Zuniga, Diana
From: Ana Gomez <
Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2025 10:23 AM
To: eComment
Subject: City Council Meeting July 1st, 2025, Agenda Item # 28 & Non Agenda Items Attachments: July 1st 2025 City Council Ltr re STR-Vazquez.docx Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana. Use caution when opening attachments or links. 1 Mayor Valerie Amezcua
Mayor Pro Tem Benjamin Vazquez
Councilmember Thai Viet Pham
Councilmember Jessie Lopez
Councilmember Phil Bacerra
Councilmember Johnathan Ryan Hernandez
Councilmember David Penaloza
City Council Chamber
20 Civic Center Plaza M- 30
Santa Ana, California 92701
Dear Mayor Pro Tem Vazquez,
I am writing as a resident of [ City Name] to express my strong support for implementing a fair and regulated short- term rental ( STR) program, particularly for both owner- occupied rentals where homeowners rent out a room in their primary residence and responsible STR homeowners. Rather than continuing with a full ban on STRs, I urge the Council to adopt a balanced approach that benefits residents and our city as a whole.
Short-term rentals provide vital financial support to many local homeowners. In today' s economy, this income helps people afford rising housing costs, pay property taxes, and manage household expenses. For many residents, especially those who are supporting elderly parents, fixed incomes or dealing with long- term financial responsibilities, renting a spare room is one of the few flexible and practical ways to stay afloat. This is not about commercial enterprise it' s about staying in our homes, caring for our families, and contributing to our community.
Importantly, in November 19', 2024, when the city implemented the current STR ban, the mayor along with Councilmember Bacerra and Lopez, requested that city staff develop a short-term rental program for consideration. This direction included developing a regulatory framework and conducting outreach to stakeholders.
However, to date, no visible progress has been made, and STR homeowners continue to face financial uncertainty and lack of legal, regulated options. This has also deprived the city of potential revenue from registration fees and transient occupancy taxes.
Cities across the state have adopted thoughtful fair STR regulations and policies that distinguish between commercial STR operators and responsible short term rental homeowners. These frameworks can protect neighborhood integrity, minimize nuisance concerns, and bring short-term rentals out of the shadows and into compliance.
I respectfully urge you to act on the statements made on November 19th 2024 and prioritize development of a short-term rental program. Doing so will provide relief to residents, and enable the city to benefit from an equitable, regulated system.
Thank you for your time, your service, and your attention to this important matter.
Sincerely,
Ana Gomez
Santa Ana Resident
Ward 3
Statementsmadeby Mayor, CouncilmembersBacerraandLopez November19tn 2024.
Mayor Amezcua•
Mr City manager I would hope that you' re going to bring it back at some point so we can look at placing regulations and generating some revenue for our city..." Councilmember Bacerra:
I had advocated for kind of a more nuanced approach to have um short- term rentals with some sort of limited scope of where they could exist um I think after quite a bit of interesting deliberation we ended up going with a outright band so um I would at some point like staff to come back with some potential alternatives.." Councilmember Lopez:
w] e discussed I think uh when we first talked about this having staff meet with stakeholders to take their input to figure out the possibility in the future especially for those living at home..."
Zuniga, Diana
From: Ana Gomez <
Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2025 10:26 AM
To: eComment
Subject: City Council Meeting July 1st 2025 Agenda Item # 28 and Non Agenda Items Attachments: July 1st 2025 City Council Ltr re STR-Hernandez.docx; July 1st 2025 City Council Ltr re STR-Lopez.docx; July 1st 2025 City Council Ltr re STR-Penaloza.docx; July 1st 2025 City Council Ltr re STR-Bacerra.docx; July 1st 2025 City Council Ltr re STR- Amezcua.docx; July 1st 2025 City Council Ltr re STR-Pham.docx Attention: This email originated from outside of City of SantaAna. Use caution when opening attachmentsor links. 1 Mayor Valerie Amezcua
Mayor Pro Tem Benjamin Vazquez
Councilmember Thai Viet Pham
Councilmember Jessie Lopez
Councilmember Phil Bacerra
Councilmember Johnathan Ryan Hernandez
Councilmember David Penaloza
City Council Chamber
20 Civic Center Plaza M- 30
Santa Ana, California 92701
Dear Councilmember Hernandez,
I am writing as a resident of [ City Name] to express my strong support for implementing a fair and regulated short- term rental ( STR) program, particularly for both owner- occupied rentals where homeowners rent out a room in their primary residence and responsible STR homeowners. Rather than continuing with a full ban on STRs, I urge the Council to adopt a balanced approach that benefits residents and our city as a whole.
