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(Formerly Lincoln County News)
YACHATS NEWS - “Coastal counties struggle to provide workforce housing…” (December 28, 2023) Click for Text
THE OREGONIAN (Oregon Live) - “Anything goes” in vacation rental market (September 10, 2023) Click for Text
YACHATS NEWS - Still no ruling on Lincoln County’s vacation rental regulations; commissioners halt applications (August 24, 2023) Click for Text
YACHATS NEWS - Lincoln County commissioners pass 1-year moratorium on new vacation rental licenses as they wait for judge’s decision (August 17, 2023) Click for Text
YACHATS NEWS - Years-long legal fight over Lincoln County’s vacation rental regulations finally gets court hearing next week (August 09, 2023) Click for Text
YACHATS NEWS - Lincoln County commissioners approve higher vacation rental license fees saying they need to cover administrative costs (June 22, 2023) Click for Text
YACHATS NEWS - VIA Oregon Coalition opposes steep increase in county vacation rental licenses (June 16, 2023) Click for Text
YACHATS NEWS - Lincoln County commissioners ready to approve 300 percent increase in yearly vacation rental license fee (June 13, 2023) Click for Text
YACHATS NEWS - Homeless and Housing in Lincoln County: What are the numbers? What are the issues? What are solutions? What is anyone doing? (June 1, 2023) Click for Text
YACHATS NEWS - Waldport proposes big fee increases for vacation rentals and management companies, OKs 8.4% garbage rate (May 11, 2023) Click for Text
OREGON LIVE - Oregon’s recent growth in homelessness among largest in nation (May 2023) Click for Text
TILLAMOOK BOARD OF REALTORS - Tillamook Board of REALTORS response to the current STR Issues in Tillamook County (May 29, 2023) Click for Text
NEWPORT NEWS TIMES - Depoe Bay mulls switch in code enforcement (May 26, 2023) Click for Text
YACHATS NEWS - Waldport proposes big fee increases for vacation rentals and management companies (May 11, 2023) Click for Text
THE ASTORIAN - Judge denies injunction against ballot measure on vacation rentals (May 3, 2023) Click for Text
CANNON BEACH GAZETTE - Opinion - Neighborhoods Are For Neighbors (May 1, 2023) Click for Text
YACHATS NEWS - Clatsop County judge will rule by end of month on legality of vacation rental ballot measure vote (April 20, 2023) Click for Text
THE ASTORIAN - State investigates election complaint against vacation rental group (April 20, 2023) Click for Text
YACHATS NEWS - Renters in small Waldport apartments search for places to live after new owner states they will become vacation rentals (March 16, 2023) Click for Text
LINCOLN CITY NEWS GUARD - Resignation: City councilor leaves post (March 15, 2023) Click for Text
YACHATS NEWS - Lincoln County commissioners finish work on vacation rental limits, drastically — but gradually — cutting back licenses (February 2, 2023) Click for Text
NEWPORT NEWS TIMES - County to cap short-term rentals…Numbers of STRs will eventually drop under new order (February 1, 2023) Click for Text
YACHATS NEWS - After 7 years, Lincoln County commissioners approve new limits on vacation rental licenses that drastically lowers number from 500 to 181 (January 26, 2023) Click for Text
Letter to Lincoln County BOC, requesting extension of the existing moratorium beyond the February 2023 expiration date (January 2023) Click for Text
Letter to Lincoln County BOC, on the issue of limits or caps on Short Term Rental (STR) licenses (January 2023) Click for Text
NEWPORT NEWS TIMES - Commissioners discuss boundaries for STRs (January 2023) Click for Story
YACHATS NEWS - Lincoln County commissioners resume work on controversial vacation rental rules… (December 15, 2022) Click for Text
Discussions continue on short-term rental regulations Click for Text
Place-based displacement: Touristification and neighborhood change “I dedicate this work to all of the participants that shared their experiences with me and, by extension, to all those who suffer the violence of tourism on a daily basis…” (December, 2022) Click for Text
Oregon Restaurant and Lodging Association (ORLA) Position Paper Click for Text
YACHATS NEWS - Lincoln County judge denies request by vacation rental owner…(November 24) Click for Story
YACHATS NEWS - Voters in Clatsop County will get a chance to weigh in on vacation rental issues next May (October 2022) Click for Story
NEWPORT NEWS TIMES - Vote YES for Representative David Gombberg (October 2022) Click for Story
THE ASTORIAN - County vacation rental measure qualifies for May ballot (September 2022) Click for Story
NEWS GUARD - Oregon House candidate lied about endorsements, rival PAC says (September 2022) Click for Story
NEWPORT NEWS TIMES - Newport likely needs hundreds of new dwellings by 2042 (September 2022) Click for Story
OHCHR - The human right to adequate housing: (September 2022) Click for Story
YACHATS NEWS - Despite LUBA decision, 15neighborhoods group says their STR fight will continue: (September 2022) Click for Story
NEWPORT NEWS TIMES - 15neighborhoods is here to stay…. (September 2022) Click for Story
YACHATS NEWS - Lincoln County needs to calculate cost of vacation rentals, not just income (August 2022) Click for Story
NEWPORT NEWS TIMES - Thank you to 15neighborhoods (August 2022) Click for Story
YACHATS NEWS (August 28, 2022)
