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AirBnB, the elephant in the room
While I agree that this woman shouldn't have been singled out, I also agree that AirBNB is getting out of control in the city. In my neighborhood (ocean beach), people are buying homes ONLY to use them for AirBNB -- they buy the beach cottages, fix them up, and rent them nightly. I fail to see how this is any different than running a hotel in a residential neighborhood. Not only is it a nuisance in terms of noise, parking, trash, etc. but it's hurting the locals by reducing the available rental properties (because why would an owner rent a 1-bedroom for $1400/month, when they can rent it on AirBNB for $200+/night). The city needs to catch up to the times and write some codes specific for AirBNB so single individuals aren't targeted and our neighborhoods don't get turned into hotels. There has to be some middle ground.— August 15, 2015 3:40 p.m.