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These Bay Area residents live in affordable housing. Why did their rent skyrocket?

BY JEANNE KUANG | CalMatters When California lawmakers passed a rent cap four years ago to protect tenants from large and frequent rent hikes, they exempted hundreds of thousands of …

California consumer price regulation often protects companies

by Vera Ward

In the 19th century, California began experimenting with regulating the prices of vital services and commodities. Nearly 150 years later, Californians still don’t know if it’s working as we debate …