it's not just about air bnb. this is about real live residents of san francisco, real live people who are residents of this city who are our neighbors who rely on home sharing, whether it's to make ends meet, put a new roof on their house, to put their kids through college. a lot of people are struggling in this city and i know it's tempting to say everyone who is involved is a landlord doing evictions, that's not true. some are, but most are not. i know he it's easy to say everyone is abusing the system, that is simply not the case. there are a lot of people in this city who are relying on whether it's renting out that extra room or whatever the case may be to make ends meet. and, so, when you talk about, well, if we don't limit everyone, even someone who has an extra room in their home that they want to rent out for more than 90 days, we're going to limit everyone to 90 days and if you don't do that you're rezoning the city and you are somehow helping this large corporation. what we're doing is allowing people

up air bnb's ability to have legalized short-term rentals? no, what it means is individual residents of san francisco will not be legally able to do home sharing until those backs taxes are paid and until the years and years of litigation leading up to maybe the payment of the back taxes proceeds. we also know that and we have other litigation that this city is engaged in with expedia, with travel os it, that it is not so clear that air bnb is necessarily the entity that's liable for any back taxes ~. it could be residents of san francisco. so, are we saying that unless the tax collector starts going after residents of san francisco to collect back taxes we're not going to let this legislation go into effect? ~ travelocity we also know if we decide that we're not going to go after individuals in san francisco, we're not going to start doing tenants and elderly homeowners to try to get the backs tackes we claim they owe if we're going after air bnb. there is going to be a litigation and it could be for years. the expedia travelocity ha been go

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i sub poderth the requirement that all short-term rental platforms air bnb and others pay their taxeses in full. now, the rhetoric on the issue of $25 million, of potentially back owed tax he is completely devoid of accurate information and is really, let's just call it what it is, politically motivated. now, san francisco has one of the smartest and most aggressive city attorneys ever right now in the city attorney's office and we're fortunate to have this person there. our city attorney was instrumental in getting gay rights, women's rights, and fighting slum lords if their dollar was on the table, our city attorney is going to go after and get t. we're not leaving money on the table. that's one thing that dennis herrera does a very good job of and you also heard in the statement from jose cisneros, our treasurer, tax collector, they got the tools that they need to go after this. during this debate we've all agreed that this issue need to be regulated. but changing the effective date of this legislation based on an assumption that has no fact of what may be owed ignores the reality of

san francisco supervisors approved what they called the air bnb law yesterday. it lets people rent their homes for less than 30 days at a time. but hosts must register, pay city hotel taxes and carry $500,000 in liability insurance. opponents say it could take away some much-needed housing for locals. >> our fear is that we'll lose thousands of units to air bnb use and we need those units. >> it's allowed me after five years of putting off my dental work to have to done and done well. >> critics also say it may not be possible to enforce some of the rules. >>> jetblue is adding nonstop service from san francisco international to las vegas. the new service is set to begin on january 5th. the airline is expected to offer two daily round-trip flights between sfo and las vegas which puts jetblue in direct competition with united, southwest, and virgin america on that route. jetblue already has nonstop service to long beach as well as boston and kennedy airport in new york city. >>> we will be following the story of a downed calfire plane near that fire in yosemite.

. >> cracking down on air bnb's.he new rule san francisco just approved and the reason some say it doesn't go far enough. >>> welcome back. ktvu channel 2 morning news. the u.s. justice department and fbi have both stepped into the investigation into pg&e and its contacts with state regulators. this comes after yesterday's meeting in san francisco where a leading consumer group expresses its growing concern with both pg&e and the state public utilities commission. now the group claims e-mails disclosing improper contacts between the head of the puc and former pg&e executive are the smoking gun in a scandal. >> does not deserve to be tried. that is the lesson of what has been revealed. >> there needs to be an independent investigation and an independent monitor. >> the state puc denies its president hadn't promised anything to pg&e in exchange for regulatory favors. >>> happening today san francisco cab drivers will join an international day of protest against uber. this is the latest demonstration by cab drivers agai

