--- description: A measure would impose restrictions on short-term rentals in the city title: Airbnb Spends More Than $8 Million in San Francisco Fight image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt11079d9642fbda5b/69886f1f2dce0175a39e648e/gettyimages-470165437.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Companies](/tag/companies/) ## Companies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Airbnb Spends More Than $8 Million in San Francisco Fight by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 2, 2015 2:46 AM CUT  A victorian home stands next to the San Francisco skyline on February 18, 2014 in San Francisco, California. A victorian home stands next to the San Francisco skyline on February 18, 2014 in San Francisco, California.Justin Sullivan—Getty Images by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 2, 2015 2:46 AM CUT Airbnb has mounted a massive campaign to [defeat a San Francisco proposal](http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/01/us-airbnb-election-sanfrancisco-iduskcn0sq2cj20151101?utm%5Fcampaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm%5Fcontent=56369b2304d3013571615f95&utm%5Fmedium=trueAnthem&utm%5Fsource=facebook "undefined") that would severely impact its business model, hiring a former political strategist and spending more than $8 million in the process. A measure called Proposition F, which would limit the short-term housing rentals that have made Airbnb one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S., will go before voters on Tuesday, Reuters reports. Although the firm’s presence in its home base of San Francisco is not as large as cities like New York or Paris, passage of the measure would be a symbolic defeat that could provide a catalyst for other cities to implement similar restrictions. Airbnb’s efforts to stall Proposition F — which include $2 million spent on sending 400 volunteers to visit houses across the city — seem to be working, with a recent poll showing 55% of residents plan to vote against the measure. \[[_Reuters_](http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/01/us-airbnb-election-sanfrancisco-iduskcn0sq2cj20151101?utm%5Fcampaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm%5Fcontent=56369b2304d3013571615f95&utm%5Fmedium=trueAnthem&utm%5Fsource=facebook "undefined")\] ### The World's Top 10 Most Expensive Cities  1\. Singapore, Singapore Getty Images  2\. Paris, France Getty Images  3\. Oslo, Norway Getty Images  4\. Zurich, Switzerland Getty Images  5\. Sydney, Australia Getty Images  6\. Melbourne, Australia Getty Images  7\. 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