San Francisco votes against measures to restrict Airbnb
Airbnb and the so-called "sharing economy" got a shot in the arm as early results on Tuesday suggested that the voters in San Francisco had voted down a measure that would place tight restrictions on the operation of short-term vacation rental businesses.
In the wake of accusations that operations like Airbnb were helping push up rents in San Francisco, Proposition F aimed to limit short-term rentals of a housing unit to 75 days per year, among other measures.
More than 55 percent of the about 133,000 ballots cast had opposed the proposition, according to data from the San Francisco Department of Elections. A proposition is a referendum in California that can amend or add to state laws.
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