Cathedral City residents appear to have chosen to phase out most short-term rentals in the city by 2023, according to updated election results released a week after election day.
As of 6 p.m. Tuesday, Yes on Measure B was leading with 5,000 votes, while 2,939 votes had been cast for No on Measure B with 7,946 votes counted and all 13 precincts reporting.
There are approximately 26,184 registered voters in Cathedral City.
The next updated results will be posted on March 18, when the Riverside County Registrar of Voters also plans on certifying the election results.
A “yes” vote on Measure B upholds Ordinance 842, which includes the phase-out provision passed unanimously by the Cathedral City Council last September. A “no” vote will revert to a prior set of regulations on short-term rentals in the city.
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Cathedral City voters will head to the polls on Tuesday to decide whether most short-term vacation rentals in the city should be phased out by 2023.
A “yes” vote on Measure B upholds Ordinance 842, which includes the phase-out provision passed by the Cathedral City Council last September. A “no” vote will revert to a prior set of regulations on short-term rentals in the city.
On Monday, supporters of Measure B held their final rally. About 25 people gathered at the corner of Highway 111 and Cathedral Canyon Drive, to wave signs that said, No to Party Resorts, Defend Our Neighborhoods, and Neighborhoods are for Neighbors.
In the final weeks before Tuesday s Cathedral City special election on Measure B, an initiative that will decide the future of short-term rentals in the city, a campaign committee supported by Airbnb has donated $75,000 to bolster Measure B opposition.
Voters in this western Coachella Valley city are casting ballots after months of heated debate between short-term rental owners, who say it is their right to rent out their properties, and their neighbors, who contend these properties disrupt neighborhoods and diminish residents quality of life.
A yes vote on Measure B will uphold City Council s 2020 decision to phase out short-term rentals by 2023. A “no” vote will revert to a prior set of regulations on short-term rentals in the city.