<story><title>Airbnb Is Suing San Francisco to Block Rental Rules</title><url>http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-06-27/airbnb-is-suing-hometeown-san-francisco-to-block-rental-rules</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>holografix</author><text>Can&amp;#x27;t help but think of the obvious time and time again with the faux-sharing economy. Sharing is a pathetic use of neural linguistics, you&amp;#x27;re not sharing, your not doing anyone a kindness, you&amp;#x27;re making money and you&amp;#x27;re providing a service.&lt;p&gt;Uber and Airbnb will be regulated legislative or through unions. Ask yourself just wtf are cabs so much more inefficient than Uber and hotels more expensive then Airbnb?&lt;p&gt;Few drivers depend completely on Uber for their income, Airbnb is still on a legal gray zone.&lt;p&gt;This won&amp;#x27;t last forever. Uber drivers will unionise, tenants who live around Airbnb hosts will pressure the government for legislation and so will hotel providers.&lt;p&gt;Uber is pivoting to logistics. What&amp;#x27;s Airbnb doing? Wouldn&amp;#x27;t surprise me if they soon build their own hotel.</text></comment>
<story><title>Airbnb Is Suing San Francisco to Block Rental Rules</title><url>http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-06-27/airbnb-is-suing-hometeown-san-francisco-to-block-rental-rules</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>mc32</author><text>When does Campoes term out anyway?&lt;p&gt;There certainly is a struggle between ownership rights and the right of cities to regulate business within their jurisdiction.&lt;p&gt;As a renter, I can sympathize with wanting to avail more rental properties to renters, but I am also very uneasy with politicians dictating what you can and cannot do with your property when that act in and of itself is not otherwise illegal.  It&amp;#x27;s not confiscation, but it also kerbs your ability let your property as you wish --and I say this as a renter who arguably would benefit from this politician&amp;#x27;s policies.&lt;p&gt;PS move HQ to Brisbane and take the corp taxes with you.</text></comment>