“We’re absolutely thrilled," Kracke said. "The city fought us every step of the way. Let’s hope city leaders finally accept the fact that short-term vacation rentals are a permissible use in the coastal zone. Now is their prime opportunity to draft fair regulation rather than continue to waste taxpayer money and seek review by the California Supreme Court.” City Attorney Ariel Calonne did not respond to Noozhawk on Tuesday. Kracke’s lawsuit alleged that Santa Barbara’s 2015 ban on short-term vacation rentals was illegal and a violation of the California Coastal Act, which requires that the general public must have affordable accommodations within and access to the coastal zone.