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Why the billionaires won

A green tsunami of Big Tech money swamped any hope of a progressive message. The Chron didn't help.
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Democrats—and the progressive movement—win big nationally. SF votes with the billionaires

Wiener wins. Lurie wins. Big money has a big, ugly night.
Tim Redmond -
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Elections

Billionaires are trying to buy San Francisco’s election. It’s not too late to vote

Turnout is at just 25 percent. The future of the city depends on who goes to the polls.
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Campaign Trail

Why the billionaires won

A green tsunami of Big Tech money swamped any hope of a progressive message. The Chron didn't help.
Tim Redmond -
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Elections

Democrats—and the progressive movement—win big nationally. SF votes with the billionaires

Wiener wins. Lurie wins. Big money has a big, ugly night.
Tim Redmond -
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Elections

Billionaires are trying to buy San Francisco’s election. It’s not too late to vote

Turnout is at just 25 percent. The future of the city depends on who goes to the polls.
Tim Redmond -
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Opinion

OPINION: Why an AIDS doctor is voting Yes on 40

We have life-saving treatments today. For many patients, Trump's cuts could end access to those treatments
Andrew Faulk -
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Opinion

OPINION: Defending California against Trump and Palantir

Peter Thiel's spy company is helping the administration intimidate voters, but a broad coalition is fighting back.
Angelica Salas and Christina Livingston -
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The Agenda

Connie Chan’s unusual coalition could be key to the Congressional race outcome

Plus: Groundbreaking anti-displacement legislation and the embarrassment that is the local Sierra Club. That's The Agenda for Nov. 1-8
Tim Redmond -
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News + Politics

Public bank would be stable, provide affordable housing, and help with climate goals

New study shows vast benefits of the financial institution that Prop. B would help create
Ian Firstenberg -
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Elections

The mayor’s folks screwed up their own bill; Aaron Peskin could come back to the board

It appears Mandelman, Lurie, and all the billionaires never read the text of Prop. A. It restores the right of supes to serve more than two terms.
Tim Redmond -
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News + Politics

The bewildering incoherence of Mayor Lurie’s billionaire agenda

It's going to deeply damage San Francisco. Here's how we can fight back
Calvin Welch -
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The Agenda

The mayor’s big lie on Prop. F

Plus: Come to our 13th Annual Gala Tuesday at El Rio! That's The Agenda for Oct.. 25 to Nov. 1
Tim Redmond -
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Campaign Trail

The real story behind the latest Chan-Wiener poll

The voters hate tech companies. They think the local economy is getting worse. And they like socialism as much as capitalism. We dive into the cross-tabs
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Humor

Juvenal knew: Seeing our current ‘orgy of greed’ through ancient eyes

A 'No Kings' encounter put us in mind of a Roman poet's satirical—and unfortunately immortal—take on the kakistocracy.
Joel Schechter -
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News + Politics

Education funding, from France to San Francisco

The issue isn't about a lack of money. It's about distribution. When will GrowSF even consider reality?
Tim Redmond -
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Opinion

OPINION: Why professional journalists are opposing Proposition A

The measure would weaken the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, and the public's access to records
Richard Knee -
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Labor

State workers hold one-day strike

Their contract expired June 30. The state won't even consider their proposals
Brady Middlebrook -
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News + Politics

Here’s what the supes ought to be asking the mayor

Tech worker horrors, Money to fight ICE, data centers, affordable housing: What a missed opportunity Tuesday's meeting will be.
Tim Redmond -
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Opinion

Opinion: Why labor supports Connie Chan for Congress

Local unions aren't always in agreement on politics—but they agree on this election
Larry Mazzola Jr., Mike Casey and Kim Tavaglione -
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The Agenda

The city’s a mess. The supes don’t want to question the mayor

Plus: How to expand equity with neighborhood schools—and will Lurie's agenda create a sterile city that nobody will celebrate in 50 years? That's The Agenda for OCt. 18-25
Tim Redmond -
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Campaign Trail

Another bad Congressional ‘debate’ reflects the failures of local media and US politics

Nobody challenged the basic assumptions in Wiener's question, or his comments on AI money
Tim Redmond -
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Protest

