There is proposed STR legislation in San Diego city that limits non-owner occupied STR to 90 days per calendar year.

Cuts time on production and design, and gives me real-time feedback regarding my proposals.

Also, I don't believe that Sacramento possesses certain advantages that NYC and San Francisco possess relative to its neighbors (commuting cost and time).This proposal would seem to be very good news for property owners area outside the city of Sacramento. 

You can appeal the denial, present your proposal but 98% of the time the council will deny your appeal if only one person in the objecting party just shows up.

(i) Ability to create a Scope of Work document for your ContractorsAll of your estimate data can also be used to generate a Scope of Work document telling your contractors exactly what scope they need to include in their bid proposal.

I've proposed seller financing but was turned down as the owner has a property they want to buy and claim he needs the cash.

The same goes for building codes.It's true, there are a lot of smart people that decide these rules, but I have yet to find anyone proposing these changes that has actually owned a rental property. 

I recall reading some proposal that landlords should have to be transparent with all their costs and justify every rent increase with backup showing why they need to raise the rent.

@Travis Emerson Many people have tried what you are proposing.

Some of the ideas proposed already have been put into practice by many of us.