Statement: “The nonprofit Save San Diego Neighborhoods has estimated that over 6,000 properties in San Diego have been converted into permanent mini-hotels, which is disruptive to communities and needs to stop. Just ask anyone who lives next to one. Viewed in terms of affordable housing, these 6,000 homes are essentially removed from the rental or home purchasing market, directly contributing to the housing shortage,” Barbara Bry, a candidate for San Diego City Council District 1, wrote in a VOSD op-ed April 13.
Analysis: The advent of Airbnb and other home-sharing sites increased tourist access to once out-of-reach communities across San Diego. But not all local residents like their new, temporary neighbors.
Fact Check: Are Vacation Rentals Making the Housing Shortage Worse?
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