Photos: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Sunrise Gathering commemorated Alcatraz reclamation

Annual voyage and ceremony marks 55 years since the occupation of the island—and celebrates a resilient culture.
Emma Garcia -
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Campaign Trail

AI-backed PAC puts up $3 million to elect Wiener to Congress

These folks are not fools; they clearly think Wiener will be their best ally in Washington
Tim Redmond -
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News + Politics

DCCC chair won’t step down—and can utterly avoid accountability

There appears to be no process to recall an elected member of a party central committee.
Tim Redmond -
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Culture

At Sui Generis, 20 years of fierce looks and immigrant vision

Miguel Lopez and Gabriel Yanez’s designer consignment boutique has become a dynamic cultural hub in a changing city.
Joshua Rotter -
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The Agenda

School Board to consider plans that would increase inequality in student enrollment

'Neighborhood schools' are a great idea—unless you have radical economic inequality among neighborhoods. That's The Agenda for Oct. 11-18
Tim Redmond -
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Opinion

OPINION: It’s all about male power

Lurie, Wiener, and Mandelman should be required to listen to anybody who would like to tell them how it feels to be deep-faked, mocked, and sexually harassed
Sasha Cuttler -
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Campaign Trail

District 8 supe race: The plot thickens

Big Tech PAC is looking for ways to help Yekutiel win, even after he dropped out
Tim Redmond -
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Opinion

How Porter, Newsom, and so many others are wrong about Proposition 40

Billionaires won't flee. The state won't lose money. But taxing the rich in CA could spread nationwide.
Saikat Chakrabarti -
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Campaign Trail

The stunning No on Prop. I lies

The real 'slush fund' is what billionaires are spending to attack affordable housing
Chris Carlsson -
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Editorial

Yes, groping can be sexual assault—even for gay men

The reaction of some older gay men, including elected officials, to the allegations against Manny Yekutiel have been tired and disheartening.
Marke B. -
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Campaign Trail

The Democratic Party finally apologizes—sort of—for endorsing Manny Yekutiel

Some members call for Chair Nancy Tung to resign. But with the billionaires still in charge, is that accountability?
Tim Redmond -
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The Agenda

Nobody who stuck with Manny Yekutiel has apologized to the sexual assault survivors

Plus: Some actual moves to fight evictions and protect tenants in a rent emergency. That's The Agenda for Oct. 4-11
Tim Redmond -
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Campaign Trail

The big Congressional debate fail: Moderators who didn’t do their jobs

Journalists are supposed to call the candidates out when they don't answer the question or lie. That didn't happen.
Tim Redmond -
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Campaign Trail

Political lies, part II

The false information and bizarre red-baiting around election issues continues, thanks to Lurie's allies.
Tim Redmond -
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Campaign Trail

Yekutiel drops out of D8 race after new sexual assault allegations

With endorsements gone and support crumbling, front runner had to drop out—but what about his supporters who ignored earlier accusation?
Tim Redmond -
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Lit

Join us at Litquake’s free Out Loud book fair this Sunday at Yerba Buena Gardens!

Dozens of local publishers, poets, writers, and thinkers come together to uplift LGBTQ+ and BIPOC Bay Area writers in the sunshine.
Marke B. -
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Campaign Trail

The mayor’s Big Lie on Prop. D

The measure doesn't stop special interests from writing laws. It does the opposite.
Tim Redmond -
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Campaign Trail

Why is the demolition of historic buildings not a bigger issue in the D8 supe race?

Who's afraid of the Yimbys who want to call the Castro a "theme park?"
Tim Redmond -
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The Agenda

LA is taxing mansions to building affordable housing. Why is Lurie opposing a similar plan?

Plus: Supes to confront jail conditions ... and have the Yimbys crossed a line in the Castro?
Tim Redmond -
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Humor

A Luddite AI that self-destructs? Why not?

'End Times' and a 21st Century version of a 19th Century phenomenon
Joel Schechter -
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Media

Why won’t the media call a lie a lie?

Trump and RFK, Jr. constantly and deliberately spew falsehoods. We know this, they know this—why doesn't the press?
Bruce Mirken -
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