Tim Redmond

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Tim Redmond has been a political and investigative reporter in San Francisco for more than 30 years. He spent much of that time as executive editor of the Bay Guardian. He is the founder of 48hills.

The Agenda

So much to protest next weekend

March 22, 2026

Plus: Wiener's tech lord pals pay for an early hit piece on Chakrabarti, and will the DCCC oppose taxes on the rich? That's The Agenda for March 22-29

Crime

Lurie wants to be tough on crime—but won’t pay for the impacts on defendants

March 19, 2026

Public Defender's Office is a critical part of the legal system, and if it's underfunded, the mayor's strategy becomes radically unfair and illegal

Campaign Trail

Race for Congress takes shape—even as Wiener ducks community groups he doesn’t like

March 18, 2026

Chakrabarti runs on the national left while supporting the local right; how will D2 and D4 supes races impact turnout?

City Hall

Plan to ‘streamline’ commissions faces widespread opposition at supes hearing

March 17, 2026

Eliminate Police Commission oversight? Wipe out commissions on the arts, women, homeless oversight? Activists are not happy

News + Politics

Seven rental units become a $32 million mansion; is this even remotely legal?

March 16, 2026

Plus: One chance to weigh in on the mayor's plan to give himself a lot more power—and can we please press a number to get a human on the phone? That's The Agenda for March 15-22

News + Politics

Lurie had a great year—if you’re in the top 20 percent

March 9, 2026

For San Franciscans who are not rich, the city's numbers aren't looking anywhere near as good.

The Agenda

How to tax AI when companies replace human workers

March 8, 2026

Plus: Will the supes get serious about protecting rent-controlled housing from greedy speculators? That's The Agenda for March 8-15

Business + Tech

Airbnb, under pressure from labor, drops $120 million lawsuit against SF

March 5, 2026

After calls for boycott, giant company folds in a win for activists who fight corporate tax cuts

Immigration

How close are Lurie and SFPD to ICE?

March 5, 2026

Disturbing comments by (former) head of homeland security and SFPOA suggest more cooperation than the Sanctuary City ordinance allows

Remembrance

Diamond Dave Whitaker, a San Francisco icon and legend, dies at 88

March 4, 2026

He turned Bob Dylan on to pot and Woody Guthrie. He organized underground poetry and political protest. He was part of the city's radical soul, and we will miss him