Currently in San Diego (week vacation). Discovered something that makes me very sad. [View all]
When my husband and I arrived at our rental, there was a note on the fridge that said that the San Diego city council just passed a rule/law that forbids short-term rentals, effective next July 1.
She states in her note that this will ultimately make her have to sell the property, as long-term rentals are much harder to get. (The house is separated from the beach by only a walkway).
In her note, she said the movement was by residents who want the community all to themselves, to create, in essence and "economically gated" community.
All I can say is, as a "Zonie" (the local term for Arizonans who visit SD in the summer to escape), I will stop coming to SD if this thing actually happens. There are VERY FEW hotels on the beach, and their prices will go up so high there's no way I could come here for a week.
I'm not going to come for a week to stay in their hotel district, which is miles away. The beaches don't have anything like adequate parking.
I wonder how SD will like it when all the tens of thousands of Zonies stop coming? I guess the uber rich won't care. They'll just enjoy their empty beaches. But all the people who depend on the beach economy will suffer.
*grr*
On Edit: Forgot to mention the note was from the property owner, who lives in Ca.
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