Short-term rentals provide vital financial support to many local homeowners. In today' s economy, this income helps people afford rising housing costs, pay property taxes, and manage household expenses. For many residents, especially those who are supporting elderly parents, fixed incomes or dealing with long- term financial responsibilities, renting a spare room is one of the few flexible and practical ways to stay afloat. This is not about commercial enterprise it' s about staying in our homes, caring for our families, and contributing to our community.
Importantly, in November 19', 2024, when the city implemented the current STR ban, the mayor along with Councilmember Bacerra and Lopez, requested that city staff develop a short-term rental program for consideration. This direction included developing a regulatory framework and conducting outreach to stakeholders.
However, to date, no visible progress has been made, and STR homeowners continue to face financial uncertainty and lack of legal, regulated options. This has also deprived the city of potential revenue from registration fees and transient occupancy taxes.
Cities across the state have adopted thoughtful fair STR regulations and policies that distinguish between commercial STR operators and responsible short term rental homeowners. These frameworks can protect neighborhood integrity, minimize nuisance concerns, and bring short-term rentals out of the shadows and into compliance.
I respectfully urge you to act on the statements made on November 19th 2024 and prioritize development of a short-term rental program. Doing so will provide relief to residents, and enable the city to benefit from an equitable, regulated system.
Thank you for your time, your service, and your attention to this important matter.
Sincerely,
Ana Gomez
Santa Ana Resident
Ward 3
Statementsmadeby Mayor, CouncilmembersBacerraandLopez November19tn 2024.
Mayor Amezcua•
Mr City manager I would hope that you' re going to bring it back at some point so we can look at placing regulations and generating some revenue for our city..." Councilmember Bacerra:
I had advocated for kind of a more nuanced approach to have um short- term rentals with some sort of limited scope of where they could exist um I think after quite a bit of interesting deliberation we ended up going with a outright band so um I would at some point like staff to come back with some potential alternatives.." Councilmember Lopez:
w] e discussed I think uh when we first talked about this having staff meet with stakeholders to take their input to figure out the possibility in the future especially for those living at home..."
Mayor Valerie Amezcua
Mayor Pro Tem Benjamin Vazquez
Councilmember Thai Viet Pham
Councilmember Jessie Lopez
Councilmember Phil Bacerra
Councilmember Johnathan Ryan Hernandez
Councilmember David Penaloza
City Council Chamber
20 Civic Center Plaza M- 30
Santa Ana, California 92701
Dear Councilmember Bacerra,
I am writing as a resident of [ City Name] to express my strong support for implementing a fair and regulated short- term rental ( STR) program, particularly for both owner- occupied rentals where homeowners rent out a room in their primary residence and responsible STR homeowners. Rather than continuing with a full ban on STRs, I urge the Council to adopt a balanced approach that benefits residents and our city as a whole.
Short-term rentals provide vital financial support to many local homeowners. In today' s economy, this income helps people afford rising housing costs, pay property taxes, and manage household expenses. For many residents, especially those who are supporting elderly parents, fixed incomes or dealing with long- term financial responsibilities, renting a spare room is one of the few flexible and practical ways to stay afloat. This is not about commercial enterprise it' s about staying in our homes, caring for our families, and contributing to our community.
Importantly, in November 19', 2024, when the city implemented the current STR ban, the mayor along with Councilmember Bacerra and Lopez, requested that city staff develop a short-term rental program for consideration. This direction included developing a regulatory framework and conducting outreach to stakeholders.
However, to date, no visible progress has been made, and STR homeowners continue to face financial uncertainty and lack of legal, regulated options. This has also deprived the city of potential revenue from registration fees and transient occupancy taxes.
Cities across the state have adopted thoughtful fair STR regulations and policies that distinguish between commercial STR operators and responsible short term rental homeowners. These frameworks can protect neighborhood integrity, minimize nuisance concerns, and bring short-term rentals out of the shadows and into compliance.
I respectfully urge you to act on the statements made on November 19th 2024 and prioritize development of a short-term rental program. Doing so will provide relief to residents, and enable the city to benefit from an equitable, regulated system.
