Gas or electric? It’s a question more homeowners are asking as they build, rebuild or refurbish their homes. Going electric is one of the best ways for homeowners to reduce the kinds of emissions that increase global warming. But it comes with challenges. Climate reporter Laura Klivans joins SOLD OUT host Erin Baldassari in the third installment of a limited series about what it takes to recover from catastrophe and build for the future. Klivans shares details of two experiments in Santa Rosa and Oakland, where residents made the choice to ditch gas appliances.
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How We Rebuild - Part 2
KQED’s housing and climate reporters team up for a special series on what it takes to recover from catastrophic wildfires, as the focus in Los Angeles shifts from the immediate emergency to rebuilding. In this second episode, past fire survivors reveal how they rebuilt with resilience in mind and worked with their neighbors to make their communities safer. We also talk to KQED reporters Danielle Venton and Ezra David Romero about how the recent Los Angeles fires are impacting an already unstable insurance industry—and what to expect from future fires and floods.
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How We Rebuild - Part 1
KQED’s housing and climate reporters team up with a special series about what it takes to recover from catastrophe. In this first episode, we visit Los Angeles, a city in the earliest stages of recovering from devastating fires. The narrative that people quickly devolve into their worst after a disaster could not be further from the truth. What our reporters find instead is an outpouring of altruism and a community coming together.
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Coming Soon: How We Rebuild
Join us on Wednesday, February 12 as the KQED housing and climate reporters team up for a special series exploring recovery efforts after the devastating fires in Los Angeles.
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Forever Dreaming, California
In a rural corner of the San Francisco Bay Area, a tech investor has a vision to build a walkable city atop farmland and golden rolling hills. The proposal could help solve twin crises confronting the Bay Area: a shortage of housing and the growing threat of climate change. But the project has generated controversy from the start, and getting it off the ground has been anything but easy. KQED's housing affordability reporter Adhiti Bandlamudi follows along to see what it takes to build something of this scale in California.
The third season of Sold Out examines the intersection of the climate and housing crises. Hosted by Erin Baldassari, the series tells the stories of families and communities throughout California, as we all grapple with the ways that climate is challenging our very idea of home, and our ability to live there. We shine a light on the solutions that can help us all face the future, highlighting the people who are actively working to protect their communities. We question assumptions that dictate how and where people live, while examining the barriers – whether political, financial or social – that hold us back from embracing or realizing change.
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