San Francisco Is Ground Zero for an Airbnb Freakout | WIRED
SUBSCRIBE Date of Publication: 11.02.15. 6:27 pm Josh Valcarcel/WIRED A little over a week ago, a series of perplexing ads popped up on Muni bus shelters and billboards around San Francisco. Sponsored by the home-sharing platform Airbnb—an online service that lets people rent their rooms and houses to strangers—the ads made it seem as though the tech company wanted extra credit for paying the city millions in hotel taxes: "Dear Public Library System," read one, "we hope you use some of the $12 million in hotel taxes to keep the library open later. Love, Airbnb." Rather than respond with gratitude, many San Franciscans were offended. The campaign was met with a wave of criticism. Airbnb quickly took down the ads and apologized. But in a lot of ways, the damage was done. The built-up tension around Airbnb's impact on San Francisco will come flooding out when residents head to the polls tomorrow. Airbnb is a seven-year-old tech company now valued at $25 billion.Read full article from San Francisco Is Ground Zero for an Airbnb Freakout | WIRED
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