. >>> san francisco supervisors passed tough regulations on air bnb.u's david stevenson tells us what today's decisions will mean for property owners and their guests. >> reporter: the pictures are calm and composed but the debate over air bnb style rentals has been anything but serene. for some property owners the extra income has changed their lives. >> it's allowed me after five years of putting up my dental work to have it done and done well. it's allowed us to offer some help to our son who has a huge college debt. >> our fear is that we'll lose thousands of units to air bnb use and those are units we need desperately for san franciscos who live and work here. >> reporter: the expanding industry is helping spur evictions by those who can make more money on vacation rentals than long term tenants. >> i have no problem with someone sharing their sofa. i think when it is your own private space, you are also not going to need to, you're not going to want to rent it out so often. >> the status quo is not working. >> reporter: the city's board of superv

out of the 4,798 units that the chronicle found through their commission that they paid for and air bnb units here in san francisco, two-thirds of those rent out the entire unit. this is not a couch, this is not a bedroom. this is the entire unit. and in those cases i think it is really important that we make sure that we have a measure that we can enforce. the planning commission, the planning department ha all said the only way they're going to be able to enforce this legislation is if we do 90 days hosted or nonhosted. they made that clear in august. they made that clear in september. and that if we do try to figure out whether it's hosted or nonhosted, we actually have to investigate whether you lived in your house 275 nights a year. and let me tell you why that is challenging and actually far more invasive for the city to enforce on than previous. i had given an example when i served on the land use committee. when i served on the school board that we often had parents that suspect that had other families at lowell high school, our most prestigious high school in san francisco did

increase in the use of air bnb. >> sometimes they can find a really good deal on air bnb in places they here you for $140, you can get a modest hotel room with a couple of beds like this one. or for the same amount of money you can get a place like this, which has a living area, bedroom, bathroom and a kitchen, all of it a major draw for business travelers. >> huge. i'm going to say 80% of my tenants are business travelers. >> reporter: air bnb's rapid growth presents a challenge still trying to figure out how to regulate and tax the rentals. critics call them illegal hotels that are hurting the supply of affordable housing but lauren auburn and company see it as a way to help the local economy. >> it's giving us a lot more space than what we would get in the hotel. >> reporter: letting a virtual innkeeper leave the light on. joe friar, nbc news, los angeles. >> a lot of hotels not happy about that. >> big competition. >> no question about it. >>> shining a light on our troops overseas. the laughs al shared with jay leno and other friends on the first-ever al roker "today" show uso tour

san francisco supervisors approve what they call the air bnb law.e rent their homes for less than 30 days at a time but the host has to register. you have to pay city hotel taxes and carry a half million dollars in liability insurance. some property owners say the extra income they have been able to earn through air bnb has changed their lives. but critics say some owners are ejecting long-term tenants because they are make more money on vacation rentals. >> those are units that we need desperately for san franciscans that live aerowork highway. >> five years after putting off my dental work, it's allowed me to have it done and have it done right. >>> would you believe a home selling for an iphone 6? that is the asking price one homeowner in detroit is resorting to trying to sell down a run down house. it's a three bedroom bungalow initially listed for $5,000. the owner is trying to sell this. he says he was duped when he bought the house for $41,000 in 2010. the real estate broker says the unique offer has generated a lot of interest. and even thou

so we want it had expression to be pretty unique. >> air bnb ceo. nasty gal sophia, and pintrest, ben silverman. up next, fit fit tells apple to take a walk. the startup has no plans to partner with apple. but jaw bone does. next. >> welcome back to the best of bloomberg west. apple recently jumped into the world of wearable devices announcing its watch will be released in early 2015. fit fit has said it's not going to work with apple jawbone has introduced a version of its up ap that will work with apple's health kit. we sat down with jaw bone founder and ceo at the new summit. we started by asking him why jaw bone is on board with apple. >> we launched many categories with them. we like what they're doing with health kit. we've taken an open approach to the whole thing where we have an ap that works on the i phone. >> you can now use it without having to wear one of these. >> we think it's a way for people to start out if they don't know they want a device and graduate to the device. you can't track sleep that well with your phone in bed. people d

