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    Homeowner faced foreclosure. Did she get to stay?

    Gwendolyn Lang, an 80-year-old widow, lived with two of her adult sons. At the time, the bank foreclosed on her home. They were all about to be evicted from their home of 50 years because of a program from LA County.

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    By Anna Scott • Feb 19, 2020 • 1 min read

    Gwendolyn Lang, an 80-year-old widow, lived with two of her adult sons. At the time, the bank foreclosed on her home. They were all about to be evicted from their home of 50 years because of a program from LA County. The program hopes to make the county more environmentally-friendly. KCRW’s Anna Scott tells us what happened to the family since we last heard from her.

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    Checking in on people and places of our past
    1. 0:00Homeowner faced foreclosure. Did she get to stay?You’re reading this
    2. 5:45Patience plays a role in life after incarceration
    3. 10:59Life after 24 roommates
    4. 18:08Resistance wasn’t futile: XOTX-Tropico Nursery returns
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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Steve Chiotakis

      Afternoon News Anchor

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Jenna Kagel

      Radio producer

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      Danielle Chiriguayo

      Morning Edition anchor and reporter

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    The full episode

    1 of 4
    Checking in on people and places of our past
    1. 0:00Homeowner faced foreclosure. Did she get to stay?You’re reading this
    2. 5:45Patience plays a role in life after incarceration
    3. 10:59Life after 24 roommates
    4. 18:08Resistance wasn’t futile: XOTX-Tropico Nursery returns
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