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Episode 415
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Car Dealers To Add More Fees, Despite Lawmaker Promises To Lower Costs
Season 2025
Episode 393
In a near-unanimous vote, California senators approved a bill allowing car dealers to raise document processing fees to $500 per sale. Lawmakers say it offsets regulatory costs, but critics say it contradicts promises to lower costs for Californians.
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City becomes first in California to allow mid-rise single-stair apartments.
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Electricity and water use by data centers is rising fast.
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Policy pivots funding to shelter and treatment, cutting long-term housing.
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A mandated opt-out signal could reshape online data control.
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Immigrant driver bans could deepen shortages and lift prices.
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New rule extends timelines to help affordable housing get built.
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California lawmakers passed a new law to ease birth centers to operating outside hospitals.
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A high-profile lawmaker jumps into a pivotal Bay Area race.
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New motion tightens how sheriff’s deputies use scan data.
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Terminal 1 opens with new routes as forecasts point to softer visits.