City Council – Cathedral City Residents

Businesses spending to defeat Measure B

CCR Reporter — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 04:45:53 +0000

Out of town businesses are outspending the YES on B campaign by at least 10 to 1. More HERE

Mayor Explains Why Cathedral City Will Vote YES on B

CCR Reporter — Sun, 24 Jan 2021 16:46:17 +0000

Mayor Raymond Gregory outlines a strong case for supporting the Ordinance 842 initiative that is being challenged by largely un-named out-of-town real estate speculators. (No, they don’t have to reveal who is backing this anti-city campaign). But local residents are upset and annoyed, and are organizing to vote YES on Measure B to support their elected council members, and restore safe, peaceful, affordable homes to the main neighborhoods. More HERE

Increasing Crime at STVRs in Cathedral City

CCR Reporter — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 21:05:47 +0000

Yesterday the Chief of Police reported to the city council on the criminal activities and fires that they have responded to at STVRs in Cathedral City. Today KESQ is reporting on a police raid taking place on a suspected illegal cannabis grow house in a permitted Short Term Vacation Rental property. Residents are fighting back – they are supporting the YES on Measure B campaign – a vote to uphold the restrictions that the city has in place to control full-house rentals in the major residential neighborhoods. More HERE

Mounting Complaints STVRs

CCR Reporter — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 17:04:57 +0000

Cathedral City has seen a major increase in complaints about Short-Term Vacation Rentals, ahead of an election on whether to limit them in certain areas of the city. Voting YES on B will retain the new limits that the city council voted for. The ballot measure was triggered by mostly out of city wealthy real estate speculators who want to remove those restrictions. More HERE

Vote YES on Measure B

CCR Reporter — Sat, 09 Jan 2021 21:29:38 +0000

Cathedral City residents, tired of the problems caused by STVRs, are poised to pass a measure on March 2 that confirms the limits their city council imposed. These limits restrict STVRs to resort residential and other neighborhoods. More HERE.

Ballot Fight: Cathedral City v Short Term Rentals

CCR Reporter — Sun, 06 Dec 2020 02:13:00 +0000

When Cathedral City council voted 5-0 to impose limits on some Short Term Vacation Rentals, it seemed that a good compromise had been reached. The health, safety and security of residents would be protected in family neighborhoods, while STVRs could continue in resort areas. But the property investors had other ideas, and forced the city to call a special election to decide the matter. One resident told her story to the Desert Sun. More HERE

Cathedral City Voters to Decide Future of STVRs.

abqdanadmin — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 19:42:41 +0000

The Uken Report’s article on the election and Cathedral City Residents. More HERE

Cathedral City leaders approve public vote over STVRs

abqdanadmin — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 19:28:18 +0000

KESQ reports that the Cathedral City Council voted Wednesday evening to place a short-term vacation rentals initiative on the upcoming March public ballot. The measure would decide whether the businesses would be allowed to operate in the city’s neighborhoods in the future. More HERE

Cat City Will Vote on STVRs in March

abqdanadmin — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 19:23:37 +0000

Cathedral City’s council passed a reasonable compromise ordinance in October 2020 to limit STVRs in residential areas that lack an HOA or similar organization. The ordinance still allows HOAs to have STVRs, and for other residents to home-share provided they remain on-site. Out-of-town real estate owners raised sufficient signatures to force Cathedral City Council to schedule a special election. More HERE

Rita Lamb on Limiting STVRs

CCR Reporter — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 22:29:00 +0000

In a pre-election interview, Council Member Rita Lamb explains to the CV Independent online news site why she voted to limit STVRs, and why she believes the council made the right decision in voting unanimously for these common-sense restrictions. More HERE