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As part of the policy, about 200,000 homes in the North of England were demolished, which, critics said, could have been renovated at much less cost.

One such incentive offers potential residents up to $32,000 in payments toward living in and renovating a home in a small town in Tuscany.

"Just like this house, we are building lives again and renovating our memories."

UC also is asking the state for $1.36 billion in one-time funding to renovate aging campus facilities and build new classrooms, labs and other projects.

Backers said it was necessary to help build low-income housing, expand roads and transit, renovate parks and construct other public infrastructure.