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This Week's Topics of Interest


• CAMPGROUND SOLUTIONS SUMMIT

CHECK OUT THE FUN WE HAD!


• Advocacy Update


• Supplier of the Week:


Campground Views

CAMPGROUND SOLUTIONS SUMMIT WEST!

Held at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno Nevada, April 1st-3rd to a crowd of nearly 300!


Through a snowstorm, DOT regulations, and cancelled flights they came to the first multi state conference for owners and operators of parks in the western states.


57 Suppliers supported the industry by showcasing their products and services!


30 Students and 3 Faculty from three university hospitality programs persevered through a snowstorm to attend, engage, and learn about the outdoor hospitality industry.


13 Sessions on everything from California regulatory to reservation software to AI unplugged were presented to eager and engaged guests.


2 Super Stars - Mark Koep (Campground Views) and Bobby Sorden (App My Community) kept the crowd engaged and amused.


1 Coffee Cart with the best lavender lattes hosted by Newbook for the WIN!


1 App created by App My Community kept everyone on track


1 Photo Contest to remember what a great time we had!


300 SMORE'S from Candy with a Twist!

FIRST PLACE PHOTO

Congrats to Jillian Kodai of

UC Monterey Bay

SECOND PLACE PHOTO

Congrats to Jim Rogers

THIRD PLACE PHOTO

Congrats to Kris Oneida of Wishon Village RV Park

HONORABLE MENTION

Mitch Mathews enjoying the Conestoga Bathhouse.

HONORABLE MENTION

Chris Hipple made a friend.

HONORABLE MENTION

FIRST TIMER Maverick

CAMPFIRE THEATER

HAPPY CHAIN INSTALLERS

FIRST TIMERS

NEWBOOK FOR THE "W"

GRAND DONUT WALL

AMAZING FOOD!

CAMPFIRE AND SMORE'S

MORE SMORE'S

WE LOVE

CANDY WITH A TWIST

MILES OF SMILES

THE ELS CREW

FIRST TIMER SCOOT FOOS

CHAMPION "SHOWED UP"

AND SHOWCASED THEIR NEW PARKMODEL

AMAZING!

ACCOMMODATIONS

Conestoga Wagons

ACCOMMODATIONS

Azure Printed Homes

ACCOMODATIONS

Harmony Domes

IRONTOWN MODULAR

WITH A GREAT USE OF SPACE

AND A SAUNA BATH

WE LEARNED A FEW THINGS

ABOUT ELECTRIFICATION

HOW TO BE A GOOD LEADER

AND ABOUT 3RD PARTY MANAGEMENT

ROADTRIP PITSTOP AT

CASA DE FRUTA

TIME TO CHAIN UP

ROAD CLOSURES

TEAM GRANT

TEAM CHAMPION

TEAM UC MONTEREY BAY

LADIES OF ELS

STAYLIST

AMAZING STUDENTS FROM SAN FRANCISCO STATE

WHAT PEOPLE SAID:


  • Not sure what was going on behind the scenes but it was one of the better shows I've been to. Show hours were good, maybe the second day end a little earlier, maybe. Speakers were good. Venue was great, and the food was great. Staff was helpful. Would love to see it happen again. Personally, the show was very successful for me. Anything I can do to help let me know.

Dawn / RV Life


  • We'll plan to participate in the next show! The conversations with customers that we don't see at other shows and hearing the unique perspectives of park owners in the west was worthwhile. Personally I'd love to see CSSW become a regional mainstay like Campground Owners Expo. 

Caleb / Camplife


  • It was a pleasure meeting you in Reno last week! We are excited to be a part of this community and continuing to grow this industry as a whole. So much was learned at CSS West and we’re already excited for next year. 

Jacobo and Jaime Garcia / Weekend Paradise RV


  • Thank you Dyana for putting on such a comprehensive, well thought out program of sessions for us. The chance to network with other, nearby states and having the small break out campfire sessions right in the vendor exhibit area was very handy. 

Rhonda Stallone / Kern River's Edge Campground Retreat


  • I was a student attendee from CSUMB at the CSS West conference last week. I wanted to thank you for the incredible opportunity for me and my peers to attend. This was a wonderful opportunity that helped me learn more about the outdoor hospitality industry. I appreciate your hard work in putting this together and inviting us to attend. Thank you.

Leo Watkins-Brown / Student UC Monterey Bay


  • Overall, we found it to be a really valuable event and felt strongly that it’s one we should return to next year. We ran multiple demos and got to really connect with the community, and Blake thoroughly enjoyed both of his speaking sessions. He mentioned that the tone of the reservations panel felt balanced and collaborative - compared to other reservation panels we’ve been a part of in the past where it’s sometimes felt a bit competitive and awkward - so that was a refreshing change.

Bridget Nam / Newbook




UNTIL NEXT TIME, CSS WEST!

Advocacy Update


President and CEO, Dyana Kelley has been hard at work since leaving CSS West in Reno. With over 30 legislative meetings, hearings, or events scheduled for the months of April and May she will be fighting for the rights of our industry.




AB 518 (Ward D) Low-impact camping areas.

This bill would specify that, for purposes of that act, a special occupancy park does not include a low-impact camping area, as specified, that is located in a county that has enacted an ordinance, as specified, authorizing low-impact camping. The bill would define a “low impact camping area” to mean any area of private property that provides for the transient occupancy rental of a temporary sleeping accommodation, as defined, for recreational purposes that is not a commercial lodging facility and meets specified requirements. The bill would require the county in which the low-impact camping area is located to enforce some of those requirements relating to waste disposal and quiet hours, as specified.

Position: Oppose      

Issue(s): 1. Requesting amendments to include state or county permit numbers on listing when marketed through OTA. 

2. Requesting that RVs be stricken from the bill.  

Status: Moved to floor


SB 346 (Durazo D) Local agencies: transient occupancy taxes: short-term rental facilitator.

This bill would authorize a local agency, defined to mean a city, county, or city and county, to enact an ordinance to require a short-term rental facilitator, as defined, to report, in the form and manner prescribed by the local agency, the assessor parcel number of each short-term rental, as defined, during the reporting period, as well as any additional information necessary to identify the property as may be required by the local agency. The bill would authorize the local agency to impose an administrative fine or penalty for failure to file the report, and would authorize the local agency to initiate an audit of a short-term rental facilitator, as described. The bill would require a short-term rental facilitator, in a jurisdiction that has adopted an ordinance, to include in the listing of a short-term rental any applicable local license number associated with the short-term rental and any transient occupancy tax certification issued by a local agency. 

Position: Support if Amend

Issue(s): Requested amendment to include RV parks, campgrounds, outdoor resorts.

Status: Pending Judiciary Hearing


AB 813 (Solache D) Mobilehome parks: termination of tenancy.

The Mobilehome Residency Law governs the terms of conditions of residency in mobilehome parks and authorizes the management of a mobilehome park to terminate a tenancy for, among other reasons, conduct by the homeowner or resident upon the park premises that constitutes a substantial annoyance to other homeowners or residents.

This bill would instead authorize the management to terminate a tenancy for conduct by the homeowner or resident upon the park premises that constitutes a substantial annoyance to other homeowners, residents, park staff, or park employees.

Position: Support if Amend

Issue(s): Requested amendment to include Special Occupancy Parks.

Status: Pending Housing & Com Development hearing

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