homelessness reporter, CalMatters Jennielynn Holmes, chief program officer, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Santa Rosa Carter Hewgley, senior director, LA County Homeless Initiative Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:34.8	Coming up on forum, what effects what the Los Angeles wildfires have on the state's housing shortage and homelessness crisis?
1:39.2	As the fire's decimated neighborhoods, they displaced tens of thousands of people,
1:43.3	some who are now couch surfing or competing for a scarcity of rental units. We'll hear from a Los Angeles County official on homelessness about the shelter needs
1:47.8	they're facing and from housing advocates in communities that burned in previous wildfires
1:52.9	about resources the region will need in the short and long term to contain the impacts.
1:59.6	Join us.
2:12.3	Music term to contain the impacts. Join us. Welcome to Forum. I'm Mina Kim. Each new devastating fire sets the state back in its fight against homelessness,
2:20.2	says CalMatters reporter Marisa Kendall, and the size and scale of the destruction from the Los Angeles
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