Airbnb Removing Listings

Airbnb Removing Listings

According to Wired Magazine, Airbnb has purged more than half of its Boston listings to comply with new city regulations and property owner registration requirements.  According to the article, "The home-sharing service is adopting a more conciliatory tone with local regulators ahead of an expected initial public offering next year."

The City of San Diego Is Taking Comments, Suggestions on Housing Policy Outline

The city of San Diego residents can submit comments and suggestions to the city’s Planning Department through Dec. 20, 2019.  The City of San Diego staff will use the comments to prepare the final housing outline draft, which will be presented to the City Council for adoption at a future date.

Link to San Diego Planning Department Page

Draft Housing Element for Public Review

City of San Diego staff are happy to announce the release and public review period for the Draft 6th Cycle Housing Element, which incorporates the input gathered from a wide range of San Diegans. Upon adoption, this plan will be used to guide future housing-related planning decisions through implementation steps designed to meet the identified goals, objectives, and policies. Consistent with the City's General Plan and its City of Villages Strategy, the Draft Housing Element aims to increase housing opportunities while enhancing the transportation and land use connection through an improved jobs-housing balance and creating more compact and walkable communities.

The Draft of the Housing Element can be accessed through the links below. Important content is found in both the main body of the Housing Element and in its appendices.

Comments on the Draft can be submitted through Friday, December 20th, 2019 to Elizabeth Dickson by email at EDickson@sandiego.gov or in writing to 9485 Aero Drive San Diego, CA 92123. 

Salton Sea Documentary on Amazon Prime

This documentary about the Salton Sea is very informative.  It was released in 2015 and is now part of the Amazon Prime library.  As a commercial appraiser, I have been tracking and reporting on the air quality in conjunction with commercial properties being appraised out in the communities impacted.

Genres: Documentary
Director: Bill Wisneski

The United States of Us Mapped

Business Insider has an interesting article that attempts to explain some of our differences here in the U.S.  The Eleven Nations Inside the United States

Here at Chandos Pacific Appraisal, we are major fans of maps. However, this may be an over-simplification of more complex differences.   For example, there are many Californians that want the north and south of the State of California to be divided.