January 18, 2017
The City of Portland recently announced a set of new rules intended to crack down on illegal short term rentals listed on sites like Airbnb (“Portland weighs bigger fines for Airbnb scofflaws,” Nov. 16, 2016). We applaud the City Council and many advocates in our community for recognizing the negative impacts that commercial Airbnb listings have on housing affordability and local neighborhoods. These issues matter to communities of color, and they rightly deserve attention. But within this conversation about short-term rentals, there is a separate issue of social justice that cannot be overlooked, especially, considering our recent national nightmare and the rise in racist activities in our nation and local communities…
Source: http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2017/01/discrimination_on_airbnb_deser.html
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