CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION

The California Coastal Commission decides how land gets used along the state's coast, and that includes whether homes can be converted into short-term rentals. Better Neighbors LA submits letters to the Commission to keep coastal housing available for the people who actually live there.

Start Here: A Balancing Act

California treats coastal access and affordable housing as separate goals. This report shows they're the same fight. Short-term rentals pull homes off the market, drive up rents and sale prices, and hand back almost no low-cost lodging in return. The damage hits hardest in the Coastal Zone, exactly where tourist demand is highest. Our 2023 report lays out the data and what the Coastal Commission and the Legislature should do about it.

A Balancing Act: Low-Cost Lodging and Affordable Housing along the California Coast 

A map of California highlighting popular beaches and destinations along the coast, including Carmel-by-the-Sea, Malibu, Long Beach, Newport Beach, Dana Point, and Half Moon Bay, with red stars marking these locations.

Coastal Commission Cities

Our comment letters to the California Coastal Commission, city by city, on proposals that would open coastal homes to short-term rentals.

Carmel-By-The-Sea

Dana Point

Half Moon Bay

Long Beach

Malibu

Newport Beach

Trinidad

Counties

Letters to county planning commissions and boards of supervisors, where short-term rental rules for unincorporated coastal areas get decided.

Humbolt County

Marin County

General Filings

Broader filings to the Coastal Commission on housing, timeshares, and the principles we bring to every coastal fight.

General Coastal Commission Hearings