Housing the unhoused, voucher edition
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.
Headlines From The Times · Gustavo Arellano, Denise Guerra, Kasia Broussalian, Ashlea Brown, David Toledo, Mario Diaz, Mark Nieto, Mike Heflin, Kinsee Morlan, Jazmín Aguilera, Shani O. Hilton, Roberto Reyes, Heba Elorbany, Nicolas Perez, Helen Li, Anumita Kaur
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Show Notes
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 Arellano
Guests: Former L.A. Times fellow Anumita Kaur
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