New Short Term Vacation Rental Plan For Chattanooga Would Ban Adding New Ones In R-1 – The Chattanoogan

Council members Chip Henderson and Jenny Hill A new plan for Short Term Vacation Rentals (STVRs) in Chattanooga would ban them from R-1 – except for those that were approved earlier. A City Council committee on Tuesday discussed a possible new code that would do away with the overlay map in which certain council members …

It's The Rip-Off Honolulu Hotels That Are Killing Us – Beat of Hawaii

We understand the bad feelings created by a proposed $50 fee on arrival for Hawaii visitors. But for us, the exorbitant costs for Hawaii accommodations cause insult and injury, breaking the bank. Here’s our recent case in point related to Honolulu hotels. Your editors regularly travel around the state for the Beat of Hawaii and …

Hurst, Peggy Jo Wilson (Trenton) – The Chattanoogan

In the early morning on Tuesday, September 27, 2022, Peggy Jo (Wilson) Hurst left her earthly home in Trenton and went home to be with her Heavenly Father, after battling dementia for several years. She was 87 years of age, born on Feb. 2, 1935 to the late Sidney and Mary (Pangle) Wilson. Everyone is …

Hawaii Vacation Rentals No Longer The “Cheap” Alternative – Beat of Hawaii

Hawaii vacation rentals have long been considered the cheaper alternative to Hawaii hotels. So is that still true? We dug further into current rates by island, which we will share with you. The results are mixed and may be a surprise. There are about two-thirds million Hawaii vacation rentals. In July, the average daily rental …

La Quinta needs short-term vacation rentals to avoid a repeat of the 2008 crash – Desert Sun

My name is Chantel and I am an original homeowner in PGA West La Quinta. I want to bring readers back to what happened in 2008 when the market crashed. My home is on the golf course and after the crash, there were less than eight homes that had the lights on when my family was …

Cooke, David Mansel – The Chattanoogan

David Mansel Cooke, 90, a lifelong resident of Chattanooga, passed away peacefully on September 23, 2022, with his family by his side.    Born in the East Lake neighborhood to parents, Milton Stevenson Cooke and Thelma Ramey Cooke, David grew up with six brothers: Milton, Freddy, Forrest, Raymond, William F., and Dwayne Cooke.    He met …

Why I'm voting for Lance Christensen for California state superintendent – Desert Sun

The pandemic revealed to parents across the country the deficiencies of education in the public schools.  Nowhere is that more apparent than in California where the once leader in education excellence has fallen to 42nd in the nation. Most of that failure is due to the focus of policymakers on social indoctrination rather than actual …

La Quinta Measure A: don't be mislead – Desert Sun

The vote no on A proponents continue to publish and circulate misleading information. Measure A does not ban short-term rentals, it just restricts them to the zoned areas for which they were intended. Rentals longer than 28 days are still allowed, and rental revenue will continue from STVRs in the 11 areas that are already …