5/23/2019: AGs Want More Firepower Against Internet Platforms (National Association of Attorneys General)
5/13/2019: Airbnb loses major fight over Santa Monica’s rental law (Los Angeles Times)
5/4/2019: Judge blocks parts of Boston’s Airbnb ordinance (Boston Globe)
2/26/2019: Unpacking an Illegal Airbnb Empire, One Fake Host at a Time (New York Times)
2/12/2019: The City of Victoria in British Columbia ramping up enforcement efforts against illegal short-term rentals (JDSupura)
2/01/2019: The Airbnb Effect: It’s Not Just Rising Home Prices (CityLab)
12/20/2018: Don’t dilute the Airbnb rules (Los Angeles Times)
12/11/2018: L.A. approves new rules for Airbnb-type rentals after years of debate (Los Angeles Times)
11/25/18: Airbnb’s Anti-Israel Hypocrisy (The Wall Street Journal)
10/22/2018: San Diego rescinds tough Airbnb regulations, reopening debate on how to rein in short-term rentals (Los Angeles Times)
07/16/2018: San Diego council votes to limit Airbnb rentals to primary residences only (San Diego Union Tribune)
06/14/2018: Mayor proposes Airbnb regs allowing up to two rentals per host, with no limits in Mission Beach (San Diego Union Tribune)
05/08/2018: Renting an Airbnb Could Be Risky For Your Safety, a New Study Finds (TIME)
05/02/2018: Los Angeles moves to regulate Airbnb (Los Angeles Times)
4/23/2018: Long Beach gathering input on potential policy that would allow short-term rentals like Airbnb (Press Telegram)
04/12/2018: Santa Cruz To Limit Airbnb And Other Vacation Rentals To 450 Citywide (CBS SF Bay Area)
04/11/2018: Santa Cruz vaction rental limits OK’d by Coastal Commission (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
04/10/2018: L.A. lawmakers back new regulations on Airbnb and similar rentals (Los Angeles Times)
04/04/2018: About 5 Percent of San Diego’s Homes Are Off Limits As Housing (Voices of San Diego)
04/03/2018: Council moves forward on tax for short-term rentals (Chico Enterprise-Record)
03/17/2018: HomeAway must give San Francisco records on vacation rentals, court rules (San Francisco Chronicle)
03/08/2018: Effort To Pass Vacation Rental Regulations in San Diego Continues (KPBS)
02/27/2018: L.A. County leaders look to regulate Airbnb (Los Angeles Times)
02/21/2018: Palm Springs voters to decide fate of short-term rentals in June 5th primary (KESQ)
02/07/2018: No vacancy: Residents of Tahoe tourist town seek to limit vacation rentals (Sacramento Bee)
02/06/2018: Fewer Airbnbs means good news for SF; now address other short-term rental problems (San Francisco Chronicle)
01/19/2018: A leaner vacation rental market (San Francisco Chronicle)
01/10/2018: San Diego No. 2 in state for Airbnb rentals (San Diego Union Tribune)
07/27/2017: Legal battle heightens over Del Mar vacation rentals (Del Mar Times)
07/26/2017: Short-term vacation rental policy needed ASAP in San Diego (San Diego Union Tribune)
07/25/2017: Airbnb Users Will Pay Extra Fee When They Book Rooms in Sacramento (Fox40)
07/20/2017: House-rich, cash-poor: why these older LA homeowners are standing with Airbnb (Southern California Public Radio)
07/19/2017: Short-term rental market exploding in Marin County as officials mull regulations (ABC 7)
07/19/2017: Short-term vacation rentals becoming hot topic in Palm Desert (KESQ)
07/18/2017: Del Mar working on ordinance for short term rentals (CBS 8)
07/18/2017: WeHo City Council Largely Supports Hosted Short-Term Rentals (WeHoVille)
07/17/2017: Who is winning during Comic-Con: Airbnb or hotels? (San Diego Union Tribune)
07/11/2017: Madera County Supervisors work towards clearing up Airbnb rental issues (Sierra Star)
07/08/2017: New rules are coming for LA Airbnb hosts. Here’s what the city is planning (San Gabriel Valley Tribune)
07/08/2017: Different cities, different approaches to short-term rental issue on Monterey Peninsula (Monterey Herald)
07/06/2017: Vacation Rentals Lawsuit Survives Ruling (Santa Barbara Independent)
06/30/2017: Cities play catch-up on stopping short-term rental abuse (KTVU Fox 2)
06/29/2017: Santa Cruz planning panel hears first draft of vacation rental limiting law (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
06/28/2017: Sacramento Airbnb guests may start paying more (ABC 10)
06/28/2017: Newport Beach beefs up enforcement of short-term rentals for summer, shuttering 78 properties (Orange County Register)
06/26/2017: Vacation cut short: Santa Cruz commission considers short-term rental, Airbnb limits (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
06/22/2017: Short-Term Rentals May Impact Housing Affordability: Group (NBC San Diego)
06/22/2017: Carmel files suit against Pleasanton couple for illegal short-term rental (Monterey County Weekly)
06/21/2017: Short Term, Airbnb Rentals Regulations Pass Committee, Move On to Full Council (Pasadena Now)
06/20/2017: Del Mar charts its path forward on short-term rentals (Del Mar Times)
06/15/2017: Meteoric Rise in Number of Airbnb Accommodations Prompts Regulations Recommendation (Pasadena Now)
06/14/2017: Vacation Rentals Cause Affordable Housing Rut In South Lake Tahoe (Capital Public Radio)
06/14/2017: Airbnb, short-term rental restrictions draw hundreds to LA council debate (Southern California Public Radio)
06/13/2017: Hundreds attend LA hearing on regulation of Airbnb-style short-term rentals (Los Angeles Daily News)
