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David Wagner
What I cover
I cover housing in Southern California, a place where ever-rising rents and a persistent lack of affordable housing have led to many living on the edge of homelessness.
My background
I’ve been helping people understand their rights, housing market trends, policy changes and the solutions being proposed to fix the region’s housing crisis for more than five years.
My goals
I want my coverage to help renters, landlords and anyone else affected by L.A.’s affordability issues navigate the region’s ongoing housing crisis.
Best way to reach me
I would love to hear from you if you have questions or concerns related to housing in Southern California. You can reach out by email. I'm at dwagner@laist.com. Or, if you have a tip you’d like to share more privately, you can reach me on Signal. My username is @reporterdavidwagner.38. For instructions on getting started with Signal, see the app's support page.
Stories by David Wagner
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Nearly 430,000 Southern California workers earn a paycheck from one of the region's 10,378 foreign-owned companies.
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Licensed pot shop owners blame high taxes for lower-than-expected state cannabis revenues. "We just can't compete with these illegal dispensaries," says one local owner.
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For years, the city tied expansion plans to the goal of bringing an NFL team to LA. But a new $1.2 billion proposal doesn't hinge on building a downtown stadium.
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From 2006 to 2016, over a million more people left California than came in from other states. They were more likely to leave areas with low-wage job growth.
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The #MeToo movement has sparked discussions among the financial elites, politicians and celebrities rubbing elbows in Beverly Hills for this year's Milken Global Conference.
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Los Angeles may have ended its boycott against Arizona, but it continues to restrict business with North Carolina and Mississippi.
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After a promise of big new spending on homelessness, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has released his proposed $9.9 billion budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
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Because of the Republicans' tax overhaul, thousands of local households paid their property taxes earlier than they needed to.
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A California law professor says employers within the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals just lost one of their go-to defenses for paying women less than men.
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Businesses like LA-based salad chain Tender Greens say ditching cash speeds up lines and cuts costs — but some worry it might be shutting out certain customers.
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New tech jobs in Silicon Valley may be getting all the attention — but California's top region for job growth is actually just east of Los Angeles.
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A Los Angeles port worker says she was penalized on the job for having a child. Now, she's filed charges against a dockworkers union and a group representing port companies.
