Businesses spending to defeat Measure B

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

Mayor Raymond Gregory outlines a strong case for supporting the Ordinance 842 initiative that is being challenged by largely un-named...

Increasing Crime at STVRs in Cathedral City

Yesterday the Chief of Police reported to the city council on the criminal activities and fires that they have responded...

Mounting Complaints STVRs

Cathedral City has seen a major increase in complaints about Short-Term Vacation Rentals, ahead of an election on whether to...

Vote YES on Measure B

Cathedral City residents, tired of the problems caused by STVRs, are poised to pass a measure on March 2 that...

Rancho Mirage Sued by Property Investors

In what is becoming a familiar situation throughout the country, Rancho Mirage residents pressed to take back control of their...

Ballot Fight: Cathedral City v Short Term Rentals

When Cathedral City council voted 5-0 to impose limits on some Short Term Vacation Rentals, it seemed that a good...

La Quinta Residents – STVR Showdown

La Quinta continues to work to address the rising complaints about STVRs in the city. The city has seen complaints...

Palm Desert Expands STVR Restrictions

A short-term rental restriction in Palm Desert will be expanded to include homes in planned residential zoning districts, effective Dec....

Man Accused of Stabbing at STVR in Cat. City

Last January, a man was arrested at 68355 Tachevah Road, a known Short Term Vacation Rental. (The property currently has...

Airbnb: Not the Original Idea…

The idea behind Airbnb is in the name. Two friends started using air mattresses to house others for temporary stays...

Rancho Mirage Further Restricts STVRs

By a vote of 4-1, Rancho Mirage city council voted to further restrict STVRs in public neighborhoods. STVRs will only...

Rancho Mirage Not a ‘Party Town’

Michael Ziskind argues that the polite term ‘short term vacation rental’ belies the truth – that these properties are unsupervised...

House Parties at STVRs

The trend for large parties to be hosted by DJs and others at STVR properties is of concern throughout the...

Airbnb CEO: Company “lost its way”

Airbnb acknowledges the damage their company is doing to our neighborhoods – and says it plans to change. “In a...

Palm Springs – Increased Problems with STVRs

Palm Springs was forced to dial back their STVR ordinance from their original plans, after major investments by Expedia and...

Surge in Party Houses in U.S.

Airbnb is fighting to control a surge in rentals being used for organized parties across the U.S. Parties are being...

Palm Desert Extends Moratorium

Palm Desert acted to extend a moratorium on new STVR licenses in areas not included under the original 2017 ban....

Murrieta Limits STVRs

Murrieta becomes the latest city to apply sensible limits on STVRs. Their new ordinance limits non-hosted rentals to large estate...

Rita Lamb on Limiting STVRs

In a pre-election interview, Council Member Rita Lamb explains to the CV Independent online news site why she voted to...

Cat. City Council Moves to Protect Ordinance

Business owners who lost their battle to keep STVRs in residential zones of the city took up a petition aimed...

La Quinta Latest City to Tackle STVRs

La Quinta city council agreed on a moratorium on STVR licenses until February 2021. They want to give the city...

Cat. City STVRs – Councilman Carnevale

City Councilor Mark Carnevale was interviewed for the Uken Report, a local newspaper. He revealed the facts behind the collection...

Cat. City Council Limits STVRs

After over a year of study, multiple public hearings, and many hours of debate, a second reading of a new...

Debate Over Future of STVRs in Coachella Valley Cities

Cathedral City is not the only city dealing with STVR businesses in their residential neighborhoods. Palm Springs enacted legislation in...

Murder, violence at STVRs

Short term rentals across the country have become a focus not just for vacationers, but also for party organizers, gangs,...

Airbnb Tries to Limit Party Houses

Airbnb has acknowledged that their listings are causing issues across the country, even though Cathedral City owners argue only illegal...

STVR Burns Down – Violating COVID order

A short term rental was destroyed by fire in Indio. The building was still operating as a short term rental,...

Stabbing at STVR

Cathedral City police responded to a stabbing at a short term rental that had been advertised on Airbnb. The home...

Student Shot at Plano, TX STVR

Across the country, STVRs are providing unregulated, unsupervised venues for parties. COVID has driven a demand for party houses that...