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Oceanside tackles short-term rentals regulation By Samantha Taylor
OCEANSIDE — The city continued its discussion over how to regulate short-term rentals, an issue that has been popping up in coastal towns and other cities popular with tourists. The second of three community meetings to discuss potential regulations for short-term rentals, or STRs, was held Nov. 27. Earlier this year, the city’s Planning Commission appointed an ad hoc committee to provide rec-
ommendations on possible STR regulations during these meetings. The recent meeting recapped what was discussed at the Aug. 21 meeting and included revisions on potential regulations as well as additional information, such as how other cities like Santa Cruz and Carlsbad are regulating STRs. Oceanside is no stranger to STRs. Portions of the city function as vacation areas, such as the Residential Tourist Zone, which is permitted for summer
rentals and tourist cottages. The only regulations Oceanside currently has in place for STRs include registering with the city to pay a 10 percent Transient Occupancy Tax and a 1.5 percent Oceanside Tourism Marketing District assessment, and requiring STRs with five or more units on one property to obtain a city business license. According to a staff report from the city’s Development Services Depart-
ment Planning Division, there are currently 812 registered STR operators in the city that pay Transient Occupancy Tax and Oceanside Tourism Marketing District assessment. About 75 percent of those are in the Coastal Zone. The actual number of STRs in the city is higher, according to Shannon Vitale, a planner with the city, who estimated that number to be somewhere around 1,200. The city-registered STRs generated about $2.74 million during
the last fiscal year, Vitale said. Concerns voiced by the public regarding STRs include diminished parking, property value and general peace in neighborhoods. At the Nov. 27 meeting, many residents described feeling overwhelmed or pushed out by the amount of STRs popping up in their neighborhoods. According to the staff report, the city has received few complaints TURN TO RENTALS ON A17
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DEL MAR — As the dialogue on gun shows in the state of California reaches THE a high pitch, a Utah-based VISTA company that runs several such eventsNEWS in the state has sent a cease and desist letter to the founder of NeverAgainCA, a local organization that aims to end gun violence. Since its inception in early 2018, NeverAgainCA has vocally opposed the Del Mar Fairgrounds gun show. The event has been hosted by Crossroads of the West RANCHO Gun Shows for the last 28 years. SFNEWS The letter — drafted by Long Beach-based law firm Michel & Associates on behalf of Crossroads — cites articles and documents posted on the NeverAgainCA website, and accuses founder Rose Ann Sharp of making “defamatory, disparaging and false statements about our clients.” The letter predominantly contests statements regarding the gun show’s leadership and conduct. A few of the statements are related to the federal firearms convictions of Crossroads owner Robert Templeton and his son, Jeff Templeton. Five of the seven excerpts listed in the letter were not written or produced by Sharp, but rather by a representative with the Brady Campaign, as well as the San Diego Union-Tribune. According to Sharp, NeverAgainCA “participated in” the drafting of a letter sent to the Department of Justice and a presenta-
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