06/13/2017: Editorial Legalize Airbnb (Los Angeles Times)
06/09/2017: City Council to consider rules to further restrict Airbnbs in Santa Monica (Santa Monica Daily Press)
06/08/2017: Short-Term Rentals Get a No in Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara Independent)
06/08/2017: Airbnb in LA: Should rental days be capped? (Southern California Public Radio)
06/07/2017: LA Airbnb Hosts Air Concerns About Potential Restrictions (CBS Los Angeles)
06/06/2017: Santa Barbara County Supervisors May Ban Short-Term Rentals in Residential Zones (Noozhawk)
05/31/2017: Short-term vacation rental rules to be scrutinized by county Planning Commission (Monterey Herald)
05/30/2017: A limit to short-term vacation rentals in Trinidad (KCRC ABC 7)
05/25/2017: Santa Monica Beats Challenge To Anti-Airbnb Ordinance (Law360)
05/25/2017: Ocean Beach residents push back against short-term rentals (CBS 8)
05/24/2017: Is Airbnb Hurting Southern California’s Housing Market? (NBC Los Angeles)
05/18/2017: Union City dealing to get a tax cut from Airbnb’s rental income (East Bay Times)
05/17/2017: Tahoe Airbnb use up 50 percent over last ski season (Sierra Sun)
05/15/2017: Income from LA’s Airbnb Tax at War with Nervous Neighborhood Interests (City Watch LA)
05/11/2017: How does Airbnb’s deal with SF work? (San Francisco Chronicle)
05/10/2017: Del Mar takes first steps toward a new rental regime (Del Mar Times)
05/08/2017: Residential hotel owners sue to block legislation limiting short-term rentals (KTVU)
05/03/2017: With Garcetti’s budget relying on millions from Airbnb, will L.A. still clamp down on short-term rentals? (Los Angeles Times)
05/03/2017: Tensions mount as Del Mar wrestles with short-term rentals (Del Mar Times)
05/03/2017: Airbnb reports jump in Lake Tahoe rentals this past ski season (ABC 8)
05/02/2017: These local governments decide it makes sense to play ball with Airbnb (Sacramento Bee)
05/01/2017: Airbnb, HomeAway settle SF suit, agree to register all local hosts (San Francisco Chronicle)
05/01/2017: Carlsbad to crack down on unauthorized vacation rentals (San Diego Union Tribune)
04/28/2017: Short-term rental hosts beware: city going after delinquent lodging taxes (San Diego Union Tribune)
04/25/2017: Nevada County and Airbnb Tax Deal Begins May 1st (YubaNet)
04/21/2017: Don’t buy Airbnb’s claim that L.A. would lose millions under new regulations (Los Angeles Times)
04/20/2017: Airbnbs in Richmond Will Soon Be Subject to Hotel Tax (NBC Bay Area)
04/20/2017: Del Mar City Council: Short-term rentals not an allowable use (Del Mar Times)
04/19/2017: Are Newport’s short-term rentals following the rules? City hires a monitor to find out (Los Angeles Times)
04/19/2017: Big Palm Springs vacation rental homes can now operate in any neighborhood (The Desert Sun)
04/18/2017: Airbnb warns that L.A.’s budget could suffer from restricting short-term rentals (Los Angeles Times)
04/14/2017: City forfeits $1 million in Airbnb taxes (Mountain View Voice)
04/14/2017: Solana Beach OKs pact with Airbnb (San Diego Union Tribune)
04/13/2017: Coachella and Airbnb Announce Tax Agreement to Remit Hotel Taxes on Behalf of Airbnb Hosts (KMIR)
04/12/2017: Vacation rental representatives call on county to move on short-term rental rules (Monterey Herald)
04/12/2017: Planning Department Considers Regulating Burgeoning Airbnb, Other Short-Term Rental Operators (Pasadena Now)
04/10/2017: Hermosa Beach approves short-term vacation rentals in commercial areas (The Beach Reporter)
04/10/2017: Carpinteria Prepares to Enact Short-Term Vacation Rental Rules (Noozhawk)
04/04/2017: Council to weigh in on contentious issue of short-term rentals in Del Mar (Del Mar Times)
03/31/2017: Short-term vacation rental complaint moves forward (San Diego Union Tribune)
03/31/2017: Santa Monica wins legal fight with prolific short-term vacation rental host (Curbed Los Angeles)
03/30/2017: Santa Cruz County supervisors want rules for hosted rentals (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
03/29/2017: No Airbnb Enforcement Crackdown – Yet (Voice of San Diego)
03/24/2017: Council members can’t reach consensus on regulating short term rentals (San Diego Union Tribune)
03/24/2017: Should Long Beach allow Airbnb and other short-term rentals? (Long Beach Press Telegram)
03/23/2017: Airbnb, VRBO make case for not banning vacation rentals (San Diego Union Tribune)
03/23/2017: Cathedral City Tightens Short-Term Rental Regulations (Associated Press)
03/22/2017: Anaheim seeks settlement with short-term rental owners instead of court (OC Register)
03/22/2017: Long Beach Could Join Host of Other California Cities That Have Enacted Regulations For Short Term Rentals (Long Beach Post)
03/21/2017: Battle over short-term vacation rentals in Del Mar (CBS 8)
03/21/2017: Battle over short-term vacation rentals in Del Mar (SF Weekly)
03/21/2017: Short-term rentals hurting low-income residents? Some say increased regulation is a must (City News Service)
03/17/2017: Airbnb yanks 923 listings in San Francisco (CNET)
03/16/2017: Councilmember Pearce Calls for Short Term Rental Oversight (Long Beach Patch)
03/16/2017: Short-term rentals not allowed in San Diego, city attorney says (San Diego Union Tribune)
03/14/2017: Ex-Owner of troubled hotel fined for illegal Airbnb listings (KTVU)
