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The hidden role of public pensions in raising rents in California
At the Shady Lane Apartments in the suburbs east of San Diego the carpet could be worn, the appliances old. But with some of the cheaper rents around, the complex was a relatively affordable home for an increasingly priced-out working class. Then, in 2021, …