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Desert: Scam targets vacation rentals

July 8, 2011
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Desert: Scam targets vacation rentals

By JANET ZIMMERMAN | The Press-Enterprise | July 7,2011 Morgan Erickson had planned a weekend with friends at a rented Palm Springs estate to celebrate his 30th birthday last year, only to find out he was the victim of a vacation home scam and was out $2,000. Police say he and at least 14 other would-be vacationers and homeowners were taken by a pair of property managers for at least $50,000. Michael Maloney, 49, and Matthew Wehling, 45, both of Palm Springs , are accused of pocketing rents and...

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Taking the “Roseannadanna” stance on Vacation Home Rentals

April 16, 2010
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Taking the “Roseannadanna” stance on Vacation Home Rentals

Its nice to see the Trail actually talking about Vacation Home Rentals. I know it is tough to have to have to follow the will of the people over the objections of the folks the Trail seems to get all wet panties about. They end up wasting a whole lot of ink saying nothing. The Desert Trail > The Desert Trail > Editorial > The Desert Trail’s view: Vacation rentals vote won’t please everyone If they do not allow this activity they will annoy some property owners and those...

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Sonoma County– Proposal to limit Vacation Rentals

February 14, 2010
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Sonoma County– Proposal to limit Vacation Rentals

Proposal to limit ‘party central’ vacation rentals | PressDemocrat.com By BLEYS W. ROSE THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Published: Sunday, January 24, 2010 at 3:00 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, January 24, 2010 at 10:59 p.m Proposals to regulate vacation home rentals in Sonoma County get their first public review Tuesday evening when county planners roll out rules limiting levels of noise, guests and activities that would be allowed this summer. Related Links: * Neighbors call for noise ordinance targeting vacation rentals * Deck collapse adds fuel to debate over vacation rentals...

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Vacation Rentals: Same Story different location

February 14, 2010
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Vacation Rentals: Same Story different location

A few short months ago Napa County was in the middle of a fight over Vacation Home Rentals. Some of the arguments that we heard at the last Council Meeting in Twentynine Palms were echos of many of the concerns and arguments voice up there in Napa in November of 2009.  One of the interesting arguments was because the law was not specific in addressing  the Vacation Home Rental issue. “Attorneys from Dickenson, Peatman & Fogarty, a Napa law firm that regularly deals with land use matters, agreed that...

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Napa Valley: Put a stop to illicit vacation rentals

February 14, 2010
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Napa Valley: Put a stop to illicit vacation rentals

We in Twentynine Palms and San Bernardino County in general are not the only folks that are wrestling with the Vacation Home Rental Phenomenon. The Napa Valley  has been systematically banning or restricting the illicit activity for more than a year. This after many of the same type that have come here to ply their trade caused citizens to band together to save their neighborhoods from what turned out to be “Party Central.” In some towns they have outright banned them and in others they have struggled with a...

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Back To The Drawing Board For Vacation Rentals

February 10, 2010
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Back To The Drawing Board For Vacation Rentals

Back To The Drawing Board For Vacation Rentals By Leslie Andrews of http://www.desertlocalnews.com/index.php/blog/ TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA- The communities of Twentynine Palms, Wonder Valley and Joshua Tree have been very popular for vacation home rentals. However, the city has been having their share of talks about them, as they aren’t exactly legal in the city by the base. On Tuesday, the city council of Twentynine Palms voted unanimously to send the issue of legalizing vacation home rentals back to their planning commission. According to Community Development Director Charles LaClaire, past...

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Open letter to Sherry Hall

February 7, 2010
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Open letter to Sherry Hall

Sherry you used my name in vain at the City Council meeting when I was not there to defend myself. You told the public you are threatened by me. Let me share something with you. You are the offense and I am the defense. You attack my recreation and I defend it. You mention my name at the council meeting and I write this blog. The old saying don’t dish it out if you cant take it applies here. You have every legal right to be the coordinator of...

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Sherry Hall gambles that you’ll never know

January 16, 2010
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Sherry Hall gambles that you’ll never know

Sherry Hall outspoken anti-recreationist, environmental extremist, and owner of illegal vacation rentals, wants you to believe that her extreme views on public access to public lands and her hate of family orientated sports is based on her love for nature. That fact is her rabid demands for the elimination of any motorized family activities is based on her bottom line. It always has to do with the money. She wants you to believe that vacation home rentals are cute little cottages filled with eco-friendly Euro-Tourists wanting the quiet and...

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Yes, Laura Sibley, even you need to pay your Bed Tax

January 10, 2010
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Yes, Laura Sibley, even you need to pay your Bed Tax

Oh yes, the people that scream the loudest at those community meetings are the most likely to be scofflaws when it comes to their own financial interests. Its not the OHV issue it is more how can we please our Hollywood clientèle. They could care less about the neighbors unless the neighbor is causing them a drain on their bottom line. Q. What is the Transient Occupancy Tax (Bed Tax)? This tax is imposed on the occupancy of space or use of furnishings or other services or accommodations in...

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Do what I say, not what I do: Joshua Tree Vacation Homes

January 6, 2010
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Do what I say, not what I do: Joshua Tree Vacation Homes

I love these folks that have come up here to the High-Desert with their own ideas of how it should be. They are always first to complain about the neighbors or gadfly at any local meeting, where they can pontificate about how we are poor stewards of the land or how we all are scofflaws. Our loosing control of our desert lifestyle to outsiders is like most problems simple economics and it comes down to the concept of  “follow the money.” Next in our series of “Do what I...

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