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California governor candidate vows to clear every homeless encampment by end of 2027

KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles) and New York Post describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened California governor candidate vows to clear every homeless encampment by end of 2027.
The headline split The center frames it as "California governor candidate vows to clear every homeless encampment by end of 2027". The right frames it as "California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton makes ambitious homelessness pledge: ‘eve...".
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CenterCalifornia governor candidate vows to clear every homeless encampment by end of 2027

KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles) · Center · News report

Right / center-rightCalifornia gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton makes ambitious homelessness pledge: ‘every encampment will be cleared’

New York Post · Center-right · News report

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New York PostNews report · Oct 18, 12:57 AM

California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton makes ambitious homelessness pledge: ‘every encampment will be cleared’

"No one is going to get their life back on track on the streets," Hilton said.

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KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles)News report · Oct 17, 10:46 PM

California governor candidate vows to clear every homeless encampment by end of 2027

California Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton unveiled a plan Saturday to clear every homeless encampment in the state by the end of 2027, proposing a network of recovery cente...

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Oct 17, 10:46 PM: KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles) joined the source map.

Oct 18, 12:57 AM: New York Post joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 61/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.