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· August 18, 2026
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"Families in California that are struggling with affordability, it's going to increase their costs by hundreds of dollars in phase 2, and we've highlighted that, even using the CEC's own data, you can see that; we're rather disappointed that they moved forward with phase 2," Bret Gladfelty said.
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What is this story about? "Families in California that are struggling with affordability, it's going to increase their costs by hundreds of dollars in phase 2, and we've highlighted that, even using the CEC's own data, you can see that; we're rather disappointed that they moved forward with phase 2," Bret Gladfelty said.
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