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CR&R, and other waste companies from selling and Temecula City Council approves rate increase for Solid Waste and Recycling importing recyclable materials to China. On July 28, the Temecula City Council approved a request from the City’s Waste Hauler, CR&R Incorporated, to increase rates for commercial solid waste and recycling rates by 12 percent. CR&R, Incorporated is contracted with the City of Temecula to handle the city’s solid waste and recycling services. The rate increase was based on an annual Consumer Price Index (CPI) adjustment and increased costs associated with state laws, AB 341 and AB 1826. The state laws require all California cities and counties to reduce solid waste and recycle organic waste by certain percentages. Commercial properties and multifamily properties five units or larger that produce 4 cubic yards or more a week must reduce and recycle the amount of solid and organic waste produced. Rates will rise by 1.8 percent based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) with a $0.76 increase in landfill fees. The rate increase includes an additional 9.98% to comply with AB 341 and AB 1826, and People’s Republic of China’s action in 2018 to ban the import of recyclable materials from entering the country, referred to as the “China Sword.” The rule prohibits
New customers also will pay a one-time $50 fee to establish service. The rate increase takes effect in Fiscal Year 2020-21.
Cathedral City to phase out Vacation Rentals by 2022 The Cathedral City Council in late July took action that would essentially cease the operation of all short-term vacation rentals located in residential neighborhoods in the city over the next two years.
On July 29, the city council listened to testimony from more than 50 people who remotely participated in the hearing. Vacation rental opponents complained about the parking and noise problems generated from the rentals. Supporters contended that rentals provide an economic and tax benefit to Cathedral City, and that the city should increase fees to focus on non-permitted properties and small group of properties responsible for repeatedly violating city rules. The council’s action was the culmination of public and task force meetings that took place over the past year. The City Council in 2019 established a short-
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