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Housing

Extremely high housing costs are a fact of life for Californians, even driving some to move out of state. We examine why it costs so much to live here and what the state could do to make housing more affordable.

Eight candidates stand at separate podiums across a stage during a televised California governor’s debate, with moderators seated at a table in the foreground and a large “Voters Decide” backdrop behind them.

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