The chief of demographic research for the state Department of Finance, said California has added more than 2.5 million residents since the 2010 census.

“You read a lot of negative things, but California still attracts people,” he said, referring to the wildfires and high housing costs in the state.

In housing, San Francisco added 4,464 units while 10,000 more people moved in, bringing the city’s population to 884,000…