I'm a supercommuter and it takes me 14 hours to get to and from work. I do it because I'm passionate about the job, but it's stressful when things go awry.

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Malick Mercier, left, commutes across the country for work.

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'Selling Sunset' agents are freaking out about LA's new mansion tax — but it's not just millionaires who should be worried

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Chrishell Stause in season 7 of Selling Sunset.
Chrishell Stause in season 7 of Netflix's "Selling Sunset."

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Here's one area of California where people aren't leaving and the population is actually growing

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Former Bay Area residents are flocking to new developments in Central Valley cities like Stockton.

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Is shoplifting getting worse? It depends on how you measure it.

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Courtroom with piles of personal care items stolen in organized retail crime
Some of the more than $200,000 in stolen retail goods seized by the San Francisco Police Department from a man who was reselling them online.

San Francisco Police Department via AP

I moved to LA at 18 with the dream of being an influencer. I lost myself, and I can't wait to leave.

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A tennis center owner in Santa Monica changed his entire business to capitalize on the pickleball surge in America. It was a 'huge risk' but his revenue numbers have doubled and his court has never been busier.

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Former collegiate tennis player and coach Jon Neeter runs the Santa Monica Pickleball Center.

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I left California for North Dakota. It's obscenely cheap and there's so much to love about small-town life.

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Davrick Hayes outdoors in Bismarck, North Dakota.
Davrick Hayes says he's enjoyed his time in North Dakota, but doesn't plan on staying.

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A California Airbnb host didn't register his home properly, and now can't get rid of a guest who overstayed 541 days and counting

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Sascha Jovanovic, a Airbnb landlord, stands on the deck of his Los Angeles home.
Sascha Jovanovic, a Airbnb landlord, on the deck of his Los Angeles home.

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'The Brady Bunch' house sold to a megafan for $2.3 million under asking. She still called it the 'worst investment ever' — see inside.

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The interior of 'The Brady Bunch,' home in Studio City, California
The house from the "Brady Bunch" sold for $3.2 million. The house itself was used only for exterior shots; the show was filmed on a set.

Anthony Barcelo

LA considers ban on cashless businesses because they exclude low-income people, people of color, and seniors

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A woman counting money.
A woman counting money.

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