Rooms for Rent
One reader says change the laws and Airbnb will take care of itself: The answer is simple: End rent control and remove the incentives that encourage property dwellers and landlords to use Airbnb ["Out at Home," Joe Eskenazi, Your Humble Narrator, 10/29]. Otherwise the city is simply fighting the tide.
jonji
Another reader says the current laws can handle Airbnb: We have laws that require enforcement. There was no need to rewrite legislation, simply to enforce the laws that are on the books, and to hold Airbnb both responsible as well as liable for the violations of the law that it enables. Here is the problem with the spirit of tort reform — not to mention the canard of "small government." If investors and entrepreneurs want to crow about their "value creation," then let them be financially (as well as morally) responsible for the enforcement necessities they create with their newly minted marketplaces.
Elitist
Blog Comments 0x000Aof the Week
Be aware of your surroundings: It's always important to take warning signs seriously ["Randi Salmon Identified as Woman Killed at Lands End," Erin Sherbert, the Snitch 10/31]. They are likely there for a reason.
patrolpete
Study says California is No. 1 state for cyclist deaths: I get a different takeaway from this. California is bike-friendly, but biking itself has inherent dangers ["California Ranks No. 1 in Bike Deaths," Erin Sherbert, the Snitch, 10/30]. I say, good on California for maintaining our freedom to do what we want, even if what we want is sometimes dangerous. Freedom itself is inherently at odds with safety. I choose freedom.
John S.
Another reader says it's tough for cyclists and drivers: I bike and drive; both occasions are met with contempt. We are all trying to get where we need to be, but I fear for people when I am in my car, even though I watch and am mindful, but bike riders just shoot out of nowhere, around double-parked cars, when I am pulling away from the curb, and so on; it's boom, bike!
Misty G.
When some Giants fans behave badly: This is embarrassing, I feel so badly for the decent, law-abiding folks who have to brace themselves for chaos and anarchy whenever something that could be a fun and friendly celebration goes downhill ["Person Shot During World Series Celebration in San Francisco," Erin Sherbert, the Snitch, 10/29]. I will never understand how jubilation turns into anarchy. Alcohol? Drugs? Arrested development?
bernalfamily
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