Recent News & Posts
Media Coverage of Our Court Victory in Santa Ana
Media outlets have been covering our recent victory in the Orange County Superior Court overturning the City of Santa Ana’s ban on short-term rentals. Selected coverage is below. Daily Journal: Santa Ana short-term rental ban ruled illegal Frank P. Angel of Angel Law in Santa Monica, who represents SASTRA, said the ban was effectively excluding
Orange County Superior Court issues CEQA decision in favor of Angel Law client Santa Ana Short-term Rental Alliance; City of Santa Ana ordered to set aside its ordinance banning short-term rentals
On April 20, 2026, Angel Law prevailed on its claims under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in a case brought by the Santa Ana Short-term Rental Alliance against the city of Santa Ana, challenging the city council’s adoption of an ordinance that categorically banned all types of short-term rentals in Santa Ana’s 27-square mile
Easy Reader: Hermosa Short Term Rental lawsuit loss could be financial boon
Further coverage of our recent court victory overturning Hermosa Beach’s coastal short-term rental ban was published in the Easy Reader: “Hermosa Beach’s loss of a Short Term Rental (STR) lawsuit last week, Koerner v. Hermosa Beach, could, ironically, provide a financial windfall sufficient for the city to close its budget deficit.”
