California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants the Supreme Court to make it easier to clear homeless encampments. Advocates say that will make the crisis worse.

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Members of the US National Park Service clear a homeless encampment from McPherson Square, two blocks from the White House, on February 15, 2023 in Washington, DC.
Members of the US National Park Service clear a homeless encampment from McPherson Square, two blocks from the White House, on February 15, 2023 in Washington, DC.

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I moved from Malibu to Vegas and bought a $1.9 million home. California is beautiful but it got too difficult to live there.

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Gus Lira's new home in the Summerlin community in Las Vegas.

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A millennial who quit teaching to be a full-time Uber and Lyft driver made $36,000 in 8 months — but thinks it's better as a part-time gig

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Aaron Lavender quit teaching to drive full-time for Uber and Lyft, but he said driving was better as a part-time gig.

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A millennial left California when rent and cost of living spiked. But she still worries about affording a home.

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Couple walking barefoot on beach with coffee in hand in San Diego, California.
Couple walking barefoot on beach with coffee in hand in San Diego, California.

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How Republicans rail against government spending on TV — only to brag about its benefits back home

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Rep. Mike Garcia of California at a hearing on Capitol Hill on December 7, 2023.
Rep. Mike Garcia of California at a hearing on Capitol Hill on December 7, 2023.

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Of course Californians are pouring into Texas, the mayor of Dallas said. The state has the 2 things everyone wants.

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Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson at podium
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson.

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Tech Billionaires Release Map of Utopian City They Want to Build in California

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California Forever, the quixotic, billionaire-backed project to build a new city in the Bay Area, is chugging along.

A Redditor discovered that a San Francisco pizzeria operates over 70 brands on DoorDash from its kitchen, selling pasta, wings, desserts, and halal food

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Pizza chef is shovelling the pizza out of the oven into the pizza box

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Who killed Cedar the goat?

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A 9-year-old girl tried to save her goat from the slaughterhouse. What happened next might change the way you think about meat.

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Cedar the goat was sold at auction, destined for the dinner table. But his owner, a 9-year-old girl, loved him too much for that. She decided, instead, to save him.

A Florida boomer said he 'can't move back to California fast enough' due to better weather and a calmer lifestyle

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Steve Prevesk
Steve Prevesk, a former Los Angeles resident who has lived in Florida for over two decades combined, wants to return to California.

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