Authors Posts by Tim Redmond
Tim Redmond
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: Supes to vote on stopping illegal evictions
One of the most important pieces of legislation to come before the supes this year will be heard in the Land Use Committee Monday/26...
Mayor’s allies push through divisive budget plan
The San Francisco budget blew up this week as moderate allies of Mayor Ed Lee pushed through a plan without progressive support.
Late this afternoon,...
City College Board hires chancellor despite faculty outrage
After almost two hours of testimony, most of it from teachers beseeching the City College Board of Trustees to delay a decision on a...
City College teachers ‘shocked’ and ‘aghast’ at choice for chancellor
The City College Board of Trustees will vote Thursday/22 to finalize the appointment of a new chancellor who comes with a very mixed record.
Mark...
The Agenda, June 19-26: Budget, Tasers, a great movie and politics for the 99 percent….
It’s budget time in San Francisco: The supes Budget and Finance Committee has been holding hearings for months, and the $10.1 billion budget is...
Why can Uber and Lyft use city streets for free?
When San Francisco news media reported on a blockbuster study showing the impacts of Uber and Lyft on San Francisco transportation and traffic, Sup....
Mandelman kickoff sets tone for D8 supe race
Rafael Mandelman officially launched his campaign for D8 supervisor Wednesday night with a rally that drew around 150 people and set the tone for...
Gun violence and harm reduction
Deadly attacks on large groups of people are happening all over the world. Most of the time, politicians call it “terrorism.” It’s happened in...
Tenants protest Farrell’s move to block effective anti-eviction bill
Tenant advocates will rally at noon on the steps of City Hall Monday/12 to denounce a move by Sup. Mark Farrell to fast-track his...
The Agenda: Controller says SF budget lacks buffer for Trump cuts
The City Controller’s Office released its analysis of Mayor Ed Lee’s proposed budget June 9, and it contains a rather ominous statement.
I haven’t seen...