One month after the Supreme Court conservative majority ruled allowing civil and criminal penalties for camping in public areas, California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered state agencies to clear homeless encampments.

TUESDAY, JULY 30
PROGRAM #10452 11:00 AM PT

Extra Edition: Homeless Camps. 

One month after the Supreme Court conservative majority ruled allowing civil and criminal penalties for camping in public areas, California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered state agencies to clear homeless encampments. What to expect from California’s action?

Guest: Miguel Carrera, Housing Justice Organizer, Coalition On Homelessness, San Francisco, CA.

Farm Worker Housing. Senior farmworker housing is approved in Half Moon Bay after years of advocacy and a tragic mass shooting last year that left seven people dead and revealed inhuman housing conditions for the farmworkers.

Guest: Cassandra Garibay, Housing Reporter, El Tímpano, Oakland, CA.

Inspecting Worker Housing. California’s Department of Housing employs just three inspectors to oversee all employer-provided housings. According to a journalistic investigation, due to understaffing, issues such as overcrowding are rarely caught by the inspectors, and when they do, employers face few consequences such as citations. These and other findings are part of a recent news story in Sacramento.

Guests: Felicia Mello, Lead Reporter, Cal-Matters, Sacramento, CA; Antonio Bravo, Profiled Worker, Michoacan, MX.

Photo: Grendelkhan/Wikimedia

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