Robert Fruchtman has documented dozens of community meetings, making it easier for activists, politicians, and journalists to notice San Francisco’s housing crisis and get involved.

Lawmakers will question Representative Mike Pompeo, Donald Trump’s pick to head the CIA; Ben Carson, the housing secretary nominee; and James Mattis, the nominee for secretary of defense.

The company’s platform lets advertisers exclude people of certain races from seeing their content. That’s a serious problem when it comes to promotions such as housing, credit, and jobs.

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Partly in response to the presence of Tesla and Apple, the city is building lots of high-end apartments, but little in the way of affordable housing.

Opponents and advocates of the short-term rental platform both say the service is disrupting the country's biggest housing market: New York City.