Take Two® FOR March 21, 2019

UC-Irvine March Madness, the effort to expand rent control, the closure of a major thoroughfare

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UC-Irvine March Madness, a proposal for more rent control in the state, how the closure of a major thoroughfare is affecting the surrounding community. See full episode >

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