03/13/2017: The hottest hotel in town is an apartment building (San Diego Union Tribune)
03/10/2017: Fullerton monitoring short-term rentals; researching new rules (Orange County Register)
03/09/2017: San Francisco Issues $1.1 Million in Fines to Hosts Renting On Sites Like Airbnb (NBC Bay Area)
03/08/2017: Mill Valley continues Airbnb-style host registry (Marin Independent Journal)
03/07/2017: City’s Airbnb battle pits Democrat against Democrat (San Francisco Chronicle)
03/01/2017: Income from San Diego Airbnb hosts soars 74 percent (San Diego Union Tribune)
03/02/2017: Airbnb details sharp growth in California last year (Los Angeles Times)
03/02/2017: Short-Term Rentals Turn Into Nightmares Next Door (NBC Los Angeles)
03/02/2017: Mayor Lee’s promised Airbnb regulation working group never set up (San Francisco Examiner)
03/01/2017: Yucaipa considers regulating short-term rentals (Redlands Daily Facts)
02/24/2017: Palm Desert extends moratorium on new vacation rentals (The Desert Sun)
02/22/2017: More skiers turn to short-term rentals — a mixed blessing for resorts (Los Angeles Times)
02/16/2017: Legal Punches Thrown in Vacation-Rental Fight (Santa Barbara Independent)
02/15/2017: Palm Springs repeals vacation rental rules, doesn’t institute replacement (The Desert Sun)
02/15/2017: Del Mar Planning Commission punts on rules for vacation rentals (Fox 5 San Diego)
02/09/2017: Airbnb Lists Malibu as a Top ‘Hotspot’ for Short-Term Renters (Malibu Times)
02/09/2017: Former rent-controlled apartments in Hollywood are razed amid protests and bureaucratic confusion (Los Angeles Times)
02/03/2017: Do Californians have a right to Airbnb on the coast? (Southern California Public Radio)
02/03/2017: Encinitas cracks down on vacation rentals (San Diego Union Tribune)
02/02/2017: Palm Springs vacation rentals PAC has out-of-town industry funding (The Desert Sun)
01/31/2017: Tourists in SF will have hard time renting residential hotel rooms (KTVU)
01/31/2017: Pasadena made it easier to convert your garages into a rental, but more housing changes coming (San Gabriel Valley Tribune)
01/26/2017: Placer Co. spending $423K to beef up short-term rental tax collection (Sierra Sun)
01/26/2017: Ventura’s short-term rentals under scrutiny (Ventura County Star)
01/20/2017: Planning Commission to weigh in on vacation rentals (The Coast News Group)
01/19/2017: New Airbnb taxes have generated $13M—some of it’s helping house LA’s homeless (Curbed Los Angeles)
01/19/2017: Short-term rentals like Airbnb face utility shutoffs, fines in Anaheim (Orange County Register)
01/17/2017: Airbnb Says It Generated $7M In Tax Revenue For San Diego (KPBS)
01/16/2017: Oakland: Airbnb issue highlights city’s gentrification fears (San Jose Mercury News)
01/12/2017: Santa Monica Gets Even Tougher on Short-Term Vacation Rental ‘Hosts’ (Santa Monica Lookout)
01/11/2017: Palm Springs will draft competing vacation rental initiative (Southern California Public Radio)
01/11/2017: Oakland residents to weigh in as city plans new Airbnb rules (San Jose Mercury News)
01/09/2017: Tenants say Airbnb and landlord violated L.A. rental laws (Los Angeles Times)
01/05/2017: Ojai enforcing short-term rental ban (Ventura County Star)
01/05/2017: City of Sacramento and Airbnb working on collecting taxes (ABC10)
01/05/2017: Palm Springs new vacation rental ordinance in effect Jan. 13th, petitioned in an effort to repeal (KESQ)
01/05/2017: City plans crackdown on Airbnb over taxes (Sacramento Business Journal)
01/04/2017: Short-Term Rental Controversy Flares Again in Anaheim (Voice of OC)
01/01/2017: Rancho Palos Verdes hikes short-term rental fines more than 2,000 percent (The Daily Breeze)
12/23/2016: LA mayor’s spokeswoman leaves for Airbnb (Los Angeles Daily News)
12/21/2016: Glendale City Council begins discussions on short-term rental issue (Los Angeles Times)
12/16/2016: Nearly half of all California Airbnb renters stay in Los Angeles (Curbed Los Angeles)
12/15/2016: Airbnb to collect hotel taxes in Sonoma County (The Press Democrat)
12/15/2016: Carmel prioritizes crackdown on illegal short-term rentals (Monterey County Weekly)
12/14/2016: Airbnb to collect hotel taxes in Sonoma County (The Press Democrat)
12/08/2016: Tahoe Residents Forced Out by High Costs, ‘The Airbnb Effect’ (KQED)
12/08/2016: SF mayor vetoes bill that would have slashed short-term rentals (San Francisco Chronicle)
12/08/2016: San Francisco Mayor Vetoes Airbnb Bill (Wall Street Journal)
12/07/2016: No new short-term rentals in Del Mar for now (Del Mar Times)
12/07/2016: Short-Term Rentals Survive County Ban (Santa Barbara Independent)
12/01/2016: Lawsuit Challenges Vacation-Rental Crackdown (Santa Barbara Independent)
11/30/2016: Palm Springs tightens vacation rental rules, despite industry pushback (The Desert Sun)
11/30/2016: Lawsuit seeks to overturn Laguna Beach’s ban on short-term rentals (Orange County Register)
11/29/2016: SF Limits How Often Hosts Can Rent Out Homes on Airbnb, Other Websites (NBC Bay Area)
11/23/2016: Suit Contests Laguna’s Short-Term Rental Law (Laguna Beach Indy)
11/17/2016: Judge scolds SF, Airbnb while staying fines in short-term rental case (San Francisco Chronicle)
11/16/2016: Dana Point bows to residents and rescinds short term rental approval (Orange County Register)
