Los Angeles for decades advertised itself as an American Eden. But it ignored repeated warnings about the consequences of overcrowding on the working class. Now, when the situation is worse than ever, calls to fix it continue to go nowhere.Today, we talk about an L.A. Times analysis that found that more people are squeezing into fewer rooms in L.A. than any other large county in America. And it’s been a disaster for public health, even before COVID-19 began to spread. Read the full transcript here.Host: Gustavo ArellanoGuests: L.A. Times housing reporter Liam Dillon and features reporter Brittny MejiaMore reading:Packed In: Overcrowded housing in Los Angeles has brought death by designL.A.’s love of sprawl made it America’s most overcrowded place. The poor pay a deadly priceOne family’s desperate act to escape overcrowding