Former Mayor of Philadelphia Michael Nutter has plenty of experience with people clinging to the status quo. "What I say back home is, Philadelphians love change," said Mayor Nutter. "As long as things can stay the same." Mayor Nutter believes that city officials should first and foremost remain open to the possibility of disruptive companies that can provide new or better services to their constituents. In July of 2015, in Mayor Nutter's last year of office, Philadelphia legalized Airbnb and passed a plan to collect taxes from the home-sharing company shortly before Pope Francis visited. Mayor Nutter said the additional housing was extremely beneficial for a city that might otherwise have seen people camping outside due to a shortage of hotel rooms. He spoke of the importance of bringing commerce to neighborhoods outside hotel districts, and of families having the ability to profit from their most valuable asset.