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    Why more adults are moving in with their parents

    More adults are living with their parents now than they have in more than a century. It’s a third of all adults under 34. But in Los Angeles, it’s more than 40% .

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    Person smiling broadly wearing glasses and plaid shirt against ivy-covered wall background.By Steve Chiotakis • Oct 16, 2019 • 27m Listen

    More adults are living with their parents now than they have in more than a century. It’s a third of all adults under 34. But in Los Angeles, it’s more than 40%. We hear from two local educators on why they choose to live with their parents.

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      Money over privacy: more adults are living with their parents

      More adults are living with their parents now than they have in more than a century. It’s a third of all adults under 34. But in Los Angeles, it’s more than 40%. The housing crisis is related, but it also has to do with people taking longer to establish their careers and get married.

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      Mayor Garcetti on the role of cities in tackling climate change

      Last week, 94 mayors of big cities from around the world gathered in Copenhagen, Denmark to talk climate change. The cities are all members of an organization called C40 , which organized the four-day conference.

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      Money over privacy: more adults are living with their parents

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      Mayor Garcetti on the role of cities in tackling climate change

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