Alliance Updates
SAVE THE DATE: Tuesday, May 21
🍻SDSTRA Happy Hour
You’re invited to join the San Diego STRA for a Happy Hour on Tuesday, May 21, from 6-8 PM at the Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens – Liberty Station. Get to know the San Diego STR community by connecting with other local hosts, property managers, and business owners over drinks and appetizers. We’ll also make time to discuss important updates affecting San Diego STRs, like the upcoming election, Town Council discussions, and more!
Important Event Details:
📍Location: Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens – Liberty Station (2816 Historic Decatur Rd, San Diego CA 92106)
📅 Date: Tuesday, May 21
⌚Time: 6 – 8 PM
Space is limited to the first 100 registrants! RSVP by May 14!
Thank you to our event sponsor:
Local Updates
💻San Diego Online Host Meetup – Human Trafficking Training
Join the Local San Diego Airbnb Host Community Leaders for a free webinar on Human Trafficking on Wednesday, May 8, at 6 PM with special guest Detective Sargent Mitchell from the San Diego Police Department. During this virtual event, attendees will learn:
- How to spot signs of human trafficking
- What to do if you suspect human trafficking is happening
This is an important topic for all STR hosts and owners to be educated on. The City’s STR ordinance also requires all STR permit holders to complete a course in human trafficking to operate in good standing. If you are unable to attend, be sure to register so you can get a copy of the recording!
Protect Your STR:
Join Your Local Town Council Today
Recently, the Mission Beach Town Council reviewed proposed STR changes that, if passed, would have significantly impacted STR operators. While the Town Council did not pass the proposed changes, other town councils are trying to take similar action. Read SDSTRA’s latest update here for more information.
While Mission Beach saw great support for STRs in the Town Council, STR operators are still underrepresented in Pacific Beach and Ocean Beach, and we need to change that. Both Pacific Beach and Ocean Beach have voted and passed resolutions attacking short-term rentals and are aggressively lobbying the City Council to:
- Limit permits to property owners – this would kill >1,600 licenses!
- Limit permits to 25% of the units in a building – this would kill >500 licenses!
- Cap Tier-3 STRs at 2% of housing per planning area – this would kill >1,000 licenses!
If you have property in Mission Beach, Pacific Beach, or Ocean Beach, please sign up for your local town councils or ask your managers/teams to do so if they have not already.
Join Your Town Council Today!
- Pacific Beach – Sign up for PB Town Council to defend yourself from these political attacks.
- Mission Beach – Learn more about joining the MB Town Council here >
- Ocean Beach – To join, contact info@obtowncouncil.org.