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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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. -
State investigators say Invitation Homes, the nation’s largest single-family home rental company, increased rents above legal limits on 1,900 California homes. -
This was a brutal year for anyone trying to buy their first home in Southern California. Will 2024 be any better? -
A new proposal would keep eviction protections in place for renters in the city of L.A. who adopted COVID cats or pandemic pups. -
Allowable rent hikes depend on where you live, and in what type of building. We did the hard work to help you figure it all out. -
Developers were counting on the mayor’s initiative to streamline projects in residential areas. Then the rules changed. -
A long-awaited report from the city’s housing department lays out the steps to potentially providing L.A. renters with a right to counsel. -
Lawyers who don’t typically handle eviction cases are answering L.A. Mayor Karen Bass’s call to help Angelenos stay housed. -
Council members unanimously supported the school’s plans to transform a Studio City golf course. The project’s opponents say their fight isn’t over. -
The council approved a hotly debated proposal to lower allowable rent hikes in most of the city’s apartments from a maximum of 9% to 6% in February.
Stories by David Wagner
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