Stories about Sharing Economy
How we beat Airbnb
The news media have missed the real story of how a community coalition organized, ran campaigns, educated, and eventually forced the giant corporation to quit posting illegal listings
Opinion: Airbnb must stop discriminating against disabled people
The hospitality giant still allows hosts to reject people with disabilities, and that needs to end
How we can tax Uber
Maybe SF can charge a fee for all the congestion, street damage, and Muni impacts of 45,000 new cars on the streets
YIMBYs, Smart Growth — and unanswered questions
The real-estate industry loves smart growth; here's why
Ding-dong aesthetics
From jury-rigged buzzers to symbols of the surveillance state, Marc Weidenbaum explores the surprising cultural history of SF's humble doorbells.
Company Town: Tech vs. grassroots on the screen
New documentary uses 2015 supe campaign to show how the community is fighting the tech-money invasion
Airbnb makes half its SF money with illegal listings
Study shows that more than 50 percent of revenue in SF comes from hosts who are breaking the law
Lies of the “sharing economy” start to collapse
At what point do Lyft, Uber, and Airbnb need to be treated as taxi and hotel companies -- or are we already there?
The political impact of the Airbnb ad fail
Tech firm spends $8 million on ads -- and the latest (really stupid) one could cost the election
By Tim Redmond
OCTOBER 23, 2015 – I...
Dreaming of a new Streetopia
Groundbreaking 2012 arts festival -- which fought Lee's "art washed" gentrification plan -- is revisited with new book and two events, Thu/15 and Fri/16.
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