After several quiet months, Council member Tim Burgess’s attempt to regulate short-term rentals listed through AirBnB, VRBO, HomeAway and other services is back. There are a handful of revisions to the plan, and this time there’s real legislation to be introduced into the Council’s legislative process.
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Uber’s extraordinary political muscle
Even though Uber lost its battle here in Seattle to prevent its drivers from gaining the ability to unionize, it has wielded remarkable political muscle across the United States to its great benefit.
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