Posts Tagged ‘Airbnb’
Orindans Help Florida Beating Victim Return Home
Almost a year after he suffered a traumatic brain injury during a fight outside an Orinda house party, Michael Jerrido has returned to his home in Largo, Fla. – largely due to donations from residents of the town where he was injured. Jerrido, a football player attending Chabot College in Hayward, was part of a…
Read MoreOrinda Council Studying Possible Future Requirements For Short-Term Rentals
Bloodied when a short-term rental scenario went wrong with tragic results in February, Orinda’s city council has spent the interim period tinkering with ideas to safeguard homeowner, renters – and the city – in future. Mayor Victoria Smith asked city staff to canvass surrounding cities and towns for their approaches to the short-term rental market, popularized by sites…
Read MoreOrinda Council Studies Short-Term Lease Agreements After Camino Encinas Violence
Stunned by the beating of a Florida man attacked during a party at an Orinda home rented through Airbnb, the city council is taking a hard look at so-called “transient” housing arrangements, and evaluating how they should be handled in future. The council, spurred by Mayor Victoria Smith, queried adjacent cities and towns after the 21-year-old…
Read MoreOrinda Police Seek Suspect In Near-Fatal Beating Of Florida Man On Camino Encinas Saturday
Orinda police are looking for a person suspected of inflicting a life-threatening head injury to a 21-year-old Florida man found outside of a Camino Encinas residence reportedly rented for cash through Airbnb. Investigators said the incident appears to have occurred in the area where a large party convened Friday evening. The victim was found beaten and unconscious in the parking…
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