11/16/2016: Labor union members protest affordable housing loss as an Airbnb conference starts (Los Angeles Times)
11/15/2016: SF deals major blow to Airbnb with tough short-term rental law (San Francisco Chronicle)
11/14/2016: Airbnb, under the gun, is ready to cooperate with SF (San Francisco Chronicle)
11/11/2016: HomeAway may have to tell SF all about its hosts, judge says (San Francisco Chronicle)
11/11/2016: Airbnb, SF continue to thrash out vacation-rental enforcement (San Francisco Chronicle)
11/08/2016: Airbnb’s ‘Don’t Punish Us’ for Scofflaws Fails Court Test (Bloomberg)
11/08/2016: Judge won’t immediately block San Francisco Airbnb law (Associated Press)
11/04/2016: Is SF still the right fit for Airbnb? (San Francisco Chronicle)
11/01/2016: Short-term lodging in Laguna Beach remains in limbo (Los Angeles Times)
10/31/2016: Council rejects proposed Airbnb ban (San Diego Union Tribune)
10/31/2016: Is Sherri Lightner Really Proposing a Ban on Airbnb? (Voice of San Diego)
10/27/2016: Renting an Airbnb home in San Diego could get complicated (Los Angeles Times)
10/26/2016: San Diego to consider sweeping Airbnb ban (San Diego Union Tribune)
10/26/2016: Airbnb to limit San Francisco hosts to 1 listing (KRON)
10/24/2016: Airbnb backs a campaign to build homeless housing in L.A. with a $100,000 donation (Los Angeles Times)
10/20/2016: Del Mar council approves another moratorium on new short-term rentals (Del Mar Times)
10/20/2016: Tighter rules for Airbnb (San Francisco Chronicle)
10/19/2016: Airbnb bans hosts with multiple listings in SF (San Francisco Chronicle)
10/13/2016: SF supervisors propose 60-day cap on all Airbnb rentals (San Francisco Chronicle)
10/13/2016: Anaheim to explore home-sharing program (Orange County Register)
10/11/2016: Short-term rentals could see increased regulations (Malibu Surfside News)
10/11/2016: Here’s How Airbnb Says It’s Curbing Illegal Hotels in San Francisco (Fortune)
10/06/2016: Airbnb on defensive at court hearing over SF law (San Francisco Chronicle)
10/06/2016: Airbnb’s San Francisco Showdown May Set Rules on Gig Economy (Bloomberg)
10/05/2016: Airbnb is fighting San Francisco with political tactics and trumpeting polls that show how popular it is (Business Insider)
10/05/2016: Palm Springs votes to end vacation rentals in apartment buildings (KESQ)
10/03/2016: Sonoma imposes moratorium on new vacation rentals (The Press Democrat)
09/30/2016: Airbnb hurts hotels, trade group and union say (San Francisco Chronicle)
09/27/2016: Who was the biggest winner from the Rams’ opening weekend? Airbnb hosts (Los Angeles Daily News)
09/26/2016: Oceanside unveils draft vacation rental regulations (San Diego Union Tribune)
09/19/2016: Del Mar extends moratorium on short-term rentals (CBS 8)
09/18/2016: Airbnb fights unfriendly regulations with wave of lawsuits against San Francisco, other cities (San Jose Mercury News)
09/14/2016: ‘Dear Airbnb’ ads chide vacation-rental company (San Francisco Chronicle)
09/14/2016: Airbnb preps ad blitz as SF hikes host fees 400 percent (San Francisco Chronicle)
09/13/2016: Short-term rentals, including boats, vexing Newport (Los Angeles Times)
09/07/2016: Airbnb launches ad campaign to woo Los Angeles (Curbed Los Angeles)
09/07/2016: Airbnb Seeks To Stop San Francisco Registration Law (Law360)
09/07/2016: Airbnb launches ad campaign to woo Los Angeles (Curbed Los Angeles)
09/07/2016: Council bans new short-term rentals in Laguna Beach’s residential areas (Orange County Register)
09/05/2016: Airbnb sues sues Santa Monica, saying laws unfairly punishes ‘hosts’ (Los Angeles Business Journal)
09/03/2016: Surprise! Airbnb Sues Santa Monica Over Short Term Rental Laws (LAist)
09/02/2016: Airbnb is taking Santa Monica and its short-term rental restrictions to court (Curbed Los Angeles)
09/02/2016: Airbnb sues Santa Monica over short-term rental ban (Los Angeles Times)
08/30/2016: Los Angeles Airbnb rentals should be capped at 83 nights yearly, study says (Curbed Los Angeles)
08/30/2016: Move afoot to corral Palm Springs vacation rentals, ease angst (The Desert Sun)
08/25/2016: Court upholds Hermosa Beach short-term rental ban enforcement (The Beach Reporter)
08/23/2016: Anaheim Isn’t Dropping Its Ban on Airbnb, But It Won’t Try to Fine Them Anymore (Skift)
08/23/2016: Anaheim plans to go forward with short-term rental restrictions (Southern California Public Radio)
08/22/2016: Anaheim won’t fine short-term rental companies for hosts’ violations (Los Angeles Times)
08/19/2016: Coalition asks L.A. not to collect Airbnb taxes (Los Angeles Wave)
08/17/2016: Airbnb opponents demand action by city (San Diego Union Tribune)
08/17/2016: Short-Term Rental Owners File Lawsuit Against Anaheim (Voice of OC)
08/16/2016: Laguna Beach short-term rental ordinance advances (Orange County Register)
08/16/2016: Santa Cruz County closes vacation rental loopholes (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
08/10/2016: Ojai moves to punish advertisers of illegal short-term rentals (Ventura County Star)
08/10/2016: Planning Commission compromises on short-term rental ban (Santa Maria Times)
08/09/2016: Short-term rental plan too soft, say some council members (The Coast News Group)
08/05/2016: STRs strike back (Orange County Register)
08/04/2016: Short-term rentals in Del Mar discussed (Del Mar Times)
