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Million-dollar views, cheap rent and allegations of favoritism at California state parks Melody Gutierrez © Provided by The LA Times Cottage 21, foreground, and Cottage 17, two doors down, at Crystal Cove State Park are rented to California parks department employees at below-market rates under a program created to allow essential workers to live close to the natural treasures they protect or maintain. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) It's a coveted perk for state parks employees: For just a few hundred dollars a month, they can live in government-owned homes in some ...

Print It’s a coveted perk for state parks employees: For just a few hundred dollars a month, they can live in government-owned homes in some of California’s most scenic and sought-after locations — beachfront cottages, historic houses in pricey neighborhoods and cabins surrounded by stretches of pristine wilderness. The benefit was created so California Department of Parks and Recreation staff could live close to the natural treasures they protect or maintain. But the well-intentioned program has been poorly managed, with current and former employees alleging that state property is be...

At Crystal Cove State Park a state parks employee lives in a shorefront cottage for $232 a month. Next door, cottages are advertised as vacation rentals for up to $269 a night.