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Aug. 15: Can So-Called Land Trusts Help Reduce Housing Prices?

By Elizabeth Arakelian,
Jonathan Linden
Published August 15, 2025 at 4:45 AM PDT
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A new type of housing has been unveiled in Fresno. We speak with Kiel Lopez-Schmidt of the South Tower Community Land Trust about what so-called land trusts are and how they could potentially help lower the cost of housing.

Plus, the latest news headlines: Valley fever cases in the state are on the rise – again; and the big change coming to Valley pediatric care.

Central Valley Daily
Elizabeth Arakelian
A Valley native, Elizabeth earned her bachelor's degree in English Language Literatures from the University of California, Santa Cruz and her master's degree in journalism from New York University. She has covered a range of beats. Her agriculture reporting for the Turlock Journal earned her a first place award from the California Newspaper Publishers Association.
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Jonathan Linden
Jonathan Linden is a podcast producer at KVPR. Born and raised in Riverside, he's a Southern California native. Jonathan's passion for public radio began at a young age when his brother would play NPR while driving him home from middle school. He earned his B.A. in journalism from Biola University in 2019.
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