> In the end, the San Francisco measure to restrict Airbnb was defeated 55% to 45%. “Coming out of that, the light bulb went on over our head,” says Lehane. “Th

> In the end, the San Francisco measure to restrict Airbnb was defeated 55% to 45%. “Coming out of that, the light bulb went on over our head,” says Lehane. “There’s a huge community here that is passionate, that’s inspired … and has an awful lot of economic self-interest tied into it.” Interesting. They are exploiting one of the known weaknesses of democracies: a small group of highly invested people can prevail over the collective good of a larger group of people that is more broadly negatively impacted. think lobbyists or other "special interest" that socializes externalities. Airbnb: lawless and racists, and now exploitative.