Measure to restrict Airbnb rentals loses in San Francisco; Mayor Ed Lee re-elected - LA Times

Measure to restrict Airbnb rentals loses in San Francisco; Mayor Ed Lee re-elected - LA Times

Prop F in San Francisco Josh Edelson / AFP / Getty Images A billboard funded by Airbnb shows opposition to Proposition F in downtown San Francisco. A billboard funded by Airbnb shows opposition to Proposition F in downtown San Francisco. (Josh Edelson / AFP / Getty Images) Proposition F, the contentious San Francisco ballot measure that would impose tighter restrictions on short-term housing rental services such as Airbnb, lost by a sizable margin Tuesday night. According to the city's election website, the measure was defeated,  55% to 45%, with about 133,000 votes cast and all precincts reporting. Airbnb raised more than $8 million to oppose Proposition F and put up a series of controversial billboards that touted the $12 million the company has generated in city hotel tax revenue. Supporters of the measure raised about $800,000. But it was the so-called Airbnb measure that generated wide interest beyond the city as well as fierce debate among local residents. On Monday,

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