A controversial plan to impose an annual tax of as much as $12,000 on thousands of San Diego short-term rentals and second ...

Currently, there are 5,115 empty homes in the city and 5,741 vacation rentals — 45% of which are in La Jolla, downtown, and Pacific Beach and Mission Beach.

The plan returns to a city council committee Wednesday, with the goal of presenting the proposed $8,000 tax to voters later this year.

Communities around Mission Bay are among those that could be affected by San Diego’s proposed tax on vacation rentals. (File photo by Chris Stone/Times of San Diego) San Diego officials have taken ...

Tears fell, tempers flared and accusations about paid opposition flew in San Diego's debate about taxing second homes and vacation rentals.

The proposal, put forward by Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera, would have taxed empty second (or third, fourth, etc.) homes and ...

A proposed ballot measure that would ask San Diego voters to levy a hefty new tax on many vacation rentals and second homes took a key step forward Wednesday when a council committee voted 3-1 for ...