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fromwww.ocregister.com
2 days ago

Inflation's spike leaves lasting anxieties

Certain folks would like to tell you that inflation is cured. And in some ways, if you track inflation by the Consumer Price Index, there is some truth to the thesis that the cost of living has returned to its normal, modestly upward path. Ponder a California inflation index from my trusty spreadsheet, which averaged four decades' worth of annual changes in regional price indexes for Los Angeles-Orange County, San Diego and San Francisco.
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fromThe Mercury News
1 month ago

Letters: There are good reasons for California's high cost of living

Higher costs in California reflect desirable public services, attractive climate, supply-demand dynamics, and unequal tax treatment for inherited homes under Proposition 13.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Letters: There are good reasons for California's high cost of living

California's higher costs reflect supply-and-demand dynamics, desirable climate, public services, and policies that produce tax and affordability disparities.
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