Erin Baldassari

Staff writer, KQED

Staff writer covering housing for KQED. She's a former print journalist making her first foray into radio.

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How California is revolutionizing homeless housing — and why it might not last.

Faster, cheaper: How California is revolutionizing homeless housing — and why it might not last

How California is revolutionizing homeless housing — and why it might not last.

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