Can imagination help solve a housing crisis?

In this episode, Maya joins Kacy Keys—"one of LA's most influential women in real estate"—and Maya's mom, a lifelong Altadena resident, for a drive through a neighborhood still healing post fire. As they take in what was lost and what remains, Kacy and Maya discuss what happens after the fire: the slow rebuild, the policy gridlock, and the deeper housing crisis it exposes.

Listen in as we explore how imagination becomes a tool for recovery, how local politics have stalled development across LA, and what it might look like to reimagine housing from the ground up—not just in Altadena or the Palisades, but citywide.

See Maya's photos of Altadena here: https://www.mayaguice.com/altadena-fire

Learn more about Kacy: http://www.praxisdevgroup.com

Learn more about Freedom West: https://freedomwest.com

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White Water is a podcast about creative urgency and the magical things that happen when we 'ride the wave' of life.

Hosted by Maya Guice, business storyteller and Founder of Panakin Studios, each episode features candid stories of tenacity and grit from individuals leading creative ventures that span industries, mediums, and borders. If you've got an idea and don't know where to start, come hang out with us in the white water!

This episode was mixed, mastered, and music and sound designed by Dylan Agajanian.

Panakin Studios is an interdisciplinary shop of thinkers and doers. Medium-agnostic, we're half think-tank, half content studio, creating a whole machine that produces new stories for smart audiences. www.panakin.co