Look at any expensive city and the only way to have a roof over your head for under $20 a day is a boat or an RV/van. Marinas will rent slips to live aboard for under $500 a month. And in some areas, just drop a hook and the rent is free. It’s an on-going battle in America’s most expensive real estate market.

[Letter from California] Lost at Sea, by Joe Kloc | Harper’s Magazine
https://harpers.org/archive/2019/05/lost-at-sea-richardson-bay/