Airbnb host hit with $5,000 fine for canceling on an Asian guest over her race

KTLA An Airbnb host has been fined $5,000 for abruptly cancelling on an Asian guest, because of the guest's race. The host, Tami Barker, is now permanently barred from the home-sharing platform. Barker abruptly cancelled on Dyne Suh, who had driven through a snowstorm to Barker's Big Bear, California, cabin with friends, and her two dogs in February. According to California's Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH), Barker told Suh in a text message: "I wouldn’t rent to u if u were th...