08/02/2016: Short-term rentals could be excluded by new definition (Ventura County Star)
08/02/2016: Small hotels, Airbnb hosts exempted from tourism levy (San Diego Union Tribune)
08/01/2016: HomeAway joins AirBnb in suing Anaheim over short-term rental penalties (Orange County Register)
07/28/2016: Airbnb sues Anaheim over law that makes the rental site liable for hosts who violate city law (Los Angeles Times)
07/28/2016: Airbnb sues Anaheim over short-term rental ban (Orange County Register)
07/21/2016: Airbnb ‘furniture tax’ generates $120,000 for San Francisco (San Francisco Chronicle)
07/18/2016: Airbnb strikes deal with L.A. to collect millions in lodging taxes (Los Angeles Times)
07/18/2016: Airbnb Agrees To Collect Hotel Taxes In Another Huge U.S. City (Fortune)
07/13/2016: Santa Monica convicts its first Airbnb host under tough home-sharing laws (Los Angeles Times)
07/13/2016: Santa Monica Wins First Conviction in Battle to Stop Illegal Short-Term Vacation Rentals (Santa Monica Lookout)
07/12/2016: SF may revise vacation-rental law to block Airbnb lawsuit (San Francisco Chronicle)
07/12/2016: San Francisco Law Targetting “Illegal Rentals” Officially on Hold as City Battles Airbnb Lawsuit (NBC Bay Area)
07/12/2016: Lawsuit Claims Santa Monica’s Short-Term Rental Ban Unconstitutional (Santa Monica Lookout)
07/04/2016: Airbnb takes its fight to court (The Hill)
06/29/2016: County revises draft rental policy (Half Moon Bay Review)
06/29/2016: All short-term rentals banned in Anaheim by City Council (Orange County Register)
06/27/2016: Anaheim the latest O.C. city to decide the fate of short-term rentals (Orange County Register)
06/27/2016: Anaheim condo becomes tourist lodging without owner’s permission (Orange County Register)
06/27/2016: Airbnb sues to block new SF law (San Francisco Chronicle)
06/27/2016: Airbnb Sues Hometown San Francisco to Block Rental Rules (Bloomberg)
06/23/2016: L.A. takes step toward new rules on short-term rentals (Los Angeles Times)
06/23/2016: Planning Commission backs LA’s first regulations on Airbnb (Southern California Public Radio)
06/23/2016: Los Angeles Is a Big Step Closer to Regulating Airbnb (Curbed Los Angeles)
06/23/2016: City Planning Commission Approves Limits on Short-Term Rentals (Los Angeles Business Journal)
06/22/2016: SF to HomeAway: Play ball with the tax collector — or else (San Francisco Chronicle)
06/22/2016: How to regulate Airbnb and ‘homesharing’ (Los Angeles Times)
06/22/2016: Del Mar council to draft regulations for short-term rentals (Del Mar Times)
06/20/2016: L.A. apartment owners charged with allegedly evicting tenants, then renting their units via Airbnb (Los Angeles Times)
06/20/2016: Los Angeles City Attorney turns up heat on short-term rental hosts (Southern California Public Radio)
06/18/2016: Indio unites with Airbnb to collect from backdoor renters (The Desert Sun)
06/17/2016: Newport to look at short-term lodging rules (Los Angeles Times)
06/16/2016: City Looks to Limit Short-Term Vacation Rentals (Malibu Times)
06/16/2016: Airbnb launches campaign to ease registration requirements for SF hosts (TechCrunch)
06/15/2016: Ojai weighs upping short-term rental fines (Ventura County Star)
06/13/2016: San Francisco faces stiff legal resistance in efforts to regulate Airbnb (San Francisco Business Times)
06/10/2016: Airbnb: Opportunity or nuisance? (San Diego Union Tribune)
06/10/2016: Is Airbnb making your rent go up? (San Diego Union Tribune)
06/09/2016: Berkeley City Council OKs spare bedrooms, but not backyard cottages, for short-term rentals (Berkeleyside)
06/08/2016: Fillmore regulates short-term rentals, not a big business in town (Ventura County Star)
06/08/2016: Princess rooms, splash pads turn Anaheim homes into Disneyland destination rentals (Orange County Register)
06/08/2016: San Francisco to Airbnb: Enforce the rules or pay the price (Christian Science Monitor)
06/07/2016: SF supes crack down on unregistered short-term rentals (San Francisco Chronicle)
06/02/2016: San Francisco Lawmakers Could Soon Force Airbnb, Other Home-Sharing Websites to Make Major Changes (NBC Bay Area)
05/30/2016: Ojai will start enforcing ban on short-term rentals this week (Ventura County Star)
05/27/2016: Could Los Angeles effectively regulate Airbnb? (The Real Deal)
05/26/2016: Robbins: Stonewalling Continues on Anaheim Short-Term Rental Issue (Voice of OC)
05/26/2016: Airbnb Overstaying Its Welcome in Some Pasadena Neighborhoods (Pasadena Now)
05/24/2016: Irvine exploring its options on short-term rentals (Orange County Register)
05/23/2016: Illegal Short-Term Rentals Can be Nightmare for Neighbors (NBC Bay Area)
05/23/2016: Airbnb Still Refusing to Help S.F. Enforce Airbnb Regulations (SF Weekly)
05/18/2016: Short-Term Rental Opponents Ramping Up Pressure On Anaheim Council (Voice of OC)
05/18/2016: San Clemente OKs zoning restrictions on vacation rental businesses (Orange County Register)
05/17/2016: Del Mar extends moratorium on new vacation rentals (San Diego Union Tribune)
05/17/2016: Santa Barbara City Council Issues More Vacation Rental Subpoenas (Noozhawk)
05/17/2016: South Tahoe council OKs ban on multi-family property vacation rentals (Sierra Sun)
05/12/2016: Nevada City residents will decide on Measure Y and X (The Union)
05/11/2016: Hermosa Beach City Council approves ban on short-term rentals (Easy Reader News)
