“Nine thousand gallons [of sewage] a month are going into the wastewater system. That’s the storm drain system, not the sewer. The storm drain carries it straight to Santa Monica Bay,” said Barry Coe, regarding the monthly wastewater of the 600 recreational vehicles (RV) that are being used by homeless persons in the Harbor Gateway…

Recreational vehicles (RVs) in the city of Fullerton can park overnight once again without a permit, after an Orange County Superior Court Judge temporarily ruled against the city’s RV ban that took effect in 2020. A motion for preliminary injunction was granted by Judge Ronald Bauer June 26, which will prevent the city from enforcing…

NEW YORK—Recreational vehicle renters in the U.S. are planning trips closer to home or having fuel-gulping motor homes delivered to their final destination in an effort to cut down on fuel costs as travel remains a top priority even during record inflation. At the height of the pandemic, recreational vehicle, or RV, vacations exploded in…

Australia’s caravan industry has called on all political parties to recognise the industry’s economic potential ahead of the country’s federal election on May 21. “The industry has been adaptive through the COVID-19 crisis and stands ready to continue leading domestic tourism and automotive manufacturing as Australia recovers,” reads a statement by Caravan Industry Association of…

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles will resume the parking enforcement and towing of vehicles used as dwellings on city streets—which have been suspended since March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic—beginning May 15 amid increasing complaints from residents. On April 6, the Los Angeles City Council voted 11–1 to pass a motion to resume the enforcement and…

QUARTZSITE, Ariz.—At age 63, Tom, a retired clerical worker, wasn’t planning to live out his golden years in the back seat of an old beater car in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert. Living alone on a fixed income, Tom said he was just getting by on Social Security until the housing prices in Phoenix began to climb…