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    Which Way, L.A.?

    California's New Way of Not Doing Business

    Property values are going down all over California. In Silicon Valley, where high-tech billionaires live, they've dropped for the first time since the Great Depression. Tax assessors are lowering rates, and that means the state and the counties will be getting less money.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Property values are going down all over California. In Silicon Valley, where high-tech billionaires live, they've dropped for the first time since the Great Depression. Tax assessors are lowering rates, and that means the state and the counties will be getting less money.

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    Property Tax Revenue Down, California Budget Stalled
    1. 0:00California's New Way of Not Doing BusinessYou’re reading this
    2. 16:59Blue Whales Congregate off the Sothern California Coast
    3. 24:25Does the Growing Income Gap Threaten the Middle Class?
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Darrell Satzman

      Producer

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      David Cay Johnston

      Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and author, Daily Beast, Investipedia, DC Report

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      Shane Goldmacher

      national political reporter, New York Times

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      Jim Mangia

      St John's Well Child and Family Center

      News

    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Property Tax Revenue Down, California Budget Stalled
    1. 0:00California's New Way of Not Doing BusinessYou’re reading this
    2. 16:59Blue Whales Congregate off the Sothern California Coast
    3. 24:25Does the Growing Income Gap Threaten the Middle Class?
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