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Amita Sharma

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California seniors are opting to live together as a way to cut housing costs

Jun 20, 2019
At the root of the trend is a need for companionship and, in an expensive state, financial support.
An elderly man pushes his walker beneath an almost full moon during early evening in Monterey Park, Los Angeles County,
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Rents in many California cities keep rising, could a cap on increases help?

Feb 11, 2019
Californians' rejection of a rent control measure in November 2018 has prompted some politicians in Sacramento to talk about getting an anti-rent gouging cap on the books.
A "For Rent" sign is seen on a building Hollywood, California, May 11, 2016.
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