05/04/2016: Airbnb’s Political Buyout (SF Weekly)
05/01/2016: Panel OKs targeted ban on new vacation rentals (Kenwood Press)
04/30/2016: Airbnb spends $230,000 on S.F. candidates and propositions on June 7 ballot (San Francisco Chronicle)
04/29/2016: Airbnb just spent over $200,000 on San Francisco politics (Re/Code)
04/29/2016: Manhattan Beach warns short term rental websites (Easy Reader News)
04/27/2016: Carpinteria City Council Supports Cap on Short-Term Vacation Rentals (Noozhawk)
04/27/2016: Council agrees to new restrictions on short-term rentals (Napa Valley Register)
04/27/2016: Irvine quietly cracks down on Airbnb, short-term rentals (Orange County Register)
04/26/2016: Wrong response to Airbnb (Orange County Register)
04/26/2016: New Legislation Would Fine Airbnb for Listing Unregistered Properties in San Francisco (NBC Bay Area)
04/25/2016: Airbnb, HomeAway would police rentals under proposed SF law (San Francisco Chronicle)
04/18/2016: Brutal crime spurs possible regulation of short-term rental units in Orinda (San Jose Mercury News)
04/14/2016: Laguna Beach vacation rental moratorium stands as city council studies options (Orange County Register)
04/12/2016: San Clemente Planning Commission suggests vacation-rental zoning limits (Orange County Register)
04/08/2016: Most San Francisco Airbnb Hosts Shirk Regulations, Report Finds (Fortune)
04/07/2016: Most Airbnb hosts flout SF laws, city report says (San Francisco Chronicle)
04/07/2016: Illegal Airbnb rentals in Monterey help some make ends meet (Monterey County Weekly)
04/06/2016: Del Mar puts short-term rentals on hold (Del Mar Times)
04/06/2016: Del Mar places moratorium on new short-term rentals (San Diego Union Tribune)
04/02/2016: Airbnb to purge illegal hotels from San Francisco listings (San Francisco Chronicle)
04/02/2016: A defender of property rights now a foe of short-term rentals (Orange County Register)
04/01/2016: Palm Springs group: say no to vacation rentals in apartments (The Desert Sun)
04/01/2016: Vacation rental, massage regulations at South Lake Tahoe City Council meeting (Tahoe Daily Tribune)
03/27/2016: Monterey City Council passes Housing Element, questions remain (Monterey County Weekly)
03/25/2016: Newport turns to local residents for advice on short-term rental rules (Los Angeles Times)
03/17/2016: Malibu’s Summer Rental Market Booms (Wall Street Journal)
03/16/2016: Hermosa Beach moves closer to banning short-term rentals (Easy Reader News)
03/16/2016: Paso Robles moves forward with crackdown on vacation rentals (KSBY 6)
03/15/2016: Supervisors Approve Airbnb Agreement (My Mother Lode)
03/13/2016: Paso Robles council to discuss updating vacation rental policies (The Tribune)
03/11/2016: Tuolumne County supervisors to consider Airbnb agreement (The Union Democrat)
03/03/2016: Short-term rentals could be restricted by Laguna planners at March 16 meeting (Los Angeles Times)
03/03/2016: Santa Barbara Tourism Industry Under Fire by City Council Regulation (Huffington Post)
03/03/2016: South Bay beach cities staring down short-term rentals (Southern California Public Radio)
03/02/2016: Redondo Beach becomes latest South Bay city to crack down on short-term rentals (Daily Breeze)
03/02/2016: In Fight Against Vacation Rentals, Santa Barbara Targets Illegal Dwelling Units (Noozhawk)
02/25/2016: Santa Barbara County Planning Commission OKs Vacation Rentals in Agricultural Zones (Noozhawk)
02/23/2016: Anaheim Mayor Proposes Short-Term Rental Ban (Voice of OC)
02/23/2016: Anaheim refining rules for short term rentals (Orange County Register)
02/23/2016: In bid to stop illegal rentals, Santa Monica slaps Airbnb, VRBO with $500 fines (89.3 KPPC)
02/19/2016: Anaheim vacation rentals could see new limits, fee hikes (Orange County Register)
02/19/2016: South Lake Tahoe to clarify aspects of vacation home rental ordinance (Tahoe Daily Tribune)
02/19/2016: Windsor signals move to step up vacation-rental oversight (Santa Rosa Press Democrat)
02/18/2016: Study claims short-term rentals in SB County generated $471.6 million in 2014 (Pacific Coast Business Times)
02/18/2016: Report Says Vacation Rentals Generate $470 Million (Santa Barbara Independent)
02/17/2016: Danville bans short-term rentals (Associated Press)
02/16/2016: Danville puts brakes on short-term house rentals (San Jose Mercury News)
02/16/2016: Mayor says Orinda may need regulations on short-term home rentals after man badly hurt in house party (KRON 4)
02/10/2016: ‘Unregulated Far Too Long:’ Vacation Rentals That is, Not Pot (North Coast Journal)
02/08/2016: Vacation Rental Scams on the Rise in Tahoe; How to Protect Yourself (FOX 40)
02/04/2016: Napa applications for in-home hosting are fewer than expected (Napa Valley Register)
02/04/2016: City Council Approves Short-Term Rental Provisions (San Clemente Times)
02/03/2016: San Clemente to slap rules on vacation rentals (Orange County Register)
01/27/2016: Ojai council bans short-term vacation rentals (Ventura County Star)
01/23/2016: Developer drops plans for downtown vacation rentals in Sonoma project (The Press Democrat)
01/22/2016: No resolution to vacation rental issue (Orange County Register)
01/21/2016: Sonoma County Supervisors weigh changes to vacation rental policies (Sonoma Index-Tribune)
