Airbnb Sued in San Francisco for Barring Listings in Israeli Settlements
San Francisco-based short-term rental company Airbnb has been sued in federal court over a policy that the plaintiffs of the lawsuit say discriminates against Jewish people.
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San Francisco-based short-term rental company Airbnb has been sued in federal court over a policy that the plaintiffs of the lawsuit say discriminates against Jewish people.
The owners of a home in San Francisco's Bernal Heights neighborhood will pay $185,000 in civil penalties to settle a lawsuit brought on by City Attorney Dennis Herrera, who alleged the owners illegally converted their home into a hotel.
A new housing start-up based in Oakland is looking to create more affordable housing in the Bay Area.
A San Francisco couple has been fined $2.25 million and ordered to not engage in listing their real estate properties on sites like Airbnb until 2025 for repeated violations of the city's short term rental laws.
For the first time ever, a Bay Area city is linking up with Airbnb to provide shelter in the event of a disaster.
So-called "bud and breakfast" rentals are popping up across California, a new take on the traditional weekend getaway experience that spices things up with cannabis.
The CEOs of Uber and Airbnb said at a tech conference Wednesday they will each be ready to go public in 2019. But that doesn't mean both will actually do it.
San Francisco officials are suing a couple for allegedly turning their Bernal Heights home into an illegal hotel where a party was held by guests last year that ended in a wild shootout.
The California Coastal Commission has given Santa Cruz approval to cap the number of vacation rentals.
Marin County is considering requiring a yard sign in front of homes telling everyone around that a property is in fact a short-term rental.
A new law in San Francisco is cracking down on landlords turning homes into hotels during a housing crisis. Thousands of illegal listings on sites like Airbnb and FlipKey are already gone.
Airbnb will limit home rentals in downtown Paris after making similar moves in London and Amsterdam.
Millions of people use Airbnb when they travel, trusting the property rental service will be safe. But that's not always the case.
Short-term rental platform Airbnb expanded their disaster assistance program to help hosts in Oakland and Berkeley shelter victims displaced by the North Bay fires.
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky on Monday told "CBS This Morning" about the company expanding to include online restaurant reservations and local sightseeing opportunities called "experiences."
President Trump's former home in Queens, New York is available to rent on Airbnb...
A Santa Fe woman is suing San Francisco-based Airbnb on a claim she was sexually assaulted by her host.
The upcoming total solar eclipse continues to have unforeseen impact on cities in and around the path of totality.
The city of Santa Cruz is considering a dramatic step to try to ease the housing crunch by limiting vacation rentals.
An Airbnb host who cancelled a reservation and told the guest, "One word says it all. Asian," has agreed to pay a $5,000 fine and attend a college course in Asian-American studies.
Opponents of further Cuba restrictions say it could harm the Cuban people, not help them.
Over 450 Californians have signed up to host refugee families in their homes via Airbnb.
A settlement signed Monday morning in a lawsuit filed by Airbnb and HomeAway will ease the registration process for short-term rental hosts and help ensure that only those who are legally registered can list properties on the sites, San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera said.
Major tech companies in the Bay Area spoke out Monday against the Trump administration travel ban.
The vacation rental website Airbnb has offered to help refugees who in limbo or stranded due to President Trump's ban on immigration from Muslim countries.
