When a policy abysmally fails at the municipal and local level, making the original problem even worse, the only logical solution is to force it through statewide.

Such are the mental gymnastics of California legislators. They just passed a new law forcing through rent control across the Golden State, and Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to sign it into law. The law would bar landlords from pursuing eviction against tenants without a reason the government deems acceptable and simultaneously restrict annual rent increases to 5% plus inflation.