by News Staff | Apr 27, 2017 | General Misc. Stories
By Deb Murphy The Bishop City Council’s concerns that short-term-rentals, commonly referred to as Airbnb’s, could impact the city’s housing shortage, take business away from area motels and hotels and turn peaceful neighborhoods into party central seemed to be...
by News Staff | Apr 21, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Press releases On Monday, April 24th, the Bishop City Council will hold a public workshop during the regular City Council meeting to garner public input on drafting regulations to allow for short-term rentals in Bishop City limits. In the past several years, websites...
by News Staff | Oct 27, 2016 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy Mammoth Lakes dealt with short-term rentals with Measure Z last year, maintaining a status quo where zoning determined where homes could be rented out to tourists. Now the issue has popped up in Inyo as a result of complaints, particularly in Aspendell,...
by News Staff | Oct 7, 2015 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Measure Z “Yes” votes far outnumbered no votes during the special ballot election Tuesday in Mammoth Lakes. The semi-official results from the Mono County Elections Department showed 858 “Yes” votes for a 69.87 percent total and 370...
by News Staff | Sep 25, 2015 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
The following press release was issued by the “Let Mammoth Decide” group: The Chamber of Commerce Measure Z Forum planned for September 29, 2015, was cancelled by the No on Z group due to format requests by the YES on Z group. Specifically, Yes on Z...