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Beyond the valley of the gig economy

Johnny Ray Huston - July 10, 2019

Spanning the month of July, this year’s incarnation of LaborFest, the 26th annual, includes history talks and walks, union gatherings, films (including Sorry to...

News + Politics

How we beat Airbnb

Calvin Welch - January 22, 2018

San Francisco has set another first in the annals of the tech economy: a 50% reduction in the number of Airbnb listings for the...

News + Politics

Opinion: Airbnb must stop discriminating against disabled people

Becky Ogle and Bob Planthold - September 30, 2017

While Airbnb’s racial discrimination problems have received widespread public attention, the company’s unwillingness to follow the Americans with Disabilities Act and provide disabled travelers...

News + Politics

How we can tax Uber

Tim Redmond - May 9, 2017

Pretty much everyone in San Francisco these days (except for Mayor Ed Lee) has come to the conclusion that Uber is a problem. Progressives,...

News + Politics

YIMBYs, Smart Growth — and unanswered questions

Zelda Bronstein - February 20, 2017

On February 1 I flew to St. Louis for the New Partners for Smart Growth conference, the largest gathering dedicated to dense, transit-oriented/walkable/bikeable development...

Arts + Culture

Ding-dong aesthetics

Marke B. - November 28, 2016

ALL EARS Bay Area experimental music composer and legend Pauline Oliveros, who passed away last Thursday, once described her famous Deep Listening practice as...

Arts + Culture

Company Town: Tech vs. grassroots on the screen

Tim Redmond - October 27, 2016

SCREEN GRABS It’s hard to imagine that the Aaron Peskin-Julie Christensen election was just a year ago. Back then, the mayor was heavily involved...

News + Politics

Airbnb makes half its SF money with illegal listings

Tim Redmond - January 20, 2016

If there had ever been any dispute about why Airbnb refuses to support simple measures that would enforce the city’s laws, we now know...

News + Politics

Lies of the “sharing economy” start to collapse

Tim Redmond - January 18, 2016

The “sharing-economy” companies like Lyft, Uber, and Airbnb have managed to avoid the regulations that govern taxis and hotels largely by insisting that they...

News + Politics

The political impact of the Airbnb ad fail

Tim Redmond - October 22, 2015

Tech firm spends $8 million on ads -- and the latest (really stupid) one could cost the election By Tim Redmond OCTOBER 23, 2015 – I...

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