We moved here from New York city not knowing what the apartment rental market looks like here in CA. We knew we wanted to live somewhere close to the beach and lively so we picked Portofino. Suffices to say we wasted A LOT of money. This is to be THE MOST OVERPRICED rental in California. We have since found that the rents are completely out of the norm for CA and the space is nothing more than what we got in NYC. The only saving grace is the rental office manager Dustin Storey who is a pleasure to work with. But not enough to compensate for a $1000 difference in price compared to what you can get anywhere else in CA. Also the fire alarms go off constantly!! It is just aweful. There are also parties in balconies and desks almost every weekend. Something to think about. There was also construction the entire time we were here and the effects to our car was costly.