CA law also limits rent control to tenants who stay in the same apartment. This means that many older & disabled tenants are stuck on upper floors of buildings without elevators.
Rick Chavez Zbur's #AB1620 would allow them to switch to a ground-flooor apartment at the same rent.

Affordable housing usually doesn't have to worry about gouging. However, because affordable rents are set based on Area Median Income - if an area gets rich, it causes affordable housing rents to rise. Mia Bonta's #AB846 would limit the increase.