Category: STVR News

In 2018, Palm Springs voters rejected a ban on short-term vacation rentals.  Now, a working group has proposed an arbitrary limit, primarily fueled by a vocal minority that has consistently sought to undermine that vote.  The group’s proposal of 2,500-permit limit and a 10% neighborhood limit is flawed. The city council should think about the disparate …

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So the La Quinta City Council has decided it does respect existing zoning laws by denying the Coral Mountain Wave Park. While I am very glad the La Quinta City Council denied that crazy proposal, I am stunned by the city council’s hypocrisy. The La Quinta City Council arbitrarily voted years ago to exempt short-term …

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With a moratorium on short-term vacation rentals not occupied by a property owner set to end in January, the Chattanooga City Council may soon consider tweaks to the city’s existing rules that could include limits on their density. Councilman Chip Henderson, of Lookout Valley, is chairman of an ad hoc committee formed to study short-term …

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Linda Evans dishes on a ‘delicious’ secret many don’t know about her LA QUINTA — Mayor Linda Evans, one of the hardest-working women in the Coachella Valley, will face two challengers — Alan Woodruff and Robert Sylk — in her bid for a fifth term as mayor in the Nov. 8 election. The mayor is …

Read more “Linda Evans Seeks Fifth Mayoral Term in La Quinta – Uken Report”

A gavel striking wood. Gruff voices and yawns. Stifled applause and murmurs of disapproval. The sounds punctuated a six-hour Tybee Island council meeting that bled well past midnight as attendees and city officials discussed the island’s most contentious topic – the regulation of short-term vacation rentals (STVRs).    No new city ordinances were implemented at the …

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Yucca Valley Mayor Jim Schooler and Town Manager Curtis Yakimow were the guests on last Friday’s (March 11) Up-Close Show, where they discussed vacation rentals, traffic, and Joshua Trees. Reporter Jef Harmatz joins us with a recap. Mayor Schooler discussed the ways in which tourism has impacted the town, saying that while it has served …

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By Geoff Page The highlight of the Peninsula Community Planning Board’s regular monthly meeting, September 15, was another end around maneuver by cycling advocates attempting a major change to a well-traveled Point Loma street. Evergreen Street Read this agenda item: Approval of letter requesting city to install traffic diverters for the area of Evergreen Street …

Read more “Peninsula Planners Balk at Closing Off Evergreen Street at Nimitz Without Community Feedback – OB Rag”