Randy Shaw is the co-founder of the Tenderloin Housing Clinic, author of five books, and has been one of the Bay Area's leading community organizers on tenants’ rights, housing, and homelessness for the past 40 years. Randy, in short, is a fountain of knowledge and knows what works when it comes to solving one the nation's most pressing problems.

In this episode, Wayne and Randy explore the roots of the Bay Area's--and the nation's--housing crisis. They look into past ballot measures, California politics, policies, and voting behaviors that have shaped our current housing predicament. They talk about taxation, Joe Biden's housing plan, Obama's political failures, the power of grassroots local activism, and what ordinary people can do to create change. Randy also answers the key question: how can we end homelessness in the U.S., for good?

“Don’t be distracted by all the noise.”

“We need to keep people connected to the issues and fighting AFTER the election.”

The Tenderloin Housing Clinic in San Francisco

Randy’s Book – Beyond the Fields: Cesar Chavez, the UFW, and the Struggle for Justice in the 21st Century

Randy’s Book – The Tenderloin: Sex, Crime and Resistance in the Heart of San Francisco

Randy’s new Book – Generation Priced Out

Randy’s Book – The Activist Handbook

Music by Moby: Everything That Rises