Thank you for your time, your service, and your attention to this important matter.
Sincerely,
Ana Gomez
Santa Ana Resident
Ward 3
Statementsmadeby Mayor, CouncilmembersBacerraandLopez November19tn 2024.
Mayor Amezcua•
Mr City manager I would hope that you' re going to bring it back at some point so we can look at placing regulations and generating some revenue for our city..." Councilmember Bacerra:
I had advocated for kind of a more nuanced approach to have um short- term rentals with some sort of limited scope of where they could exist um I think after quite a bit of interesting deliberation we ended up going with a outright band so um I would at some point like staff to come back with some potential alternatives.." Councilmember Lopez:
w] e discussed I think uh when we first talked about this having staff meet with stakeholders to take their input to figure out the possibility in the future especially for those living at home..."
Mayor Valerie Amezcua
Mayor Pro Tem Benjamin Vazquez
Councilmember Thai Viet Pham
Councilmember Jessie Lopez
Councilmember Phil Bacerra
Councilmember Johnathan Ryan Hernandez
Councilmember David Penaloza
City Council Chamber
20 Civic Center Plaza M- 30
Santa Ana, California 92701
Dear Councilmember Lopez,
I am writing as a resident of [ City Name] to express my strong support for implementing a fair and regulated short- term rental ( STR) program, particularly for both owner- occupied rentals where homeowners rent out a room in their primary residence and responsible STR homeowners. Rather than continuing with a full ban on STRs, I urge the Council to adopt a balanced approach that benefits residents and our city as a whole.
Short-term rentals provide vital financial support to many local homeowners. In today' s economy, this income helps people afford rising housing costs, pay property taxes, and manage household expenses. For many residents, especially those who are supporting elderly parents, fixed incomes or dealing with long- term financial responsibilities, renting a spare room is one of the few flexible and practical ways to stay afloat. This is not about commercial enterprise it' s about staying in our homes, caring for our families, and contributing to our community.
Importantly, in November 19', 2024, when the city implemented the current STR ban, the mayor along with Councilmember Bacerra and Lopez, requested that city staff develop a short-term rental program for consideration. This direction included developing a regulatory framework and conducting outreach to stakeholders.
However, to date, no visible progress has been made, and STR homeowners continue to face financial uncertainty and lack of legal, regulated options. This has also deprived the city of potential revenue from registration fees and transient occupancy taxes.
Cities across the state have adopted thoughtful fair STR regulations and policies that distinguish between commercial STR operators and responsible short term rental homeowners. These frameworks can protect neighborhood integrity, minimize nuisance concerns, and bring short-term rentals out of the shadows and into compliance.
I respectfully urge you to act on the statements made on November 19th 2024 and prioritize development of a short-term rental program. Doing so will provide relief to residents, and enable the city to benefit from an equitable, regulated system.
Thank you for your time, your service, and your attention to this important matter.
Sincerely,
Ana Gomez
Santa Ana Resident
Ward 3
Statementsmadeby Mayor, CouncilmembersBacerraandLopez November19tn 2024.
Mayor Amezcua•
Mr City manager I would hope that you' re going to bring it back at some point so we can look at placing regulations and generating some revenue for our city..." Councilmember Bacerra:
I had advocated for kind of a more nuanced approach to have um short- term rentals with some sort of limited scope of where they could exist um I think after quite a bit of interesting deliberation we ended up going with a outright band so um I would at some point like staff to come back with some potential alternatives.." Councilmember Lopez:
w] e discussed I think uh when we first talked about this having staff meet with stakeholders to take their input to figure out the possibility in the future especially for those living at home..."
Mayor Valerie Amezcua
Mayor Pro Tem Benjamin Vazquez
Councilmember Thai Viet Pham
Councilmember Jessie Lopez
Councilmember Phil Bacerra
Councilmember Johnathan Ryan Hernandez
Councilmember David Penaloza
City Council Chamber
20 Civic Center Plaza M- 30
Santa Ana, California 92701
Dear Mayor Amezcua,
I am writing as a resident of [ City Name] to express my strong support for implementing a fair and regulated short- term rental ( STR) program, particularly for both owner- occupied rentals where homeowners rent out a room in their primary residence and responsible STR homeowners. Rather than continuing with a full ban on STRs, I urge the Council to adopt a balanced approach that benefits residents and our city as a whole.
