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Housing
Bond voyage: Supporters yank California’s largest-ever affordable housing measure
Backers pulled a $20 billion affordable housing bond off Bay Area ballots today, amid fears that it wouldn't pass.
Extremely high housing costs are a fact of life for Californians, even driving some to move out of state. We examine why it costs so much to live here and what the state could do to make housing more affordable.