Today we're talking about some more fallout from the Camp Fires, a rash of punching down coverage from the LA Times and NBC LA, a potential "obligation to shelter" coming to California, and a new paper that shows how many vacant units in LA could be covered by a vacancy tax proposal.

Sources

Cold Open audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83OUn8vMO9g&feature=emb_share&fbclid=IwAR0VCXTfdC4rnN5cdmX09iRI-JhvniqYavezPsWnrDZLTOME6OaM21A1dsY

Camp Fire: https://www.nbcbayarea.com/investigations/Long-Term-Wear-Found-on-PGE-Line-That-Sparked-Camp-Fire-565181442.html

LA's deadly streets: https://psmag.com/news/more-homeless-people-are-dying-of-hypothermia-in-los-angeles-than-in-new-york-could-climate-change-be-to-blame

Streets of Shame: https://twitter.com/nondblon/status/1194300746654797824

Vacant homes report: https://laist.com/2019/11/20/los-angeles-housing-vacancy-homeless.php?utm_campaign=LAist+Daily+11202019&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sfmc_&utm_content=