How to Throw a Bolt From The Blue, and, Well, Unsettle the Airbnb Dispute

But that's just what Sen. Dianne Feinstein has done with regard to this city's capitulation to Airbnb. This would seem to be unprecedented. But it could portend more than just griping from up on high. This could lead to changes in the city's nascent Airbnb legislation.

That's because the David Chiu-spawned ordinance needs to pass a second reading at today's Board of Supervisors meeting in order to gain passage, head to the desk of (unabashed Airbnb supporter) Mayor Ed Lee, and clear the way for you to bump into Norweigans with rolly bags in your hallway even more than you already do.

SF Weekly has learned that fervent behind-the-scenes wrangling is going on at this very moment and, likely, all the way up to and during the 2 p.m. meeting. At issue isn't so much whether the supes will reverse their 7-4 vote authorizing the legislation but revisit a number of spurned amendments, many of which only failed by a 6-5 vote.

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(Truth be told, do we not see the hidden hand of the Hotel Council, SF Apartment Association, and Coalition for Lesser Housing in this? Just asking.)