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MBCA Comments to County on Revised Housing Element

San Bernardino County's June draft version of their state-required Housing Element contained some changes in direct response to the outpouring of public concerns about excessive Short Term Rentals in unincorporated Desert and Mountain areas of the County. MBCA has scrutinized the latest draft and sent a detailed comment letter thanking the County for some useful changes and pointing out the need for additional revisions. For a history of the ongoing...

Plant Spotlight: Red Yucca

A non-native grass-like plant that does particularly well in the Morongo Basin is red yucca, or Hesperaloe parviflora. Its grassy evergreen leaves provide interest during all seasons, with plants having a purple cast in the winter cold. Creative Commons photo by Fritz Hochstätter As a native of the Mexican Chihuahuan Desert, red yucca can withstand our high temperatures. The deep rose-pink blooms usually start in June and last for a long time,...

Decision on Listing Joshua Trees as Threatened is Postponed

At their June 15 meeting, the four members of the California Fish and Game Commission were split on decisions relating to the status of the Western Joshua tree. Their tie votes of 2-2 applied both to a motion to list the tree as threatened and a motion to continue the decision to the August meeting, with a recommendation to develop a recovery and conservation plan. With no decision on the Joshua tree's...

Mixed Results from Supervisors' Action on Short Term Rentals

MBCA President Steve Bardwell addresses Supervisors at June 14 meeting. Photo by Stacy DoolittleAt their June 14 meeting, the San Bernardino County Supervisors voted to place a 45-day moratorium on new short-term rental (STR) permits in unincorporated areas of the County via this Urgency Ordinance. During this time the County is expected to initiate studies about housing issues caused by the excessive number of STRs. The Board also voted to prohibit...

Letter: MBCA Addresses the County’s Housing Element Inconsistencies and Short-Term Rentals

Letter: MBCA Supports Future Desert Protection Legislation

Letter: MBCA and Center for Biological Diversity Address the County on STRs

Letter: MBCA Joins Coalition to List Western Joshua Tree as Endangered Species

MBCA Addresses the County’s Housing Element Inconsistencies and Short-Term Rentals

In this public comment letter to the County and to the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), MBCA details the many inconsistencies between the state-required Housing Element policies and the County's open-ended Short-Term Rental Ordinance. A few of the many issues covered are housing displacement, lack of acknowledgement of community input, quantifying of housing unit objectives, and data about housing stock and housing types.

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MBCA Comments to County on Revised Housing Element

Plant Spotlight: Red Yucca

Decision on Listing Joshua Trees as Threatened is Postponed

Mixed Results from Supervisors' Action on Short Term Rentals

Letter: MBCA Addresses the County’s Housing Element Inconsistencies and Short-Term Rentals

Letter: MBCA Supports Future Desert Protection Legislation

Letter: MBCA and Center for Biological Diversity Address the County on STRs

Letter: MBCA Joins Coalition to List Western Joshua Tree as Endangered Species

MBCA Addresses the County’s Housing Element Inconsistencies and Short-Term Rentals