Sefani Tadesse got the heads-up at dinnertime. Five Airbnb guests would arrive at midnight. Tadesse and her daughter Bella, 13, rushed to clean their Oakland condo, washing towels, making the beds, buying flowers — and packing their own bags, because they vacate their one-bedroom place and stay with Tadesse’s parents in San Leandro when they host via Airbnb. The guests were exhausted and disoriented when they arrived after a 16-hour flight. These were no ordinary
Refugees find temporary havens on Airbnb
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