Why Is LA the Worst Big City in America at Housing?

LA has the highest rate of overcrowded households in America, the lowest homeownership rate of any major city, and the most unsheltered homelessness in the country. Over the past five years, LA County lost about 300,000 people — from a region that's still adding jobs.So is LA uniquely bad at this? Or just unlucky?In the first episode of In Search of a City, four Angelenos who work on housing from very different angles break down what happened at the end of California's Legislative session, why California quietly stopped building condos two decades ago, and why a region of 88 separate cities can't seem to build homes for the people who already want to live here.CHAPTERS00:03 Introducing the podcast00:52 Co-host Io Sunwoo Intro02:40 Co-host Jonny Hale Intro03:53 Co-host Leslie Ridings Intro05:29 Co-host Jesse Zwick intro08:26 Housing News: The Last 2 Weeks08:41 State Legislative Session Results09:40 AB1903: Homeownership and Condo Reform21:53 SB1116: Missing Middle Housing Reform33:27 AB2074: Downtown Revitalization Act43:00 Why is LA so bad at housing?01:01:52 Public CommentYOUR HOSTSJesse Zwick — Southern California Director, Housing Action CoalitionIo Sunwoo — CEO and Managing Partner, Shelter XJonny Hale — UCLA law student, Intern at Inner City Law Center, housing and transportation advocateLeslie Ridings — downtown organizer and Abundant Housing LA board memberPUBLIC COMMENTGot something to say to us? We read everything.Email: [email protected]: @HACdotorgInstagram: @housingactioncoalitionNew episodes every two weeks. If this was useful, rate and review — it's how more people find fact-based information about solving LA's housing crisis.#HousingPolicy #LosAngeles #YIMBY #Urbanism #CaliforniaHousing