‘It’s like we don’t exist’: California’s invisible rural housing crisis

By Martin Kuz, Christian Science Monitor

Much has been written about the housing shortage in US cities from Boston to Boise. But behind the headlines, an unnoticed crisis is growing in America’s countryside. Full Article

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‘It’s like we don’t exist’: California’s invisible rural housing crisis