• California’s moving van outflow slowed in 2025,Jonathan Lansner

    California’s moving van outflow slowed in 2025

    One yardstick of California’s popularity as a place to live made a slight improvement last year. My trusty spreadsheet has collected annual migration data dating back to 2004 from three major moving van providers — Allied, Atlas and United. While having someone else move your stuff by van is usually

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  • San Diego County wanted new powers over real estate taxes. Now it’s pulled the plug on that effort.,Lucas Robinson

    San Diego County wanted new powers over real estate taxes. Now it’s pulled the plug on that effort.

    A quest by San Diego County to push for a steep increase in real estate taxes has ended before it really started. The county has bailed on plans to hire a lobbyist in Sacramento to push for a menu of potential tax hikes identified by a subcommittee overseen by Democratic supervisors. Voice of San Di

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  • LA wildfires didn’t lead to soaring Southern California rents,Jonathan Lansner

    LA wildfires didn’t lead to soaring Southern California rents

    Why didn’t Southern California rents soar after last year’s horrific wildfire destroyed roughly 12,000 structures? My trusty spreadsheet reviewed rental stats from ApartmentList, which tracks costs by combining federal housing figures and pricing patterns from its own listing service for 49 cities i

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