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Simi Valley public comments intensify ahead of May 11 short-term rental discussion

Simi Valley City Council · May 5, 2026
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Summary

Dozens of residents and STR owners spoke at the council meeting, with speakers sharply divided between calling to legalize and regulate short-term rentals and urging restrictions or a ban; speakers also questioned transparency around a $30,000 survey that staff will present on May 11.

A large group of public speakers used the city’s public-comment period Monday to press council on short-term rentals and on transparency around a city-commissioned survey. The council has scheduled staff’s STR presentation and a vote for May 11.

Ben Davis, president of Peekalit Tiny Homes, urged the council to release a staff memo and argued that movable tiny homes could provide…

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