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Hour 2 - New Pew research argues that California's housing shortage is itself a major cause of poverty, with unusually high rents swallowing much of the benefit from programs designed to help struggling households.
Your argument holds up, with one important refinement: Latino voters could be decisive not because they are moving together, but because they are deeply divided by age, housing status and political priorities.
Scientists have spent years documenting a massive legacy of industrial dumping in the waters between Los Angeles and Catalina Island. UC Santa Barbara Professor of Earth Science, David Valentine, joins the show.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed SB 1090, temporarily shielding Altadena from state laws that make it easier to split residential lots and build small multifamily projects. California YIMBY argues the law removes options that could help cash-strapped homeowners finance their own return. Director of Communication at YIMBY, Matthew Lewis, joins the show.
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