Dramatic Insurance Spikes Could Tank California's Homeless Housing

To end homelessness, California’s political leaders have championed a seemingly simple solution: build homes for people who don’t have them. Even better, put those homes in places where unhoused folks are already living — in cities, close to public transportation and services. But insurers are increasingly eyeing those properties as too risky to serve — not because of potentially catastrophic storms or wildfires — but because of who lives there and the urban neighborhoods where they’re located. 

Reporter: Erin Baldassari, KQED

A new law that goes into effect in the new year could give tenants facing eviction a better shot at staying in their homes.

Reporter: Felicia Mello, CalMatters

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