[A CA Guy]

They did not add 15k per child of theirs in the school system.
California is also giving away free babysitting so they can go make more babies at $600 per month.

I estimate the cost (not counting the taxes never paid from the gray markets) is closer to 9+ billion a year easily.

[antceecee]

I think the article is referencing cost to LA County alone??? If so then statewide the cost is many more billions of dollars lost, especially when you factor in education.