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Response from Flamingo 640 Campground Developer
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Coalition Letter on Program 4 in County Housing Element
Google Earth Maps
Instructions for Use
1.To use the map files, you must first install Google Earth Pro on your computer.
It is a free program that will work both on MAC and PC computers.
You may download the program here: https://www.google.com/earth/versions/#earth-pro
Please follow the prompts to install. After downloading the program, proceed to Step 2.
2. To use the files MBCA created, you must store (download) them on your computer.
1. Go to our online folder to locate the map files.
2. Download a map from the folder by right-clicking (control-click for Macs)on it, and selecting Download from the options.
3. To view the downloaded files, launch Google Earth Pro.
1. From Google Earth Pro, select FILE>OPEN.
2. Navigate to the downloaded files in your folder and click OPEN.
3. This can be repeated for each file.
4. To save the files in your version of Google Earth Pro, select YES when closing the application.
If you're wondering about the source files for these maps, here is an Excel/Google Sheets file with source information for each map. When locating geospatial data most of the time it comes in a professional GIS data format. These files have been converted and optimized for Google Earth Pro viewing.
Here are image samples of many of the maps.
MBCA Comments to County on Revised Housing Element
Mixed Results from Supervisors' Action on Short Term Rentals

MBCA President Steve Bardwell addresses Supervisors at June 14 meeting. Photo by Stacy Doolittle
At 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 transfer of STR permits with home sales and limited STR ownership to 2 per person. Third District Supervisor Dawn Rowe was instrumental in championing these actions.
The Supervisors also voted on revisions to the existing Short Term Rental Ordinance forwarded by the Planning Commission. Supervisor Rowe made a motion to limit corporate and LLC ownership of STRs, but was unable to get a second on her motion to move it to a vote. MBCA along with other speakers emphasized the need to gather data and analyze the effect of STRs and housing needs at the local level incorporating input from the local community. This as the supervisors emphasized that the STR ordinance is a ‘living’ ordinance that should be expected to be revised over time.
There was some recognition by the Supervisors that any analysis could require more than 45 days of study. County Counsel informed the supervisors that the urgency notice could be extended for 10 months 15 days, and then for an additional year for a two year maximum.
MBCA's Pause Petition sent to the County on June 12 plus an Addendum presented at the meeting on June 14 were signed by a total of 474 people with 136 comments.