What's Next, Los Angeles? with Mike Bonin
Los Angeles is at a turning point. We are living in a defining moment. What happens next is up to us. Over the past few years, problems and challenges have shaken this city -- and tremendous opportunities for change have presented themselves. How do we rise to this moment and emerge a better place to live? What will it take to create a more just and a more equitable community? Working together, how are we going to create a stronger, forward-thinking Los Angeles? Mike Bonin, writer, teacher, progressive activist and former City Councilmember, looks at the issues and problems facing Los Angeles, examines ideas, and talks with the people who will lead us to a brighter future.
Produced in partnership with LA Forward.
What's Next, Los Angeles? with Mike Bonin
COVID: Destroying Jobs and Increasing Homelessness
The COVID pandemic has given birth to a brutal recession. A new report from the Economic Roundtable predicts job loss from this recession will cause homelessness in Los Angeles to skyrocket. How bad could it get? Who will it hurt? And most importantly, how can we prevent it? Mike talks about that with the report’s author, Dan Flaming, this week on What’s Next, Los Angeles. (Plus, Mike shares a few thoughts on the Biden inaugural.)
Important Links
Economic Roundtable
Locked Out: Unemployment and Homelessness in the COVID Economy
Dan Flaming Bio
Coverage of the Locked Out Report
LA Times: Covid 19 job losses will worsen LA homelessness by 2023, new report says
Fast Company: The pandemic recession could cause an enormous spike in homelessness