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LA Times: "‘Finally, a renter’s market’: L.A. rent prices drop to four-year low."  After telling us it's a classic economic case of supply and demand, we get this tidbit buried way down in the article:

In addition to supply and demand, Luna credits a few factors for the changing market. Last year, communities targeted by immigration officers, such as Long Beach and East L.A., saw a jump in vacancies.

Oh.  Must be a coincidence.