Short-term rentals provide vital financial support to many local homeowners. In today' s economy, this income helps people afford rising housing costs, pay property taxes, and manage household expenses. For many residents, especially those who are supporting elderly parents, fixed incomes or dealing with long- term financial responsibilities, renting a spare room is one of the few flexible and practical ways to stay afloat. This is not about commercial enterprise it' s about staying in our homes, caring for our families, and contributing to our community.
Importantly, in November 19', 2024, when the city implemented the current STR ban, the mayor along with Councilmember Bacerra and Lopez, requested that city staff develop a short-term rental program for consideration. This direction included developing a regulatory framework and conducting outreach to stakeholders.
However, to date, no visible progress has been made, and STR homeowners continue to face financial uncertainty and lack of legal, regulated options. This has also deprived the city of potential revenue from registration fees and transient occupancy taxes.
Cities across the state have adopted thoughtful fair STR regulations and policies that distinguish between commercial STR operators and responsible short term rental homeowners. These frameworks can protect neighborhood integrity, minimize nuisance concerns, and bring short-term rentals out of the shadows and into compliance.
I respectfully urge you to act on the statements made on November 19th 2024 and prioritize development of a short-term rental program. Doing so will provide relief to residents, and enable the city to benefit from an equitable, regulated system.
Thank you for your time, your service, and your attention to this important matter.
Sincerely,
Ana Gomez
Santa Ana Resident
Ward 3
Statementsmadeby Mayor, CouncilmembersBacerraandLopez November19tn 2024.
Mayor Amezcua•
Mr City manager I would hope that you' re going to bring it back at some point so we can look at placing regulations and generating some revenue for our city..." Councilmember Bacerra:
I had advocated for kind of a more nuanced approach to have um short- term rentals with some sort of limited scope of where they could exist um I think after quite a bit of interesting deliberation we ended up going with a outright band so um I would at some point like staff to come back with some potential alternatives.." Councilmember Lopez:
w] e discussed I think uh when we first talked about this having staff meet with stakeholders to take their input to figure out the possibility in the future especially for those living at home..."
Mayor Valerie Amezcua
Mayor Pro Tem Benjamin Vazquez
Councilmember Thai Viet Pham
Councilmember Jessie Lopez
Councilmember Phil Bacerra
Councilmember Johnathan Ryan Hernandez
Councilmember David Penaloza
City Council Chamber
20 Civic Center Plaza M- 30
Santa Ana, California 92701
Dear Councilmember Penaloza,
I am writing as a resident of [ City Name] to express my strong support for implementing a fair and regulated short- term rental ( STR) program, particularly for both owner- occupied rentals where homeowners rent out a room in their primary residence and responsible STR homeowners. Rather than continuing with a full ban on STRs, I urge the Council to adopt a balanced approach that benefits residents and our city as a whole.
Short-term rentals provide vital financial support to many local homeowners. In today' s economy, this income helps people afford rising housing costs, pay property taxes, and manage household expenses. For many residents, especially those who are supporting elderly parents, fixed incomes or dealing with long- term financial responsibilities, renting a spare room is one of the few flexible and practical ways to stay afloat. This is not about commercial enterprise it' s about staying in our homes, caring for our families, and contributing to our community.
Importantly, in November 19', 2024, when the city implemented the current STR ban, the mayor along with Councilmember Bacerra and Lopez, requested that city staff develop a short-term rental program for consideration. This direction included developing a regulatory framework and conducting outreach to stakeholders.
However, to date, no visible progress has been made, and STR homeowners continue to face financial uncertainty and lack of legal, regulated options. This has also deprived the city of potential revenue from registration fees and transient occupancy taxes.
Cities across the state have adopted thoughtful fair STR regulations and policies that distinguish between commercial STR operators and responsible short term rental homeowners. These frameworks can protect neighborhood integrity, minimize nuisance concerns, and bring short-term rentals out of the shadows and into compliance.
I respectfully urge you to act on the statements made on November 19th 2024 and prioritize development of a short-term rental program. Doing so will provide relief to residents, and enable the city to benefit from an equitable, regulated system.
Thank you for your time, your service, and your attention to this important matter.
Sincerely,
Ana Gomez
Santa Ana Resident
Ward 3
Statementsmadeby Mayor, CouncilmembersBacerraandLopez November19tn 2024.
