California Is Becoming Unlivable
The state is plagued by two major issues: wildfires and a lack of affordable housing. Each problem exacerbates the other.
by Annie Lowrey
Oct 30, 2019
3 minutes
Right now, wildfires are scorching tens of thousands of acres in California, choking the air with smoke, spurring widespread prophylactic blackouts, and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people. Right now, roughly 130,000 Californians are homeless, and millions more are shelling out far more in rent than they can afford, commuting into expensive cities from faraway suburbs and towns, or doubling up in houses and apartments.
Wildfires and lack of affordable housing—these are two of
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