San Diego voters will get to decide whether property owners should pay thousands of dollars a year for intentionally keeping homes vacant and off the market.
After about two hours of back-and-forth public debate on Tuesday, the San Diego City Council voted 8-1 to start working out the details of a proposed “empty homes tax” to be placed on the June 2 ballot. Councilmember Raul Campillo voted no.
Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera, who led the charge on this proposal after a failed first attempt in January, said homes should not be left vacant during a housing crisis…