01/20/2016: Sacramento City Council Approves New Airbnb Regulations (Fox40)
01/19/2016: Sacramento approves restrictions on short-term rentals such as Airbnb (Sacramento Bee)
01/17/2016: No vacation rental moratorium in San Clemente (Orange County Register)
01/16/2016: ‘Home Sharing’ to Become Legal in Auburn (Fox40)
01/13/2016: Ojai City Council bans short-term vacation rentals (Ventura County Star)
01/13/2016: Riverside County: Supervisors approve short-term rental rules (The Press Enterprise)
01/07/2016: City implores Airbnb, other firms, to deactivate illegal listings (San Francisco Chronicle)
01/07/2016: San Francisco to Airbnb: Please Help Us Fight Illegal Hotels (Fortune)
01/05/2016: Danville short-term rentals policy, take 2 (Contra Costa Times)
12/29/2015: Fullerton considers regulating short-term rentals (Orange County Register)
12/29/2015: What’s Next for Airbnb in San Diego (Voice of San Diego)
12/28/2015: The Next Chapter in the Fight Over Vacation Rentals (Voice of San Diego)
12/25/2015: Groups seek pause on Palm Springs vacation rentals (The Desert Sun)
12/09/2015: County planners ban short-term rentals in residential areas (Lompoc Record)
12/09/2015: Council wants tighter controls on short-term rentals (St. Helena Star)
12/03/2015: Short-term renting creates debate in Hermosa: enforce regulations or regulate and tax (The Beach Reporter)
11/30/2015: City sees jump in vacation rentals (San Diego Union Tribune)
11/30/2015: Airbnb, other short-term rentals may get closer scrutiny in S.F. (San Francisco Chronicle)
11/23/2015: Corporate housing practice ends: Several Redwood City apartment buildings ordered to stop short-term rentals (San Mateo Daily Journal)
11/21/2015: Montecito Says No to Short-Term Rentals (Santa Barbara Independent)
11/20/2015: Marin town curbs short-term rentals for good (Marin Independent Journal)
11/19/2015: City Council discusses tighter limits for many short-term rentals (Los Angeles Times)
11/18/2015: Commission backs overhaul of short-term rental ordinance (St. Helena Star)
11/16/2015: Laguna Beach to rule on short-term rentals ban (Orange County Register)
11/16/2015: Fresh off Bay Area victory, tech giant Airbnb may set sights on L.A. (Los Angeles Times)
11/12/2015: Del Mar to consider vacation rental rules (San Diego Union Tribune)
11/11/2015: Piedmont Planning Commission Urges Ban on Short-Term Rentals (Contra Costa Times)
11/11/2015: A surge in short-term rentals means no R&R for some Anaheim residents (Los Angeles Times)
11/08/2015: Yes, there is a right way to regulate Airbnb (Sacramento Bee)
11/06/2015: Airbnb has spent more than $200,000 on lobbying efforts in LA (Southern California Public Radio)
11/04/2015: Prop. F: S.F. voters reject measure to restrict Airbnb rentals (San Francisco Chronicle)
10/27/2015: City to seek Airbnb tax: Redwood City negotiating with short-term rental company to collect fee to fund affordable housing (San Mateo Daily Journal)
10/23/2015: Yountville to subpoena Airbnb, HomeAway in search for illegal vacation rentals (Napa Valley Register)
10/22/2015: Larkspur holds off on establishing short-term rental rules (Marin Independent Journal)
10/22/2015: Airbnb apologizes for snarky San Francisco ads (USA Today)
10/21/2015: City Council moves Napa closer to Airbnb-style vacation rentals (Napa Valley Register)
10/21/2015: Anaheim extends moratorium on short-term rentals, while Santa Ana lifts ban (Los Angeles Times)
10/21/2015: Resident Anger at Short-Term Rentals Has Reached Boiling Point in Anaheim (Voice of OC)
10/20/2015: Santa Ana surprisingly ends ban on short-term home rentals – Anaheim extends moratorium on them (Orange County Register)
10/19/2015: Residents Want Moratorium Extended on Short-Term Rentals (NBC Los Angeles)
10/19/2015: Anaheim Short-Term Rentals Spark Concerns (ABC 7 News)
10/19/2015: Dianne Feinstein steps up her war against Airbnb (Los Angeles Times)
10/18/2015: Planners send short-term vacation rental rules to City Council (Redding Record Searchlight)
10/18/2015: Short-term rentals stir opposition in Mammoth Lakes (Los Angeles Times)
10/13/2015: Could San Francisco’s short-term rental law backfire on the hotel workers who support it? (San Francisco Business Times)
10/13/2015: Redding Airbnb hosts may soon face rules, regulations (KRCR News)
10/13/2015: Redwood City eyes Airbnb tax: Officials consider ways to boost the construction of affordable housing (San Mateo Daily Journal)
10/13/2015: Sacramento Moves Forward With Parts Of A Short-Term Rental Ordinance (Capital Public Radio)
10/09/2015: Housing Advisory Commission passes recommendations regulating short-term rentals (Daily Californian)
10/08/2015: Short-term rentals pay $16.4M in hotel and sales taxes (San Diego Union Tribune)
10/02/2015: Chronicle recommends: No on Prop. F (San Francisco Chronicle)
10/01/2015: Debate Over Airbnb Rages in San Francisco Ahead of November Vote (Time)
09/30/2015: Airbnb hosts’ hotel-tax obligations streamlined in S.F. (San Francisco Chronicle)
09/30/2015: SoCal Residents In Debate Over Short-Term Rentals (NBC Los Angeles)
09/30/2015: No surprise: That Airbnb study of rentals in L.A. isn’t what it seems (Los Angeles Times)
09/30/2015: S.F. Voters to Decide on Airbnb Rentals, Mission Moratorium and Other Housing Measures (KQED)
