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California’s High Living Costs and Rampant Poverty Sharpen Its Economic Divide

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California’s High Living Costs and Rampant Poverty Sharpen Its Economic Divide

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Forty years ago, I wrote a series of 14 articles for ...

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Fresno EOC Spending Depleted $8 Million Reserve. Agency Needed $5 Million Loan to Survive

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