Airbnb is proving itself to the quite the political operator. In an ethics complaint filed today in San Francisco, Airbnb has been accused using off-the-books lobbyists to help push legislation that legalized the startup.

The complaint—filed by The League of Pissed Off Voters, a San Francisco progressive organization—is a response to legislationfavorable towards Airbnb passed by the city earlier this month.Records show that Airbnb helped city Supervisor David Chiu begin authoring the legislation 22 months before it went to a vote. Read full article.