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Can State Money Solve California's Housing Crisis?

Can the State House spend its way out of rising housing prices and rent costs, while wages remain relatively stagnant?

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By Steve Chiotakis • Jun 10, 2016 • 9m Listen

Governor Jerry Brown says he and his fellow Democrats in Sacramento have come up with a new state budget for the upcoming fiscal year. There’s additional money for child care and early learning programs. But the star of the proposed spending plan is roughly $400 (M) million for low-income housing. Can the State House spend its way out of rising housing prices and rent costs, while wages remain relatively stagnant?

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