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Betty Yee, the former state controller, just finished a campaign swing through rural California, where, she said, voters asked similar questions along the lines of what about us?

"For urban households, it means rising bread prices. For rural families, it means the collapse of their livelihoods."

Providers in largely rural Kern County had the highest number of water contamination violations among the counties studied.

However, those in favour of a new park said it could protect rural areas, especially from overdevelopment, while also bringing recognition to the region.

Experts say they haven't seen any evidence of meaningful change in support among rural voters since last year.