Less than two weeks before San Franciscans could vote to severely restrict Airbnb in the short-term rental company's hometown, new ads touting the benefits of the company's tax payments have popped up on Muni bus shelters. Rather than inspiring gratitude, however, the messages — apparently from Airbnb — have some San Franciscans pissed off at what appears to be a passive aggressive stance towards funding public services. San Francisco State assistant professor Martha Kenney spotted a public library-themed ad on a bus shelter near the Ingleside library. It reads: Dear Public Library System, We hope you use some of the $12 million in hotel taxes to keep the library open later. Love, Airbnb Dear Airbnb, I'm happy to hear that you paid your taxes this year. I did too! Isn't it awesome? However, I've crunched some numbers and I have some bad news for you. Out of your $12 mil of hotel tax, only 1.4% percent goes to the SF Public Libraries. So that's $168,000.
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