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Ian Baylon said he moved to Montana after getting priced out of California, and that not all recent transplants are wealthy and buying up property.

A Gen Xer in California made over $1 million secretly working two remote tech jobs. He shared his top pieces of advice for overemployed workers.

Restaurant owners from two-store operators to some of the state's biggest have upped menu prices since the law took effect earlier this month.

The California franchisee warned that customers have to "think twice" about whether they can afford fast food as prices soar with the new $20 wage.

A Vitality Bowls franchisee in San Jose told BI how he's trying to absorb California's $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers.

A mother sued Tesla after her toddler crashed a Model X into her, breaking her pelvis while she was pregnant. A jury will decide who is at fault.

School districts have chronic problems with recruiting and retaining staff, partly because of low wages, according to a report.

"Why wash dishes for $15 or $17 if I can go get $20 flipping burgers at McDonald's," California restaurant owner Sal Vitale said.

Restaurant owners have been looking at ways to offset the bigger paychecks, from raising prices to cutting back on labor.

A California-based millennial started secretly working two remote jobs to pay for Mounjaro weight-loss drugs. He's on track to make $166,000 this year.

A boomer and his wife moved to Kansas after living in California for 50 years, noting it's much easier to make friends and costs are lower.

A program manager at a startup making $184K moved from California to Las Vegas. She quit and took a $39K pay cut for a remote job rather than RTO.

Brent Underwood says restoring Cerro Gordo, an abandoned California mining town he purchased, has changed how he thinks about finding purpose in life.

The typical person moving to Austin is young and single, probably without a home of their own and earning a higher income than locals.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom promised the state would build 1,200 tiny homes for the homeless. Here's what they look like.

Agents found 11 military-style machine guns, 133 handguns, 37 rifles, 60 assault rifles, and 7 shotguns in the man's home, authorities said.

Chinese autonomous vehicle companies have scaled back testing of driverless cars in California, a BI analysis found. These companies face growing scrutiny from US lawmakers. 

To protest declining pay, Uber and Lyft drivers in roughly 20 cities are planning to not drive on Valentine's Day.

Andy Wiesmann moved from California to Mexico to Colombia, which he said has perfect weather, much lower costs, and a friendlier ambiance.

Chipotle's CFO said the chain needed to make "significant" price increases to make up for California's new wage law for fast-food workers.

The Hollywood Hills, Malibu, and Montecito are often among the areas most at risk for flooding and mudslides when heavy rain hits Southern California.

"Wallets were taken from unattended shopping carts or open purses while victims were shopping," Livermore Police Department said.

A boomer recently moved to San Diego Country from a suburb of Minneapolis due to California's weather, convenience, and nature.

Jeffrey Bryant says he immediately snapped up the property that was listed on Amazon because of the investment potential.