David Wagner
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I'm a reporter covering housing for @LAist Get in touch: [email protected]
Los Angeles, CA
Joined June 2009
I'm excited to launch this new @LAist series about young parents in L.A. struggling to find affordable housing big enough for kids. Buying is out of reach for many. Increasingly, so is renting. Is leaving L.A. the only option?
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The Los Angeles City Council has again delayed a vote on new eviction protections for tenants who lost jobs in the fires. My @LAist story gets into the heated debate splitting the council, and bringing landlords and tenants out to City Hall in droves.
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Collectively, these listings appear to have sought to illegally overcharge tenants by $92.4 million / year. Likely rent gouging wasn't limited to mansions in the hills. Many listings were in Koreatown and South L.A. Get more details in the full story:
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RT @InnerCityLaw: Renters in Los Angeles — don't panic! 🚨 If you have questions about your #tenantrights in the midst of this #wildfire cha…
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Anecdotally, many L.A. landlords seem to think that accepting high offers from people displaced by fires does not count as price gouging. Today, the AG's office clarified: Even in a bidding war, charging more than 10% above pre-fire rates is illegal.
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To Monica Vasquez, the families she worked for weren't just employers. “We don’t just go to work and leave... There are people who put their trust in us and make us feel like family." Brian's @LAist story gets into the fire's economic and emotional impact on domestic workers.
Domestic workers lost a community in Pacific Palisades too
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RT @UCLAZimanCenter: “Folks who haven't had to really think about where they're going to live next — who may have been living in, fortunate…
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RT @evictionlab: “It's not just tenants who lost their homes… It’s also tenants who may not have a job now if the business they worked at i…
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The L.A. City Council approved a bunch of emergency responses to the fires today, on topics like prosecuting curfew violators and investigating fire hydrant water pressure. But they delayed a vote on pausing evictions and rent hikes. My report for @LAist:
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I'll be live on the air at 11am with @JacobMargolis to discuss this story. Tune in at 89.3 FM or at
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"My intention was to continue leaving this home to the next generation...But I honestly have to say, this has changed my thought process." You'll want to read — and listen — to this @Erstone7 radio and web story about the Black families who lost Altadena homes in the Eaton Fire.
In Altadena, where many Black families became homeowners, displaced residents grapple with grief and uncertainty
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