# Professor Arun Sundararajan reacts to the failure of Proposition F, which sought to restrict Airbnb in San Francisco

1 Faculty News November 4, 2015 ![Bloomberg logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/bloomberg_0.jpg?itok=qy2YlnxP)>

Excerpt from [Bloomberg](http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-11-04/san-francisco-voters-reject-ballot-measure-to-curb-airbnb) -- "'It’s a validation that they can counter regulation that might be restrictive to their growth,' said [Arun Sundararajan](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/arun-sundararajan), professor at New York University’s business school who studies the sharing economy. 'Strategically, it’s a victory. Here’s a piece of regulation that wasn’t in Airbnb’s best interest and people have voted against it.'"

[Read more](http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-11-04/san-francisco-voters-reject-ballot-measure-to-curb-airbnb)

Additional coverage appeared on [The Boston Globe](https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2015/11/04/san-francisco-voters-reject-limits-airbnb/71qZiHrleXw6l43whANqJL/story.html), the [Chicago Tribune](http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-wp-blm-calif-airbnb-822bf4fe-82e5-11e5-8bd2-680fff868306-20151104-story.html), [The Christian Science Monitor](http://www.csmonitor.com/Technology/2015/1104/In-victory-for-Airbnb-city-voters-reject-proposal-to-curb-short-term-rentals-video) and [The Seattle Times](http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/san-francisco-voters-reject-ballot-measure-to-curb-airbnb/).