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Public comment at PLUM focuses on opposition to short-term rental expansion and calls for stronger enforcement
Summary
Dozens of speakers urged the committee to reject proposals expanding short-term rentals, arguing such changes would worsen housing loss and that the city should focus on enforcing the existing home-sharing ordinance; the City Attorney advised that comments specific to motions already introduced must be made when those items are heard to comply with the Brown Act.
During general public comment at the Planning and Land Use Management Committee meeting, many residents, housing advocates and labor representatives urged the committee to oppose any expansion of short-term rentals (STRs) and to strengthen enforcement of existing home-sharing rules.
Noah Suarez Sykes, lead organizer for Better Neighbors LA, opened the sequence of comments by urging the committee to "categorically reject" a proposed vacation rental ordinance, saying the 2019 home-sharing ordinance was intended to protect long-term housing. Multiple speakers from ACE, Better Neighbors LA, Unite Here Local 11, CLUE, and other…
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