David Wagner
Housing Reporter
(he/him)
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. I help people understand their rights, housing market trends, policy changes and the solutions being proposed to fix the region’s housing crisis.
I grew up in Anaheim, where my parents had the car radio constantly tuned to LAist 89.3 (formerly KPCC). Before coming to KPCC and LAist, I covered science for the NPR affiliate in San Diego, KPBS.
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Rent in L.A. was never canceled during the pandemic — only delayed. The city’s renters have until Feb. 1 to get all caught up. -
Now that L.A. officials know who landlords are trying to evict, city workers are showing up at renters’ doorsteps to offer help.
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A final vote on requiring air conditioning in L.A. apartments is still months away. But local landlord groups have begun fighting the idea.
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This means L.A. tenants who violated their leases during the COVID-19 pandemic by adopting a pet will be protected from eviction.
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In her first week in office, Mayor Karen Bass exempted new low-income housing from lengthy environmental challenges. Why is the city now accepting appeals?
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Friday is the last day for landlords to apply to the county’s $69-million rent relief program.
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Mayor Karen Bass decided last year to exclude single-family neighborhoods from her signature housing policy. Now the city faces a lawsuit over the change.
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State investigators say Invitation Homes, the nation’s largest single-family home rental company, increased rents above legal limits on 1,900 California homes.
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This was a brutal year for anyone trying to buy their first home in Southern California. Will 2024 be any better?
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A new proposal would keep eviction protections in place for renters in the city of L.A. who adopted COVID cats or pandemic pups.
Stories by David Wagner
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