“We’re absolutely thrilled, Kracke said. The city fought us every step of the way. Let’s hope city leaders finally accept the fact that short-term vacation rentals are a permissible use in the coastal zone. Now is their prime opportunity to draft fair regulation rather than continue to waste taxpayer money and seek review by the California Supreme Court.”
City Attorney Ariel Calonne did not respond to Noozhawk on Tuesday.
Kracke’s lawsuit alleged that Santa Barbara’s 2015 ban on short-term vacation rentals was illegal and a violation of the California Coastal Act, which requires that the general public must have affordable accommodations within and access to the coastal zone.
The city appealed the decision, and on Tuesday it lost again.
“This published decision has statewide implications, said Kracke’s lawyer. Travis Logue with Rogers, Sheffield & Campbell. It’s a major victory for Californians who prefer affordable vacation accommodations along the coast. Our client deserves huge credit for waging this battle. He’s taken arrows from all sides and faced ridicule by the City Attorney’s Office. Anyone who uses or operates STVRs in Santa Barbara should thank him. Given the city’s terrible financial condition and depressed tax revenue, let’s hope the city embraces reasonable regulation. Miracles do happen.
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A freedom of information organization has sued Ventura County to obtain public records on COVID-19 related deaths and virus outbreaks at workplaces.
In a 10-page lawsuit filed Thursday in Ventura County Superior Court, the First Amendment Coalition asked for a court order compelling the county government to release records requested in January and March. The coalition says the records must be disclosed under the California Public Records Act, a long-standing law governing records of public agencies.