From Airbnb lies and Uber scams to Old Boys Clubs and Stanford a-holes, 48 Hills covered the stories no one else could.
It’s been a momentous year in the Bay Area — and our second year of covering stories the mainstream media wouldn’t touch certainly kept us busy. Below are our top 15 stories of the year, in no particular order, based on page views and viral shares.
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The truth behind the Airbnb lies
Plan that could lead to massive displacement moves forward, quietly
Uber tax-avoidance strategy costs government millions
Peskin wins in a terrible night for Ed Lee
The attack on local zoning control
A city at war: Why we can’t all just get along
It’s not hard to be an ethical landlord
Airbnb makes housing crisis much worse, study shows
The “Old Boys Club” is alive and well in San Francisco
Most Airbnb listings are entire houses
Ed Lee and the FBI corruption charges
Leap buses are nice — unless you’re in a wheelchair
