I took out a second mortgage to build a tiny home in my backyard. Making money isn't the only reason it was worth it.

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Elaine Yang installed an ADU in her backyard to add more housing in California.

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California Treasurer Fiona Ma tied to Chinese school cited in scathing audit

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California Treasurer Fiona Ma is running for lieutenant governor.

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Judge temporarily blocks merger of local TV rivals Nexstar and Tegna

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California Attorney General Rob Bonta.

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27 celebrities who have left Los Angeles on where they moved and why they did it

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Sylvester Stallone, Amanda Seyfried, and Matthew McConaughey have all moved out of Los Angeles.

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This billionaire is the odds-on favorite to become California's governor after Swalwell dropped out

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Both Kalshi and Polymarket give billionaire Tom Steyer a 55% chance of becoming the next governor of California.

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California condemns 'unlawful' claims by Chinese school at center of Business Insider report

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Pegasus California School in China had close ties to the Val Verde public school system.

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Is law school worth it? California's top lawyer says yes.

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Rob Bonta, attorney general of California, following an interview in San Francisco, California, US, on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026.

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She spent $100,000 on a tiny home in California. Now she rents it on Airbnb.

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Sakura Kishiro's tiny home is custom-built and located in central California.

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Silicon Valley investor Ron Conway says California's proposed wealth tax 'could' pass if it's up to voters

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Tech investor Ron Conway, seen here in 2013, is hoping that California Gov. Gavin Newsom helps kill a proposed wealth tax before it reaches voters.

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Feds opened probe of California school district's diplomas for Chinese students

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The Val Verde school district had an unusual arrangement with a school in China.

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