Airbnb’s money may not have bought it a friendlier mayor in Los Angeles. Expect the company to look for other ways to add Olympic supply.
City Councilwoman Nithya Raman is projected to be Los Angeles’ next mayor after a tight race with incumbent Karen Bass, a likely setback for Airbnb’s push to loosen the city’s short-term rental rules before the 2028 Olympics. Skift previously reported that Airbnb and its nonprofit spent more than $12 million on Los Angeles politics, including committees that backed Bass and a handful of other local candidates.
Nithya Raman is projected to defeat incumbent Karen Bass in the Los Angeles mayoral race, a result that complicates Airbnb's effort to loosen the city's short-term rental rules before the 2028 Olympics. Skift previously reported that Airbnb and its nonprofit spent more than $12 million on Los Angeles politics, including committees backing Bass and several council candidates.
Raman is projected to win the Los Angeles mayoralty over Bass, after Airbnb and its nonprofit spent more than $12 million on city politics, including committees backing Bass and several council candidates. Los Angeles has limited short-term rental listings to primary residences since 2018. Bass's proposal to open second homes to vacation rentals was scrapped from the budget adopted in May.