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1 4. Typically,hosts list their homes for rent on websites like airbnb.com and vrbo.com. 2 Sometimes the rental periods are for less than 30 days. These STRs provide vital income to 3 property owners like hosts, making housing affordable for homeowners who choose to "home 4 share" through STR platforms. It is likewise well-established that STRs drive tourism to 5 localities—like Santa Ana and Orange County) They also provide a cost-conscious alternative to 6 expensive hotels for lower-income families seeking to visit Santa Ana and nearby attractions like 7 Disneyland. And it is not just tourism: STRs offer essential accommodations for individuals and 8 families that need flexible housing—including residents facing life transitions, students, traveling 9 nurses and other essential workers, and families of patients in healthcare facilities. STRs also 10 provide rooms in homes, offering a familial environment for those needing lower-cost 11 accommodations. 12 5. Home-sharing has made communities throughout California accessible to more and 13 more families—even if only for a weekend. It fosters more vibrant and diverse communities and 14 a more robust tourism economy statewide. Without STRs, many desirable vacation destinations, 15 such as Orange County would likely be less accessible for a wide variety of families. 16 6. Home sharing also meets a critical unmet need in California's ongoing housing 17 crisis. Aspiring full-time residents who are unable to pay steep residential move-in costs, which 18 typically include advance payment of first and last month's rent as well as a sizeable security 19 deposit, can immediately occupy an STR without this substantial up-front fee and thereby 20 immediately supply housing and fill a critical gap in the housing crisis. STRs also play an 21 important role for aspiring residents seeking to sample, and then select, the type and location of 22 their preferred long-term rental housing and/or purchase of housing. 23 7. STRs have long served these purposes in Santa Ana. With the exception of a brief 24 2015 moratorium that expired on its own terms, STRs have been a recognized activity in Santa 25 Ana. Consistent with California case law recognizing that STRs are a"residential use"of property, 26 Milken Institute analysis of Alissa Dubetz,Matt Horton,and Charlotte Kesteven, The Effects of Short-Term 27 Rentals on California, at 3-4. 28 2 Dr.Philip G.King and Sarah Jenkins, Unequal Access: Protecting Affordable Accommodations Along the California Coast,at 6-7, 33. VERIFIED PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDATE 3 AND COMPLAINT