. >>> also the future of air bnb in san francisco comes down to a vote.hat the outcome means for rentals going forward. >> and what wildlife officials had to say to concerned residents after several recent mountain lion sightings here in the south bay. - ( helicopter whirring ) - ( roars ) ( siren wails ) ( pop music playing ) ♪ when you're ready ♪ ready, ready, ready ♪ come and get it ♪ get it, get it ♪ when you're ready, come and get it ♪ ♪ na na na na ♪ na na na na na na na ♪ ♪ when you're ready, come and get it ♪ ♪ na na na na... female announcer: it's a great big world and it can all be yours. here and only here. ♪ come and get it. >>> new at 10:00, a gathering of concerned neighbors in the south bay tonight after a series of mountain lion sightings and in one incident a big cat was video taped jumping on a parked car. cara liu is live where wildlife officials tried to calm fears tonight, cara. >> reporter: they sure did, tenants likely would have been a lot higher had it not been for the game, but a couple more residents wanting information. >> i wa

international online home rental company air bnb where under attack. >> renting in new york is crazy.many are violating safety codes and tax regulation. >> but this is a lucrative service for some who use it. one host raked in more than $6 million, just by allowing folks to come stay at your place. air bnb maintains its service helps property owners and provides an option to rent apartments when they're not in use. >> i bet that person has a nice pad if they've made $6 million. >> that's out of my rental range. >> chilly autumn weather making headlines across new england. >> are you glass half empty or glass half full? >> hall full, all. >> there are two different ways to look at this forecast. the culprit of autumn weather is this cold front moving across the new england area at the moment. at one hand, it will bring back chilly autumn temperatures. so don't pack away your coat or your sweaters or you might want to bring those out of the closet. on the other hand, it's going to keep gonzolo away from the east coast of the united states. that would be certainly the glass half full sit

cracking down on air bnb rentals.es san francisco just approved and the reason some say they don't go far enough. >>> a press briefing about the dog fire just wrapped up. we're learning new details about a deadly airplane crash that claimed the life of a pilot and we will tell you why similar planes are grounded. >>> we're still looking at a lot of slow traffic all over the place, especially in the south bay but also in the east bay and also in marin we have a lot of slow traffic approaching the bay bridge. fog may be an issue. we'll tell you more about that. >>> a lot more fog than we've seen. not all of it or some of it has made it inland. it's finally made it up to vallejo which is not something they've had in a week. at shell, we believe the world needs a broader mix of energies, which is why we are supplying natural gas, to generate cleaner electricity, that has around 50% fewer co2 emissions than coal. and why with our partner in brazil, we are producing a biofuel made from renewable sugarcane to fuel cars. let'

. -- bnb defends its new logo. ♪ >> welcome back to "bloomberg west." i'm emily chang.n you fair hosted its summit in connection with the new establishment in san francisco. on that list is the most influential people in technology and media. we spoke with some of those big names. i also moderated a panel called generation next with airbnb and nasty gal and pinterest. you guys recently changed your logo. we have a shot of that. you say it looks like an ear. what do you guys think? you are stuck with it. it was controversial. >> i had some reactions that were pretty amazing. some favorite tweets. where on the logo did the bad man touch you? [laughter] honestly i think i like the brand to be so iconic when someone sees it, wow, you look like the airbnb logo. [laughter] logoeal description of the is the first one on the left was an identity came up with in about two weeks. it wasn't meant to be an icon to endure. we need something cap they are about. they have a longing in bringing people together. accounting with the universal the -- we wanted to universal icon. if it be

. >>> today mayor lee signed a legislation that allows house sharing known as air bnb.and said they're mourning neighborhoods. >> normal california are being used as vacation rentals. that's not helping the people of our city. that's not helping people have affordable places to live. >> reporter: but supporters say renting out their homes has helped them make ends meet. city leaders contend the legislation will provide new tax revenue for the city. >>> $120,000 just sitting on the road. the discovery by an off duty officer and what she did next is winning her praise tonight. >>> then our chief meteorologist bill martin's forecast. he is seeing some wet weather for halloween. >> a larger reward and a search for clues in a bay area shooting that police say was a case of road rage. ♪ with kaiser permanente, you'll connect with your doctor any time, anywhere. another way care and coverage together makes life easier. ♪ become a member of kaiser permanente. because together, we thrive. ♪ >>> family and friends say it was a senseless act. a young mother of four shot and killed

supervisors today passed legislation to regulate short term vacation rental like those you find on air bnbr lee has 10 days to considerate bill that would allow resident to rent the apartment or home on short-term limited basis. supporters gather outside city hall this afternoon stressing the importance of home sharing. >> this legislation includes many safe guards against those who give our activity a bad name. we do in the need to build arbitrary walls around our neighborhood and keep so-called strangers out. >> we need to be more inclusive not more exclusive. >> home sharing legislation also reinfirsts prohibition against converting residential housing into full-time hotel. senator feinstein opposes the bill and says it will encourage property owner and renter to vacate the unit and rent them out to hotel users further increasing the cost of living. >> golden gate bridge district once again considering charging pedestrians and bicyclist to cross the bridge. it happened decade ago. very popular then and as vic lee found out it's still not popular. >> the idea didn't sit well with almost

