Data Centers: Daily Notes | August 11, 2026

Coachella is advancing a proposed citywide ban on data centers; Douglas County is considering a $19.3 million, 35-year property tax rebate for Flexential’s 22.5-megawatt data center in Parker; Indianapolis is moving toward a data center moratorium through the end of 2027. READ MORE.

Short-Term Rentals: Daily Notes | August 11, 2026

Cities address STRs. Oakley, CA weighs downtown exception; Woodstock, IL taxes rentals at 5%; Plano, TX sends venue taxes to voters; Franklin Township, NJ votes on licensing; Friday Harbor, WA extends hearing; Wells, ME weighs Route 1 overlay; Tybee Island, GA lawsuit dismissed. READ MORE.

Data Centers: Daily Notes | August 10, 2026

Wisconsin is seeing growing opposition to two proposed natural gas plants intended to power data centers; Cherokee Nation has banned hyperscale data centers on tribally owned and trust lands; Lincoln County is considering detailed data center regulations. READ MORE.

Bulletin: Teller County, CO News Today

Ordinance 23 would cap short-term rentals at 10% of homes per subdivision, restrict them to four zoning districts, and charge operators $1,000 in first-year fees

Short-Term Rentals: Daily Notes | August 10, 2026

Cities address STRs. Duluth, MN weighs single-family ban; New Orleans, LA rules upheld on appeal; Maui County, HI defers rezoning vote; Hawaii County, HI splits on tax class; Collier County, FL eyes bed tax hike; Strasburg Township, PA; South Bend, IN; West Tisbury, MA. READ MORE.

Global Regulatory Notes (15)

Global STR rules shift. Wales reviews 182-day test; Spain delays housing decree; France upholds platform fines; England expands tourist levy; NSW weighs 7.5% levy; Turkey halves lodging tax; Sooke, BC; Gibsons, BC; Windsor, ON; Montreal, QC. READ MORE.

Data Centers: Weekly Briefing // August 3 - 7, 2026

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered a pause on new data center grid connection approvals pending a statewide audit; Virginia regulators ordered Dominion Energy to shift more transmission costs onto data center; New York's moratorium fight widened. READ MORE.

Short-Term Rentals: Weekly Briefing | August 3 - 7, 2026 (31)

This Week's STRs. Cambridge, MA backs a 90-day cap; Clark County, NV moves to cut off platform payments; Bethlehem, PA confines rentals to hotel zones; Muscle Shoals, AL and Gary, IN approve new rules; Hernando County, FL rejects an ordinance 3-1; Lawrence, KS; Eureka, CA. READ MORE.

Bulletin: Cape Town, South Africa News Today

The City says its registration and data-sharing policy enforces existing rates policy rather than introducing a levy on hosts

Short-Term Rentals: Daily Notes | August 6, 2026

Cities address STRs. Cambridge, MA backs 90-day cap; Bethlehem, PA limits rentals to hotel zones; Buena Vista, CO drafts zoning caps; Hillsborough County, FL weighs registry; Tremont, ME surveys residents; Hartford, CT; Osceola County, FL; Woodstock, NY. READ MORE.