Hollywood Strikers Should Blame Themselves for High Cost of California Living

Actress Miranda Cosgrove (2L), actor Nathan Kress (C), actress Jaidyn Triplett (2R), and actor Jerry Trainor (R), join members of the Writers Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild as they walk the picket line outside of Paramount Studios in Los Angeles on July 18, 2023. Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images

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Hollywood actors and screenwriters are striking because—they say—their pay is too low. But the flip side is it’s too expensive living in Southern California.