offer their homes as short-term rentals but it limits rentals to a total of 90 days a year and air bnbillions of dollars a year for the city. the mayor said he will sign the measure in law. the legislation is scheduled to go into effect in february. >>> the alameda county reck strar of voters scrambling to mix -- registrar of voters scrambling to fix an error on ballots sent to voters in berkeley. alex savidge is live to show us what the mistake was and what voters are saying about it. >> reporter: good morning. some voters are really concerned this mistake could cause confusion. take a close look at this mail- in ballot envelope. it says election day, november 5th, 2014 but in actuality, election day is november 4th, the day before. 27,000 ballots just like this one were mailed out to voters in berkeley recently with the wrong date on them. now an effort is underway to correct the problem. the county is sending people and e-mails to all of the people who received those ballots to make sure they know the correct date for the election. of course, this mistake could be problematic becaus

recently he was working on new legislation to regulate air bnb.friends say it'll be hard to fill his shoes. he was found dead in his bed today. the cause of his death is yet not known. >>> and tributes from city leaders are pouring in. david chu said for all the intense personalities at city hall, ted was an amazingly gentle, kind and decent human being. there's no word yet on funeral arrangements. >>> dozens of guns and hundreds of rounds of ammo. >> they're not going to the hands of law-abiding citizens. >> the big bust in the east bay that could make the streets safer. >> and new developments in this assault that was caught on camera. who police say is responsibility for knocking over that 85-year-old woman. the all-new mercedes-benz gla took nearly 600lbs of high- strength steel. setting industry-leading safety standards took 20,800 crash simulations. and perfecting its engine took over 1.1 million miles of extreme driving. but, this may be the most impressive number of all. introducing the all-new mercedes-benz gla. mercedes-benz. the best or

you're talking uber and bnb. they're still young companies. they didn't take off until 2011. make your mistakes while you go public. >> i think they have their plans to walk down the aisle of wall street. they're stopping them -- >> they're stopping right now because it's not the best environment. a lot of ipos have slowed down. charles: they will go public. >> they're not doing it because they're trying -- they want to go public as soon as possible. >> i don't think they're proven they're a sustainable company. airbnb they didn't create a barrier for entry. >> they have to work at the litigation and conflicts. charles: i don't think anybody thinks they're going to work out all their problems before going public. there's a lot of cash -- they need the cash for two things. to fight off some of that competition. >> right. charles: and also as an exit strategy. great to be worth 3 billion dollars' worth on paper. when you can't sell your stock -- >> they're having their hiccups so obviously they're not ready to go public. charles: what about the companies that are publicly trade

you think that's why we are seeing an emergent of the shared culture businesses like air bnb or uberoris it the car, these sorts of businesses that try to say hey we are a retirement community trying to create more of a community rather than a facility in trying to create more of a sense of shared activity and shared interest in outpatient? >> guest: given the choice many people will provide the pathway that provides at least pathway to the human being. i don't want to have to connect with the human being if i don't have to and its manifest in lots of interesting ways that we have seen over the last century that when people got pensions and social security the first thing the elderly did was they moved out. they'd rather live alone than live in the family with their kids and be under the rules of the house. they didn't want to live by their son or daughter's rules and the son or daughter don't want to live by their rules and live in their house so we live in an increasingly what the sociologists called intimate distance, near one another but not too near. i think where we are hungry th

. ♪ >> i think at the end of the day air bnb is about assets.homes, it's time. ♪ >> we feel really excited about the future. we know as long as we continue to execute, everything will work out for everybody at gopro and more importantly for our shareholders. >> here to take us inside the selection process is eric shurmburg. he's one of the key members of the advisory board who had a hand in constructing the final product. good morning to you. >> hi, andrew. >> always easy in hindsight to see who were the winners and losers. we did that with the first 25. i wouldn't say that's easy. it was hard. >> that was tougher. >> this is prognosticating and predicting what the next 25 years looks like. who in your mind were the easy ones and who are the hardest ones on this list to decide on? >> the easiest one of all i would say is elon musk. i mean, look at his history. the guy is incapable of having a small idea. and if you think in the future over the next 25 years that electric cars and space exploration and solar power will have an effect on the face