The tension between residents in small coastal cities like Pacifica and companies like AirBnB has led to increased pressure on a small but powerful state committee.
A new Public Policy Institute of California report assesses a 2014 ballot measure that lowered some drug and property crimes from felonies to misdemeanors.
The study by California Policy Lab found that people who move out of the Bay Area typically relocate to neighborhoods where home values are about 50% lower, and rents are about one-third cheaper.
Malibu and Pasadena ultimately agreed to allow state-decreed multiplex development in single-family neighborhoods after a pro-development legal nonprofit sued.