Oceanside Community
<p> 《365个英语小故事》:实用简洁的小故事，都是日常生活小故事，在学习英语的同时了解美国文化，循序渐进，轻松掌握。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="oceanside">oceanside</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lozano">Lozano</span> <span word="Beach">Beach</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="debating">debating</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="homeowners">homeowners</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rent">rent</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="weekly">weekly</span> <span word="basis">basis</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>. <span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="rentals">rentals</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="incomes">incomes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> 15-<span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="surcharge">surcharge</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="owner">owner</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boon">boon</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="coffers">coffers</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Rick">Rick</span> <span word="Brown">Brown</span>, <span word="city">city</span> <span word="manager">manager</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>, <span word="homeowners">homeowners</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="in">in</span> $2,000 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span>.</p><p> <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="rentals">rentals</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="worms">worms</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="weekly">weekly</span> <span word="rentals">rentals</span> 10 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="generating">generating</span>. <span word="Two">Two</span>, <span word="three">three</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="pile">pile</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="two">two</span>- <span word="or">or</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="bedroom">bedroom</span> <span word="house">house</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lawn">lawn</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="amounts">amounts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trash">trash</span>. <span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="toss">toss</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="trash">trash</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sidewalks">sidewalks</span>.</p><p> <span word="Noise">Noise</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="loud">loud</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="night">night</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="abuse">abuse</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="friction">friction</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="resulted">resulted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="maintenance">maintenance</span> <span word="crews">crews</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="police">police</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="respond">respond</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="hourly">hourly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="complaints">complaints</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="noise">noise</span>, <span word="music">music</span>, <span word="trash">trash</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="parking">parking</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="citys">citys</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="reconsider">reconsider</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="ban">ban</span>.</p><p> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="listen">listen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pros">pros</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cons">cons</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="thinks">thinks</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="respond">respond</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="complaints">complaints</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="homeowner">homeowner</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="charged">charged</span> $200 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="response">response</span>. <span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="homeowner">homeowner</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="careful">careful</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rent">rent</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="considerate">considerate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="get">get</span> 15 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rental">rental</span> <span word="fee">fee</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="homeowners">homeowners</span> <span word="rent">rent</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="totally">totally</span> <span word="offset">offset</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="fines">fines</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="post">post</span> <span word="inconsiderate">inconsiderate</span> <span word="renters">renters</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="website">website</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="homeowners">homeowners</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p>
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