Olympic short-term rentals

Opposed any temporary STR program, saying it would undermine last year's strong ordinance, risk renter displacement, and create an enforcement nightmare while illegal rentals persist.

Speaking for the California Short-Term Rental Alliance, urged the city to allow regulated STRs during the Games, citing a 1.1-million visitor-night lodging gap and Paris 2024 precedent.

Asked the council to reject short-term rentals or at least exclude multifamily dwellings, warning of distorted rental markets, tenant pressure and weak code enforcement.

In a written comment read into the record, said STRs are an enforcement nightmare and urged "just say no," citing a persistent party house across from his home.

In a written comment, strongly supported allowing STRs during the Games, saying families prefer houses to hotels and that neighboring cities would otherwise capture the economic benefit.

In a written letter, requested a pathway — waiver, permit or otherwise — to lease a private home for two months as "Casa Romania" for official Olympic hospitality, since the one-year minimum lease blocks it.