Governments respond to complaints from the masses. From what I've heard, rent in a lot of Californian cities is extremely expensive, so I assume people are com

Governments respond to complaints from the masses. From what I've heard, rent in a lot of Californian cities is extremely expensive, so I assume people are complaining about the price of their rent... probably statewide to some extent. Hence the new bill. It's just a reaction to a temporary problem. Which will probably stay in place long past the problem is solved!