Co-published by Fast Company
As cities struggle to rein in the short-term rental service, a detente in San Francisco may show the way.
Although California’s leading politicians favor rent-cap legislation, none is on the horizon.
Co-published by the American Prospect
Parsing who is a company employee and who is an independent contractor is no mere academic exercise: Contractors typically lack the workplace benefits and security enjoyed by traditional employees.
“We must nominate a solid progressive,” says New York’s mayor about the Democrats’ next presidential candidate. “That’s the only way we can change the country. It’s also the only way we can win.”
Taylor Equities’ purchase of a 36-unit building was followed by renter complaints of harassment and disruptive construction. Then came the eviction notices.