Erin Baldassari

Staff Writer

Erin Baldassari covers housing for KQED. She's a former print journalist and most recently worked as the transportation reporter for the Mercury News and East Bay Times. There, she focused on how the Bay Area’s housing shortage has changed the way people move around the region. She also served on the East Bay Times’ 2017 Pulitzer Prize-winning team for coverage of the Ghost Ship Fire in Oakland. Prior to that, Erin worked as a breaking news and general assignment reporter for a variety of outlets in the Bay Area and the greater Boston area. A Tufts University alumna, Erin grew up in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains and in Sonoma County. She is a life-long KQED listener.

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Progress By 1,000 Cuts? Housing Legislation Snips Away at California’s Red Tape

Wiener’s Controversial Bill to Allow Housing Near Transit Is Back

How We Rebuild: How Homeowners in Santa Rosa, Oakland Went All-Electric

How We Rebuild: What Comes After the LA Fires

How We Rebuild: LA Recovers From Wildfire

Point Reyes Ranching Will All But End Under New Deal, Capping Decadeslong Conflict

Lurie Makes Final Picks for Major New SF City Hall Roles Ahead of Inauguration

Dramatic Insurance Spikes Could Tank California's Homeless Housing

How Another Trump Presidency Could Impact Housing in California