The View From HereRent OverburdenedOctober 6, 2017 | Amy QuintonRenters in the "missing middle" — people with median incomes — are being displaced from their homes or forced to live in substandard housing because of Sacramento’s lack of affordable housing.
The View From HereWithout This Housing, I’d Be DeadOctober 6, 2017 | Pauline BartoloneLocal hospitals are subsidizing rent and investing in housing to help reduce unnecessary ER visits, ensure better follow-up care and build community goodwill.
The View From HereLynda’s ChoiceOctober 6, 2017 | Cosmo GarvinHousing Choice Vouchers are supposed to help low-income people live in neighborhoods with convenient transit, good schools and economic opportunities. In reality, voucher holders have few good choices.
The View From HerePlace And Privilege Documentary TrailerOctober 4, 2017Friday Oct. 6 The View From Here will release a documentary capping off Place and Privilege. The show explores the history, politics and economics of housing affordability through personal stories of neighbors living on the edge. Here's a sneak peek. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCalifornia Lawmakers Consider Next Year's Housing PrioritiesOctober 3, 2017 | Ben BradfordDays after Governor Jerry Brown signed a package of bills to address California's high housing costs, lawmakers are already discussing more changes to bring down home prices—particularly for the middle-class. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezThe View From Here: Housing Crisis StoriesOctober 3, 2017 | Cody DrabbleTwo people featured in The View From Here: Place And Privilege join Beth Ruyak in studio to share personal stories and observations about the affordable housing crisis in California. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezSenator Toni Atkins On Affordable HousingSeptember 26, 2017 | Cody DrabbleSenator Toni Atkins has been trying for almost a decade to pass permanent funding for affordable housing in California, and in the last week of the legislative session she sent S.B. 2 to Governor Brown's desk. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezShort Supply Drives The Affordable Housing CrunchSeptember 19, 2017 | Cody DrabbleA big part of the affordable housing crisis is that the demand is so much greater than the supply. Bernadette Austin from UC Davis Center for Regional Change and Tyrone Buckley from Housing California discuss the impact of new housing laws on supply. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The View From HerePlace And Privilege: Whatever It TakesSeptember 19, 2017In the final episode of the Place and Privilege podcast, Cosmo Garvin examines Sacramento’s 10-year plan to end chronic homelessness. Hint: we’re in year 11. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezCapitol Chat: Lawmakers Work Late Into The Night To Pass Housing BillsSeptember 15, 2017 | Chris RemingtonToday marks the final opportunity for lawmakers to get their bills to the Governor for his signature. What survived and what’s on the chopping block? Capitol Bureau Chief Ben Adler explains. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
