After several hours of public testimony both pro and con, dozens of speakers and additional hours spent mulling what they were about to do, the Orinda City Council unanimously approved a 45-day moratorium on non-hosted home rentals Tuesday.
Dozens of residents turned out to speak on both sides of the issue, Orinda in the spotlight after a mass shooting that left five young people dead after a raucous house party at an Airbnb property Halloween night.
Council members ultimately directed city staff to come back with an emergency ordinance restricting rentals for their review. A final vote on the matter was calendared for Nov. 19.
