Cheap rent and questionable use: A look at the CA State Parks employee housing program State Parks employees are encouraged to live on the natural resources they protect so that they have access to serving the public at all hours. But some are questioning if the program is better designed to serve government workers than it is the public. Share Updated: 10:43 AM PDT Apr 16, 2021 Caitlin Conrad Cheap rent and questionable use: A look at the CA State Parks employee housing program State Parks employees are encouraged to live on the natural resources they protect so that they have access to serving the public at all hours. But some are questioning if the program is better designed to serve government workers than it is the public.