Such an excellent way to pose this, thank you.

There's huge amount of sentiment in California to keep new people out. So in order to punish newcomers some people are very willing to take on the negatives of rent control for those that have it--namely a huge lack of mobility once you have a place. Unfortunately that leaves all young people in the lurch, in addition to the newcomers from other places.

The idea of making it easier for people to move here is an absolutely radical and terrible idea, according to a large number of people here.