article: "Prop F: You Can Do Anything in Your Bedroom"
Oct 19, 2015 0:05:33 GMT
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Post by jvo on Oct 19, 2015 0:05:33 GMT
Prop F: You Can Do Anything in Your Bedroom but Rent It
Both proponents and opponents of San Francisco's "Airbnb measure" -- Proposition F -- see the November ballot initiative as a David vs. Goliath contest. Both sides also see themselves as David. And both sides have a point.
The measure would impose additional restrictions on short-term rentals. Supporters can claim to be the little guys because the deep-pocketed opposition -- headlined by the home-sharing technology platform Airbnb -- has $8 million to bury the less than $400,000 raised by the "yes" campaign, according to proponent Dale Carlson. Prop F does have high-profile supporters, notably Sen. Dianne Feinstein, but when the other side outspends you by a 20-1 ratio, you can call yourself the underdog.
The measure would impose additional restrictions on short-term rentals. Supporters can claim to be the little guys because the deep-pocketed opposition -- headlined by the home-sharing technology platform Airbnb -- has $8 million to bury the less than $400,000 raised by the "yes" campaign, according to proponent Dale Carlson. Prop F does have high-profile supporters, notably Sen. Dianne Feinstein, but when the other side outspends you by a 20-1 ratio, you can call yourself the underdog.
