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Housing the unhoused, voucher edition

Housing the unhoused, voucher edition

FromThe Times: Essential news from the L.A. Times


Housing the unhoused, voucher edition

FromThe Times: Essential news from the L.A. Times

ratings:
Length:
22 minutes
Released:
Dec 19, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Biden administration authorized over a billion dollars in housing vouchers to help people stay off the streets. The program had problems, but one city — San Diego — succeeded in a big way.Today, we find out how they did it. Read the full transcript here.Host: Gustavo ArellanoGuests: Former L.A. Times fellow Anumita KaurMore reading:How San Diego achieved surprising success housing homeless peopleHow San Francisco fell behind on housing its homeless populationHomeless people wait as Los Angeles lets thousands of federal housing vouchers go unused
Released:
Dec 19, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

“The Times” is a podcast from the Los Angeles Times hosted by columnist Gustavo Arellano along with reporters from our diverse newsroom. Every weekday, our podcast takes listeners beyond the headlines, with our West Coast outlook on the world. News, entertainment, the environment, immigration, politics, the criminal justice system, the social safety net, food and culture — “The Times” exists at the epicenter of it all. Through interviews and original stories, “The Times” is the audio guide you need to understand the day’s news, the world and how California shapes it. Listen everywhere podcasts are available.