Joel and Bill talk about the intersection of housing and politics. They discuss how President Trump and Gavin Newsom agree on banning large investors from buying single-family homes, citing concerns over affordability. They also delve into the impact of corporate landlords on the housing market, highlighting the struggles of mom-and-pop landlords and the benefits of rent control. Additionally, they touch on wage garnishment for student loan borrowers and the importance of addressing the root causes of housing affordability. 

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It's been a year since a series of wildfires engulfed parts of Southern California, leveling entire parts of Pacific Palisades and Altadena, and leaving a path of destruction and unanswered questions in their wake.

Now, a year later, residents in both burn areas are working to rebuild their homes and their lives, navigating bureaucratic issues and other challenges.

The KFI News Team revisits the events of last January and the work that has, and hasn't been done since.

LA Wildfires: One Year Later brings you stories from people affected by the fires, the challenges they continue to face, and the path forward.

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It's been a year since a series of wildfires engulfed parts of Southern California, leveling entire parts of Pacific Palisades and Altadena, and leaving a path of destruction and unanswered questions in their wake.

Now, a year later, residents in both burn areas are working to rebuild their homes and their lives, navigating bureaucratic issues and other challenges.

The KFI News Team revisits the events of last January and the work that has, and hasn't been done since.

LA Wildfires: One Year Later brings you stories from people affected by the fires, the challenges they continue to face, and the path forward.

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Palisades Fire victim enters LA Mayor’s race; Nick Reiner’s high-profile defense attorney has left his client, leaving the 32-year old with a public defender on the case in which he’s accused of murdering his father, Hollywood director Rob Reiner and his mother; Civil rights activists call for a demonstration in LA after an ICE agent is involved in a deadly shooting in Minneapolis; Warner Brothers Discovery once again rejects Paramount’s bid to buy it.

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#Parenting with Justin Worsham, where a shocking hair color delays the segment and forces listeners to Instagram. The hour wraps with a candid, hilarious, and slightly terrifying discussion about what happens when kids overhear things they absolutely weren’t meant to… and then use it against you.

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Dr. Jim Keany, Chief Medical Officer at Dignity Health St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach, joins The Bill Handel Show for 'Medical News'! Dr. Keany talks with Bill about the CDC slashing vaccine recommendations for kids, flu reaching the highest levels in the U.S. in 25 years, and Wegovy now in pill form.

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KFI Tech Reporter Rich DeMuro joins Wake Up Call for ‘Wired Wednesday’! Rich talks about CES going on now in Las Vegas.

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The pizza industry is institutionalized, but sales are sinking, technological advances are crushing, and customers are downsizing, sending pies into a tailspin. The national average of a large pizza is now more than $17, up more than 20% in recent years. Major pizza chains are either shutting down locations or revamping their offerings, while customers are reducing their pie sizes and ordering fewer toppings. Some pizzerias, like Blaze Pizza, are even catering to people on the GLP-1 weight-loss drugs. People on TikTok who document their GLP-1 intake like to call it a weight-loss “journey.” The maker of Wegovy is now selling the weight-loss shot in pill form. It turns out that there is a magic pill for weight loss. And it starts at $149 a month. More on that in the next hour. Back to the weight-loss shots and pills — as they become less expensive and more accessible, what happens when everyone is on them, and we’re all a size-0?

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 Just 12% of Americans aged 30 and under are married and own homes. Post-WWII 1950s, that figure was around 54%. Single and renting forever – is it the new American dream? A combined income of $180k won’t even get you into a starter home in many locations, according to some listeners. Housing prices and the cost of living are going up all over the country and especially on the West Coast. Many people cannot afford to live the way our parents did back in the day. When Lou was a kid, Sunday dinner every week was like Thanksgiving today. Is there still such a thing as a starter home? Many investors buy single family starter homes just to flip them and turn out a profit. Does that strategy end up squeezing out first home buyers? 

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Last Sunday, the Pittsburgh Steelers sprinkled holy water in the end zone — and it worked! They beat the Baltimore Ravens! Secretary of State Marco Rubio leaked in a news report that President Trump has the intent to purchase Greenland from the Kingdom of Denmark, although Denmark has stated that Greenland is not for sale. KFI’s special “LA Fires: One Year Later” hosted by Michael Monks kicks off tomorrow night at 7pm, commemorating the one-year anniversary of the devastating LA wildfires and the horrific aftermath. Do you remember what you were doing last year on January 7 when the wildfires broke out? The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a record close today, gas prices and the cost of groceries are coming down, but you probably didn’t hear that good news because people are too busy talking about Venezuela.

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