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Category: Explainers

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The open secret about California taxes

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Single-payer health care: what Californians need to know

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Retirement Debt: What’s the problem and how does it affect you?

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California Burning

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Rising Seas: What you need to know about the danger lapping at California’s shores

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The State Capitol in Sacramento, California, September 10, 2015. California Bills.
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Last stop: On these 2017 bills, it’s the governor’s call

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Housing in a planned neighborhood off of 580 near Tracy
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Californians: Here’s why your housing costs are so high

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