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California’s high rent leaves many one crisis away from financial ruin
The state’s notoriously high housing costs are gobbling up paychecks, leaving many teetering on the brink of financial disaster.
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The only city in California to solve veteran homelessness is on a mission to go bigger
There are around 40,000 homeless veterans in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. More than 11,000 of them live in California.
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Having a job (or 2, or 3) doesn’t mean you can afford to live in California
Chad Bordes is 46 and has an MBA. But between high rents and student loan debt, he's struggling.
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California’s middle class is in decline, despite the state’s immense wealth
California’s $2.75 trillion economy makes it the world’s sixth largest. But that ranking disguises an economic fault-line: The decline of the middle class.