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The city sent me 80,000 pages of housing citations. Here’s how I found the stories lurking within
Huge document dumps can be intimidating, but there are essential hacks for sorting through the... more »
posted 03/28/22
Officials tell LA residents to stay home during pandemic — but many homes are substandard
With homelessness rates skyrocketing in the city, some tenants face a choice of living in... more »
posted 12/08/20

David Wagner's Work
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Project: ‘Completely Worthless’: LA’s Program To Legalize Bootleg Apartments Falls Short
Part Three focuses on a city program designed to bring illegal housing units up to code and give owners a path to legalization — and how it has fallen short of expectations.
Project: Tenants Feel Stranded As LA Cuts Back On Unpermitted Housing Enforcement During The Pandemic
Part Two explores the dramatic decline in city housing inspections during the pandemic — and what that has meant for tenants struggling to keep a roof over their head
Project: Exposed Wires, Bugs, And Eviction Notices: Life In An Unpermitted LA Apartment Complex
The saga of tenants at one dilapidated Mid-City housing complex is emblematic of a citywide problem that got worse during the pandemic.