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ORINDA — State Sen. Steve Glazer, D-Orinda, is proposing new legislation giving Orinda and other cities the power to fine short-term rental violators up to $5,000 — in direct response to the mass shooting that killed five people Halloween night and rocked this city.
Glazer, a former mayor of Orinda, said he will introduce the bill Tuesday. He said it is intended to “create a strong enough disincentive that people will think twice about renting” out “party houses” that attract crowds in residential neighborhoods. Glazer said Assemblywoman Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, D-Orinda, will co-author the bill.
“With the advent of social media and the ability of people to simply stage events (that draw) large quantities, we have in this circumstance some bad apples that have appeared,” Glazer said at a news conference in front of the Orinda Library, about a mile away from the Airbnb house at 114 Lucile Way that hosted the party attended by more than 100 people.
“And there’s no better example of a bad apple that what happened here in Orinda on Halloween night with the tragic deaths of five individuals at a short-term rental property,” Glazer continued.
Currently, cities such as Orinda can only impose citations of up to $1,000 for short-term rental violations.
“The question is — ‘Do cities have the tools that it takes to properly regulate these short-term rentals?’,” Glazer said. After meeting with Orinda city officials and other cities throughout the state, he said, “the conclusion is ‘no’ — there are not enough disincentives to do the right thing and follow the law.”
Glazer said he has received no objection from short-term rental companies like Airbnb on changing and raising the fines on short-term rental violations.
Glazer said it was coincidental that he was proposing the legislation during his re-election bid, saying that Friday is the deadline to introduce bills and that he has been working on this particular bill with Orinda city officials and others throughout California for the past several weeks.
Orinda Mayor Darlene Gee noted the steps the city has taken on short-term rentals. In December, the Orinda City Council extended an emergency ordinance on unhosted short-term rentals that calls for a two-day minimum stay with the owner on the property. The emergency ordinance runs through Nov. 18, and Gee said the city is working on a permanent ordinance.
“We are so appreciative to have Sen. Glazer here with us this afternoon and his willingness to put forth this legislation that’s very important to us and many other cities in the state,” Mayor Gee said. She was flanked by Vice Mayor Amy Worth, Council member and former Mayor Inga Miller, City Manager Steve Solomon, police Chief David Cook and City Clerk Sheri Smith.
Solomon said that the number of Airbnb rentals in the city has decreased from about 40 to approximately half that number.
Meanwhile, police Chief David Cook said the criminal investigation into the Halloween night shooting remains active and had no update.
No one has been charged in connection with the Orinda shooting. The Contra Costa County District Attorney’s office declined to charge five other suspects who were arrested in a series of raids related to the shooting on Nov. 14.
The victims have been identified as Tiyon Farley, 22, of Antioch; Omar Taylor, 24, of Pittsburg; Raymon Hill Jr., 23, of San Francisco/Oakland; Javlin County, 29, of Marin City; and Oshiana Tompkins, 19, of Vallejo/Hercules.
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