”Lincoln County commissioners plan to proceed with their vacation rental ordinance, will extend license moratorium again”… Click for Story
YACHATS NEWS (August 24, 2022)
”Land use board overturns Lincoln County decision on short-term rentals”… Click for Story
NEWPORT NEWS TIMES (August 24, 2022)
”Thoughts on Vacation Rentals (LTE)”... Click for Story
NEWS GUARD (August 24, 2022)
”Letter: Where is the balance? (LTE)”... Click for Story
YACHATS NEWS (August 14, 2022)
”Lincoln County needs to calculate cost of vacation rentals, not just income (LTE)”… Click for Story
OREGON LIVE - THE OREGONIAN (August 2022)
”Oregon coast short-term rental fight enters new chapter”…Click for Story
NEWS LINCOLN COUNTY (August 2022)
”We are down but not out”…Click for Story
YACHATS NEWS (July 2022)
”Yachats fire district increases staff pay as it … scrambles to hire and keep firefighters and paramedics”… Click for Story
NEWS LINCOLN COUNTY (July 2022)
”Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office will be reducing patrol deputy response”... Click for Story
NEWS LINCOLN COUNTY (July 2022)
”WHY add more” asks Michele Riley... Click for Story
YACHATS NEWS (May 2022)
”STR intervener supports Jacobson and Miller for county commission seats”. Click for Story
NEWPORT NEWS TIMES (APRIL 27, 2022)
”AIRBNB Exec Cannot Represent Lincoln County in Congress”. Click for Story
NEWS LINCOLN COUNTY (APRIL 13, 2022)
”Gettin’ Down to the Wire…April 13, 2022 or 34 Days to the Primary Election”. Click for Story
YACHATS NEWS (APRIL 10, 2022)
Clatsop County will discuss stronger, wider limits on vacation rentals this week. Click for Story
NEWPORT NEWS TIMES (MARCH 30, 2022)
County commissioners say they are defending ballot measure. Click for Story
NEWPORT NEWS TIMES (MARCH 18, 2022)
STR case goes to state board, 15neighborhoods will not appeal. Click for Story
YACHATS NEWS (MARCH 17, 2022)
Lincoln County judge says state land-use agency should be the one to decide validity of voter-approved short-term rental measure. Click for Story
NEWPORT NEWS TIMES (MARCH 11, 2022)
County commissioners say they are defending ballot measure. Click for Story
YACHATS NEWS (MARCH 3, 2022)
Lawyers in Lincoln County vacation rental lawsuit make their arguments on whether Measure 21-203 should be allowed to take effects. Click for Story
YACHATS NEWS (February 2022)
”Old Yachats fire station property should be used for affordable housing”… Click for Story
NEWPORT NEWS TIMES (FEBRUARY 25, 2022)
STR moratorium extended six months. Click for Story
YACHATS NEWS (FEBRUARY 24, 2022)
County commission extends moratorium on vacation rental licenses…. Click for Story
NEWPORT NEWS TIMES (FEBRUARY 23, 2022)
Monica Kirk is recipient of Rural Community Builder Award. Click for Story
NEWS LINCOLN COUNTY (FEBRUARY 23, 2022)
Lincoln County Board of Commissioners - Low profile but still interesting. Click for Story
NEWPORT NEWS TIMES (FEBRUARY 18, 2022)
State board kicks STR regulation appeal to circuit court. Click for Story
YACHATS NEWS (FEBRUARY 15, 2022)
State land-use agency says it has no jurisdiction over new Lincoln County short-term rental rules, sends appeal to circuit court. Click for Story
YACHATS NEWS (FEBRUARY 2022)
Letter to the Editor: Be sure to ask Lincoln County commission candidates their views on STR measure passed in November. Click for Story
NEWPORT NEWS TIMES (FEBRUARY 11, 2022)
Is Ballot Measure 21-203, restricting short-term vacation rentals (STRs), now the “law of the land”? Not yet. The STR industry got the circuit court to issue a temporary restraining order to stop it from taking effect. Click for Story
K-DOCK 92.9 ITEM (JANUARY 2022)
Coos Bay City Councilors have approved a Planning Commission recommendation defining how Short-Term Vacation Rentals could be allowed within the city. Click for Story
PEW - STATELINE ARTICLE (DEC. 28, 2021)
Western ‘Zoom Towns’ Take Aim at Short-Term Rentals. Click for Story
NEWS LINCOLN COUNTY (DEC. 22, 2021)
Commission prepares for land use claims over STR rules. Click for Story
NEWS LINCOLN COUNTY (DEC. 13, 2021)
Eliminating Vacation STRs outside city limits. Click for Story
YACHATS NEWS (DEC. 11, 2021)
Circuit judge stops Lincoln County from implementing measure that phases out short-term rentals until at least March. Click for Story
NEWPORT NEWS TIMES (DEC. 8, 2021)
STR court fight begins - Judge expected to rule on injunction by week’s end. Click for Story
NEWPORT NEWS TIMES (DEC. 8, 2021)
Lincoln County Board of Commissioners close STR licensing window opened by lawsuit. Click for Story
YACHATS NEWS (DEC. 7, 2021)
Lincoln County judge says she will rule this week whether to grant permanent injunction on voter-approved new vacation rental law. Click for Story
YACHATS NEWS (DEC. 3, 2021)
In special meeting Friday, Lincoln County Commissioners vote unanimously to Re-institute moratorium on new vacation rental licenses. Click for Story
YACHATS NEWS (DEC. 2, 2021)
Lincoln County judge orders temporary halt of new vacation rental law after owners – as expected – go to court to stop license phase out. Click for Story
NEWPORT NEWS TIMES (November, 2021)
Sheriff’s office warns STR owners of pending regulation changes. Click for Story
NEWPORT NEWS TIMES (NOV. 17, 2021)
A Thank you Lincoln County voters. Click for Story
YACHATS NEWS (NOV. 4, 2021)
Lincoln County begins working on implementing vacation rental phase out in unincorporated neighborhoods. Click for Story