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"https://review.law.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/02/Danforth-73-Stan.-L.-Rev.-511.pdf",
"https://onthemap.ces.census.gov/",
"https://www.zillow.com/home-values/26967/santa-rosa-ca/",
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"https://pacificlegal.org/california-has-the-highest-impact-fees-for-homebuilding-in-the-country/",
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"textContent": "Proposition: the cost of living, especially housing, is what stops the whole world from moving to California. True? I went to Santa Rosa, CA to make sense of it all.\n\n* * *\n\nGeneral sale now on for my April 24, 2026 event at Hunter College in New York City. Ticketing link: https://bit.ly/HC-4-24\n\n* * *\n\nPatreon — a way to directly support my ability to talk about what I want to talk about every week, and get out to the cities I want to highlight. Much appreciation to all of you who are already patrons!\n\nhttps://www.patreon.com/CityNerd\n\n* * *\n\nResources:\n\n * Danforth, Evelyn. \"Proposition 13, Revisited.\" Stanford Law Review, vol. 73, no. 2, Feb. 2021\nhttps://review.law.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/02/Danforth-73-Stan.-L.-Rev.-511.pdf\n\n * https://onthemap.ces.census.gov/\n\n * https://www.zillow.com/home-values/26967/santa-rosa-ca/\n\n * https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/state/property-taxes-by-state-county/\n\n * https://californiaproposition58.org/\n\n * https://pacificlegal.org/california-has-the-highest-impact-fees-for-homebuilding-in-the-country/\n\n * Common Claims About Proposition 13 https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/3497\n\n * https://www.ppic.org/publication/proposition-13-40-years-later/\n\n * Nordlinger v. Hahn, 505 U.S. 1 (1992) https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/505/1/\n\n * https://repository.uclawsf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1845&context=ca_ballot_props\n\n\n\n\n* * *\n\nImages:\n\n * Shot on location with some added flavor, including Google Maps/Earth\n\n\n\n* * *\n\nInstagram: @nerd4cities\n\nBlueSky: @nerd4cities\n\nThreads: @nerd4cities\n\nLinkedIn: /raydelahanty\n\n* * *\n\nMusic:\nCityNerd background: Caipirinha in Hawaii by Carmen María and Edu Espinal (YouTube music library)\n\n* * *\n\nBusiness Inquiries: thecitynerd@nebula.tv",
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