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Why California Gas Prices Run Higher Than the Rest of the Country
Taxes, climate program costs, and refining margins stack up in California. Here is the state's own breakdown of why gas costs more there than elsewhere.
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A Beginner's Guide to Understanding Politics, Without the Jargon
How decisions get made, who makes them, and why the words used to describe it all matter less than the outcomes.
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How Housing Authorities Work: An Applicant's Guide
What a housing authority actually does, how waitlists move, and what happens after your name comes up.
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Affordable Housing Bills: What They Do and Don't Do
State laws can rewrite zoning on paper. Whether a second home actually gets built depends on what happens at the counter in your city hall.
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A Second Look at WCTV's Sept. 19 Politics Roundup: What It Says, and What It Doesn't
The broadcast's headline items are mostly not politics at all — and readers should weigh each one differently.
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CEQA, Explained: The Law That Shapes Almost Every California Building Project
A 1970 environmental review law decides how — and how fast — housing, transit and energy projects get approved across the state.