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John Whitmire: “The tragedy in California [resulted in] 10,000 homes lost.”

Featuring: John Whitmire, Nonpartisan | Mayor of Houston | Texas

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The State of Houston: A Conversation with Mayor John Whitmire

Published | Video Starts at 46:02

And I'm proud of our diversity. But let's look at the population, where they coming from, how they afford these half a million to million dollar condos. One example, The tragedy in California [resulted in] 10,000 homes lost. They're not rebuilding. The insurance will not pay their replacement cost. Every study U haul destination. They're buying property here, residences. They can do it and get much more housing than they had in California. (46:02–46:04)

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Asserts the number of homes lost in a California tragedy.

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