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morning. This is The California Reporter.

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I'm Mavi Bolaños in San Francisco,

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and here are your state headlines.

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A year after the Pajaro community

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in Monterey County flooded following a

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levee breach, residents are still struggling

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to get back on their feet.

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Leonardo Gonzalez, a disabled cancer

0:57

survivor, says the overly complicated

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process for accessing local aid

1:01

has only added to his

1:03

stress. They ask for so

1:05

much information, for too much information, and

1:09

sometimes do not help you much. Gonzalez

1:11

says two of his close friends have

1:13

died in the past year, one from

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a heart attack, the other from suicide.

1:18

He believes both are tied to the

1:20

stress of dealing with the flood's aftermath.

1:22

A new county aid program will begin

1:25

accepting applications near the end of the

1:27

month. It'll distribute $20

1:29

million to affected businesses and

1:31

households. In April, the

1:33

county will begin outreach to help

1:35

residents and businesses understand the program.

1:39

Can California legislate its way to

1:41

happiness? The newly formed Select Committee

1:43

on Happiness and Public Policy Outcomes

1:46

had its first meeting this week

1:48

to start figuring it out. CalMatters

1:50

Lynn Law has the details. The

1:53

meeting was, for the most part, optimistic.

1:56

The panel of experts, which included a scientist, a mayor,

1:58

a minister, and a public health expert, minister and

2:00

filmmaker, said happy people live longer,

2:03

are healthier, more successful at work,

2:05

and less likely to commit crimes.

2:08

But how happy are Californians anyway? According

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to a 2023 survey from the Public Policy

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Institute of California, 26% of adult Californians

2:16

said they were not too happy, 58%

2:18

pretty happy, and 16% very happy. The

2:23

number of people who are not too

2:26

happy is growing, especially among younger adults

2:28

and low income residents. The

2:30

committee is led by former Assembly Speaker

2:32

Anthony Rendon, who when asked, put his

2:34

own happiness at 2 out of 10.

2:38

That was Cal Matters reporter, a

2:41

young correctional officer. He said it was

2:43

the most dangerous prison in California. Forced

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to make a choice, fulfill

2:48

his oath, or back his fellow

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officers. Recognize the badge of my

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office. I'm Suki Lewis

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law, last year, students

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from India powered the increase of

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international students pursuing a higher education

3:48

in the United States. India's

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U.S. consular team issued over 140,000 student

3:53

visas, more than any other country in

3:56

the world. California remains a

3:59

top destination. And for the students,

4:01

but what if life like when they

4:03

get here, I met with to students

4:05

at San Jose State University to sign

4:07

the. After

4:11

a long day of classes and work beyond

4:13

us, out of my is the first of

4:16

all the roommates to arrive home at their

4:18

apartments. The place has an industrial New York

4:20

last feel to it, but there's no hipster

4:22

furniture. hear the first thing you see when

4:25

you walk into the living room or two

4:27

beds and to death. It's obvious that a

4:29

lot of people live in this small. Space.

4:33

The. Women each pay about nine hundred

4:35

dollars in rent and utilities a month.

4:37

Most of them are from the same

4:39

state maharashtra in Western India, but they

4:41

didn't meet until they arrived in the

4:44

Bay Area this spring. All five will

4:46

graduate with masters degrees and the fields

4:48

of science and engineering. The or five

4:50

other girls who are living together. It's

4:53

to be it's game. Two bedroom house

4:55

kitten. Salma. And her roommate

4:57

says as had to do that the who

4:59

arrived shortly after us take me to the

5:02

room upstairs. To

5:04

season more crowded tattooed they'd be

5:06

we thought of getting back safe

5:08

there seems little mister smile or

5:10

with I went okay doing without

5:12

them. Instead. There are mattresses

5:14

on the floor stacked on top of each other.

5:17

At night they pulled an attempt to sleep so

5:19

we get a lot of walking speed of you

5:21

put like to make this is in this room

5:23

you're not be able to walk. None

5:25

of the young woman come from wealthy

5:27

families. Saddam I took out a loan

5:29

for twenty thousand dollars in India to

5:32

cover the initial costs that includes a

5:34

to wish and that is double what

5:36

California students pay. Had to read the

5:38

borrowed this team thousand dollars. Then they

5:40

had a thought through the exchange rate.

5:42

The value of the rupee in India

5:44

has plummeted, making school much more expensive

5:46

and Agatha let me be a kit

5:49

cat which costs are low nineties and

5:51

or something that is approximately seventy eighty

5:53

rupees for me like it was too.

5:55

Much for me. All the young women work

5:57

the recent linux them to twenty hours per

5:59

week. From the school can shut

6:01

My and Chaturvedi both have part

6:04

time jobs. Said mom makes seventeen

6:06

dollars an hour working at the

6:08

International Students front desk helping other

6:10

people sign up for classes or

6:12

meet with advisors. Chaturvedi was able

6:15

to get an internship at Tesla

6:17

off campus under a special training

6:19

program available to F One Visa

6:21

holders. I'm a software engineer for

6:23

they basically right arm how does

6:26

it The manufacturing line of hard

6:28

the guys are being based. Said

6:30

the software behind it. The internship

6:32

tazewell really well at Sissy Dollars

6:34

an Hour. but Chaturvedi is always

6:36

thinking about her student loans. She

6:38

says this living arrangement helps her

6:40

spend less money and save to

6:42

pay them off. and it helps

6:44

that she's become best friends with

6:46

her room. And. Saw.

6:52

On the menu for tonight is as

6:54

eating this they found on Instagram all

6:56

the roommates a vegetarian which makes sharing

6:58

meals a lot easier and cheaper. The

7:02

graduation just around the corner said my

7:04

tells me to feel anxious about leaning

7:07

Azov in the United States. Her visa

7:09

allows her to stay in the country

7:11

for years after graduation surviving the know.

7:13

I'm in our country where you don't

7:15

know anybody. afraid of heights settled there

7:17

be says it all planned say in

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the Us as they get a job.

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Here Regardless, Of where they

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end up she says her bonded for

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my hadn't flag they were found a

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feather. Everybody's like families are we figure

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gathered like. And

7:39

that is. The California Report for

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Friday March fifteenth for production of

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