Mayor Amezcua•
Mr City manager I would hope that you' re going to bring it back at some point so we can look at placing regulations and generating some revenue for our city..." Councilmember Bacerra:
I had advocated for kind of a more nuanced approach to have um short- term rentals with some sort of limited scope of where they could exist um I think after quite a bit of interesting deliberation we ended up going with a outright band so um I would at some point like staff to come back with some potential alternatives.." Councilmember Lopez:
w] e discussed I think uh when we first talked about this having staff meet with stakeholders to take their input to figure out the possibility in the future especially for those living at home..."
Mayor Valerie Amezcua
Mayor Pro Tem Benjamin Vazquez
Councilmember Thai Viet Pham
Councilmember Jessie Lopez
Councilmember Phil Bacerra
Councilmember Johnathan Ryan Hernandez
Councilmember David Penaloza
City Council Chamber
20 Civic Center Plaza M- 30
Santa Ana, California 92701
Dear Councilmember Pham,
I am writing as a resident of [ City Name] to express my strong support for implementing a fair and regulated short- term rental ( STR) program, particularly for both owner- occupied rentals where homeowners rent out a room in their primary residence and responsible STR homeowners. Rather than continuing with a full ban on STRs, I urge the Council to adopt a balanced approach that benefits residents and our city as a whole.
Short-term rentals provide vital financial support to many local homeowners. In today' s economy, this income helps people afford rising housing costs, pay property taxes, and manage household expenses. For many residents, especially those who are supporting elderly parents, fixed incomes or dealing with long- term financial responsibilities, renting a spare room is one of the few flexible and practical ways to stay afloat. This is not about commercial enterprise it' s about staying in our homes, caring for our families, and contributing to our community.
Importantly, in November 19', 2024, when the city implemented the current STR ban, the mayor along with Councilmember Bacerra and Lopez, requested that city staff develop a short-term rental program for consideration. This direction included developing a regulatory framework and conducting outreach to stakeholders.
However, to date, no visible progress has been made, and STR homeowners continue to face financial uncertainty and lack of legal, regulated options. This has also deprived the city of potential revenue from registration fees and transient occupancy taxes.
Cities across the state have adopted thoughtful fair STR regulations and policies that distinguish between commercial STR operators and responsible short term rental homeowners. These frameworks can protect neighborhood integrity, minimize nuisance concerns, and bring short-term rentals out of the shadows and into compliance.
I respectfully urge you to act on the statements made on November 19th 2024 and prioritize development of a short-term rental program. Doing so will provide relief to residents, and enable the city to benefit from an equitable, regulated system.
Thank you for your time, your service, and your attention to this important matter.
Sincerely,
Ana Gomez
Santa Ana Resident
Ward 3
Statementsmadeby Mayor, CouncilmembersBacerraandLopez November19tn 2024.
Mayor Amezcua•
Mr City manager I would hope that you' re going to bring it back at some point so we can look at placing regulations and generating some revenue for our city..." Councilmember Bacerra:
I had advocated for kind of a more nuanced approach to have um short- term rentals with some sort of limited scope of where they could exist um I think after quite a bit of interesting deliberation we ended up going with a outright band so um I would at some point like staff to come back with some potential alternatives.." Councilmember Lopez:
w] e discussed I think uh when we first talked about this having staff meet with stakeholders to take their input to figure out the possibility in the future especially for those living at home..."
Zuniga, Diana
From: Maria Ceja <
Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2025 11:38 AM
To: eComment
Subject: Agenda item # 28
Attention: This email originated from outside of City of SantaAna. Use caution when opening attachmentsor links.
Mayor and City Council,
I want to express my support for the establishment of a financial assistance program for families impacted by the recent kidnappings authorized by the federal government. It is most important that the City provides financial support as families navigate life after their loved one has been illegally taken without warning. We are seeing that many of our neighbors that have been kidnapped are the primary breadwinners of their family. This completely destabilizes their households, especially given the current state of our economy as we continue to see prices raise while wages stagnate. I ask that this program have the most minimal amount of barriers for families— they are already stressed and mentally impacted by what they are experiencing, the city should not add more stress with support that will aid them to survive what they are going through. Please let this be a dignified, accessible process for all seeking financial support and ensure that the city sets up an area for people to be able to come and apply in person in case any one needs support during the application process ( if there is one pertaining to this process).
Sincerely,
Maria Ceja
Santa Ana resident( born & raised)
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