09/29/2015: Airbnb fights back, says it isn’t hurting L.A. housing (Los Angeles Times)
09/29/2015: Santa Cruz vacation rental moratorium fails to pass (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
09/26/2015: Residents want L.A. to do more to enforce short-term rental regulations (Los Angeles Times)
09/26/2015: Airbnb spending more than $8 million to fight new rental rules (San Francisco Chronicle)
09/23/2015: Piedmont: Short-term, home-share rentals debated (Contra Costa Times)
09/23/2015: Heated debates over short-term vacation rentals continue (Fox 5 San Diego)
09/23/2015: Council considers short-term home rental oversight: South San Francisco officials examines home sharing policy (San Mateo Daily Journal)
09/21/2015: Debate on short-term rentals heats up (San Diego Union Tribune)
09/18/2015: Assemblyman Travis Allen Stands in Support of Homeowners and Property Rights (Voice of OC)
09/17/2015: Anaheim, Santa Ana Pass Moratoriums on Short-Term Rentals (Voice of OC)
09/17/2015: Fountain Valley begins discussions on short-term rentals (Orange County Register)
09/16/2015: City seeks community input on short-term rental regulations (The Davis Enterprise)
09/16/2015: Moratorium placed on short-term rental applications in Anaheim (Orange County Register)
09/16/2015: Del Mar Council debates requirements to keep short-term rentals neighborly (Del Mar Times)
09/15/2015: Anaheim imposes moratorium on new short-term rentals (Los Angeles Times)
09/15/2015: Danville may ban Airbnb rentals (San Jose Mercury News)
09/12/2015: Airbnb operators speak out on county tax letter (Eureka Times-Standard)
09/04/2015: Napa planners support Airbnb-type home rental ordinance (Napa Valley Register)
09/03/2015: Spurred on by conflict over Airbnb, L.A. struggles to define ‘bad’ short-term rentals (Los Angeles Times)
08/31/2015: Would SF Prop. F spur Airbnb suits, with neighbor suing neighbor? (San Francisco Chronicle)
08/29/2015: County to Airbnb: pay your taxes or else (Eureka Times Standard)
08/25/2015: L.A. officials want to keep Airbnb-type rentals from being ‘rogue hotels’ (Los Angeles Times)
08/24/2015: Scrutiny of short-term rentals in LA exposes industry rift (Southern California Public Radio)
08/24/2015: Short-Term Rentals Are Taking 11 Units Off the LA Rental Market Every Day (Curbed Los Angeles)
08/21/2015: Marin town bans short-term rentals, including AirBNB and VRBO (San Jose Mercury News)
08/20/2015: Tiburon bans short-term rentals, including Airbnb and VRBO (Marin Independent Journal)
08/20/2015: Airbnb partners with multifamily owners for home sharing (San Diego Daily Transcript)
08/19/2015: Laguna Beach extends moratorium on short-term rentals, considers ban on such rentals in future (Orange County Register)
08/19/2015: Why Venice Beach Is Ground Zero for The Airbnb Backlash (Los Angeles Weekly)
08/13/2015: How Sacramento’s Airbnb proposal stacks up against other cities (Sacramento Business Journal)
08/13/2015: Ventura County Following Santa Monica’s Lead During Short-term Rental Crisis (Santa Monica Lookout)
08/12/2015: City Clears a Path for Airbnb (Voice of San Diego)
08/11/2015: Del Mar Council ready to regulate short-term rentals (Del Mar Times)
08/08/2015: Mill Valley introduces Airbnb registration (Marin Independent Journal)
07/21/2015: WeHo Formalizes Its Ban on Short-Term Rentals (WEHOville)
06/25/2015: Santa Barbara to Lower Boom on Vacation Rentals (Santa Barbara Independent)
06/17/2015: Manhattan Beach, targeting AirBnB, officially bans short term rentals (Easy Reader News)
06/16/2015: Manhattan Beach council cracks down on short-term rentals (Southern California Public Radio)
06/15/2015: Short-term rental hosts, who use sites like Airbnb, on borrowed time in Santa Monica (Southern California Public Radio)
06/15/2015: New Regulations To Wipe Out 80% Of Airbnb Rentals In California’s Santa Monica (Forbes)
05/21/2015: AirBnB foes speak out (Sonoma Index-Tribune)
05/18/2015: How Santa Monica will enforce its Airbnb ban (Southern California Public Radio)
04/27/2015: Santa Monica considering tough new restrictions on short-term rentals (Los Angeles Times)
04/23/2015: Vacation rentals ignite property rights debate in Santa Ynez Valley (Lompoc Record)
04/22/2015: Carlsbad limits short-term vacation rentals (San Diego Union Tribune)
04/06/2015: Airbnb to begin charging hotel taxes in Malibu on April 20 (Los Angeles Times)
04/06/2015: Sonoma rejects easing vacation rental rules (The Press Democrat)
03/31/2015: Aliso Viejo eyeing rental restrictions (Orange County Register)
03/13/2015: Piedmont: City Council to tackle rental issue brought about by AirBnB, other firms (San Jose Mercury News)
03/10/2015: Palo Alto opts not to regulate Airbnb rentals (Palo Alto Weekly)
03/03/2015: City officials considering Airbnb rules: San Mateo seeks to collect hotel tax from private short-term rentals (San Mateo Daily Journal)
03/02/2015: In South Lake Tahoe, residents are restless over vacationers (Sacramento Bee)
02/03/2015: S.F. Airbnb law slowly takes effect while challenges continue (San Francisco Chronicle)
01/15/2015: Auburn regulates Airbnb, other home-sharing businesses (Sacramento Bee)
12/10/2014: San Jose becomes one of the first U.S. cities to tax Airbnb stays (San Jose Mercury News)
10/21/2014: Auburn considers ordinance to regulate Airbnb home-sharing services (Sacramento Bee)