So, how have wages done during this run up of rental rates?
As for not-being-able-to-afford-to-move: moving to Springfield, where rental rates are far lower, isn't very expensive. Unless one owns a house full of stuff in which case a garage sale would help.
Is it government's job to ensure everyone below absolute middle-class can afford to live in any town? I mean, I'd like to live in Palo Alto, La Jolla, or Mill Valley (most upscale of CA areas)--- should the California legislature pay for it?
If you cannot afford to live somewhere, it's not government's job to help.
If you need health care, basic shelter, or food--- okay, that is a responsibility.