Progressives are pressing California Gov. Gavin Newsom to reverse his earlier vow to tap a Senate caretaker and instead appoint Barbara Lee to succeed Dianne Feinstein

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Gov. Gavin Newsom of California, left, and Rep. Barbara Lee of California.

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Trump suggests bizarre plan to keep forests damp to prevent wildfires in California

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Former President Donald Trump.

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We moved from California to Texas with our 5-month-old baby before even visiting the state. Now, if our car has issues, we can actually afford to fix it.

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Eddie Casillas, Brittany Casillas-Ta, and the couple's baby daughter moved from Sacramento, California to Texas earlier this year.
Eddie Casillas, Brittany Casillas-Ta, and the couple's baby daughter moved from Sacramento, California to Texas earlier this year.

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Fast-food workers will make $20 an hour in California. Here's why Panera Bread was exempted from the new law.

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California fast-food workers at Panera Bread won't receive a pay boost under new law that exempts restaurants that make and sell bread.
California fast-food workers at Panera Bread won't receive a pay boost under new law that exempts restaurants that make and sell bread.

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I looked at the plans for the new city proposed by Silicon Valley elites. They're really terrible.

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California Forever presents an idyllic vision of city life — but it's completely clueless about how cities actually work.

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I left LA for NYC but moved back after 5 months. The city just didn't live up to the fantasy — but I have no regrets.

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Julia Broome moved from LA to NYC, she details how it was the 'best worst' mistake she made.
Julia Broome moved from LA to NYC and calls it the "best worst" mistake she's ever made.

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I moved into an ADU in my California backyard. It allowed me to leave my 9-to-5 and I even save $5,000 a month.

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Julie Fornasero and her husband Tim Logan drinking wine.
Julie Fornasero and her husband, Tim Logan.

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See inside this chic, 1970s Santa Barbara houseboat named Thomas Jefferson that can be yours for $4.9 million

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A night time view of Jake Wapner's houseboat.
The $4.9 million floating home.

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Homes in Loma Linda, the only Blue Zone in the US, are about $250,000 cheaper than the rest of California

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The front of a beautiful but modest suburban track home is pictured, a new build from KB in 2018.
The housing market in Loma Linda, the United States' only Blue Zone, is tight.

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Elon Musk told Tucker Carlson he 'voted for Biden.' Turns out, he apparently didn't vote at all.

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A new biography shows that Elon Musk didn't actually vote for Biden in 2020, despite telling Tucker Carlson he did.

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