Sponsored link
Thursday, April 3, 2025

Sponsored link

News + Politics

Business + TechCampaign TrailCity HallCOVIDEducationElectionsForeign CorrespondentHomelessnessHousingOpinionThe Agenda
News + Politics

Finally, some talk about local taxes—but not in a progressive direction

Airbnb wants a tax refund. Wiener wants sales taxes. Oakland sales tax isn't polling well. But taxing the rich seems like a popular idea.
Tim Redmond -
Read more

Housing

Elections

COVID

Opinion

Listen to the rank and file: Political lessons from something I missed 25 years ago

The Democratic leadership in Congress needs to learn from a big mistake I made as a union organizer.
Tim Paulson -
Read more
News + Politics

Is the new Berkeley mayor really a conciliatory outsider?

Her history as president of the League of Women Voters suggests otherwise
Zelda Bronstein -
Read more

Recent stories

News + Politics

Finally, some talk about local taxes—but not in a progressive direction

Airbnb wants a tax refund. Wiener wants sales taxes. Oakland sales tax isn't polling well. But taxing the rich seems like a popular idea.
Tim Redmond -
Read more
Opinion

Listen to the rank and file: Political lessons from something I missed 25 years ago

The Democratic leadership in Congress needs to learn from a big mistake I made as a union organizer.
Tim Paulson -
Read more
News + Politics

Is the new Berkeley mayor really a conciliatory outsider?

Her history as president of the League of Women Voters suggests otherwise
Zelda Bronstein -
Read more
LGBTQ

PHOTOS: Families march on Newsom’s house for trans rights

On Trans Day of Visibility, more than 100 parents and kids descended on the governor's Kentfield residence—and then danced to 'Pink Pony Club.'
Marke B. -
Read more
Opinion

A $50,000 Rolex faces deportation

The secret signal chat between Trump and Kristi Noem
Joel Schechter -
Read more
Homelessness

Workers, families face eviction as racetrack in Pleasanton closes abruptly

Alameda County Fairgrounds stops horse racing—so stable workers lose their jobs, and their homes
Tiny -
Read more
The Agenda

Note to Matt Dorsey: UCSF doctors support harm reduction

Plus: SFPD still seems to have problems with illegal searches. That's The Agenda for March 31-April 6
Tim Redmond -
Read more
Healthcare

When fundamentalist religious thought replaces science, we are in serious trouble

Under RFK Jr, researchers are looking for data that supports their political agenda, not data that seeks the truth.
Bruce Mirken -
Read more
Opinion

Three bills that threaten the rights of sex workers—and civil rights in general

Sacramento is again cracking down on sex work—in ways that will just further criminalize vulnerable people
Maxine Doogan -
Read more
LGBTQ

Poem: ‘Trans Power and Unity’

For Trans Day of Visibility, a meditation on the electric manifestations of trans power.
Nina Ruth Mir -
Read more
Housing

New study by Fed economists directly contradicts Yimby narrative on housing prices

Dramatic data suggests gentrification and income inequality are far more important than 'constraints' on development as the cause of high housing prices
Tim Redmond -
Read more
Opinion

OPINION: SF teachers fight to rebuild what Trump is tearing down

To save public education, start with fully staffed schools and fair pay for teachers
Cassondra Curiel -
Read more
LGBTQ

City College names building after Harry Britt

Legendary LGBTQ+ leader gets his due four yeas after his death. We spoke to his friend Tom Ammiano about why it's important.
Andrew Brobst -
Read more
Sponsored

Join us at Acterra’s ‘Promise to the Planet 2025’ celebration

The 55-year-old environmental action nonprofit's May 17 event will be truly special. Save $100 in early bird tickets!
48 Hills -
Read more
Opinion

OPINION: Time for local Democrats to step up the resistance to Trump

State and local party leaders should be looking for solutions here at home, including taxes on the rich and protections for vulnerable communities. Here are some ideas.
John Avalos -
Read more
Drug policy

Another War on Drugs measure passes, with only two dissenting votes

Fielder and Chan oppose plan that has serious flaws and could lead to more deaths. 9-2 votes are becoming a pattern.
Tim Redmond -
Read more
Opinion

Once again, the myth that sporting events lead to sex trafficking has emerged

New CA bill would give cops more power to arrest sex workers—and could lead to deportations
megan hobza -
Read more
News + Politics

Will SF Democrats stand up to Trump—right here at home?

DCCC resolution calls for taxes on the local rich to save essential services; will the members of the billionaire-backed slate oppose it?
Tim Redmond -
Read more
Healthcare

Oh Canada! Newsom could tell Trump that the 51st state has free health care

The governor wants to reach out to the right wing. How about offering to import Canada's health-care system?
Joel Schechter -
Read more
Gaming

At Game Developers Conference, video game workers look to level up through unionization

Amid an industry downturn, the labor movement is racking up major points.
Leah Isobel -
Read more
The Agenda

SF takes another step toward public power

First report released on buying out PG&E. Plus: Landlord allows illegal office use, now wants forgiveness (and no conversion fees). That's The Agenda for March 23-30
Tim Redmond -
Read more
Housing

Planning Commission rejects landlord plan to convert SRO rooms to tourist hotel

5-2 vote sends a clear message that the city won't reward landlords for keeping affordable housing off the market.
Tim Redmond -
Read more
Housing

Crowd packs theater for new doc on gentrification

Mario Riveira and Abraham Woodliff's 'City of Sensitive Frauds' looks at the root causes of displacement
Ian Firstenberg -
Read more
Drug policy

Matt Dorsey attacks us on Twitter about harm reduction and the city’s priorities

He totally twisted what we said—but there's an important debate here around drug policies.
Tim Redmond -
Read more
Housing

The dramatic and profound politics of the Mosser Hotel

Will even one mayoral appointed Planning Commission member stand up to a big (and troubled) landlord on a project that has no legal or policy justification? We will see.
Tim Redmond -
Read more
Housing

Opinion: Save affordable housing! Stop the conversion of the Mosser Hotel

SF restricts conversions of residential hotel rooms to tourism. The owners of this building are trying an end run around that law.
Angelica Cabande -
Read more
News + Politics

Newsom’s right-wing podcast love affair doesn’t seem to be working

Polling data suggests his support on the left is crashing, he's picking up no support on the right ... so who exactly is going to vote for him for president?
Tim Redmond -
Read more
Editorial

The detention of Mahmoud Kahlil is a travesty of justice

The Trump Administration's arrest of the former Columbia student and protest leader is an unlawful breach of free speech rights.
48 Hills -
Read more
News + Politics

This is one disease I thought I wouldn’t have to worry about. Wrong.

Plus: Is SF moving away from harm reduction and Housing First? That's The Agenda for March 17-24
Tim Redmond -
Read more
Opinion

A tsunami of chaos and destruction, but there may be hope

There's a car salesman in the White House and an evil billionaire in your Social Security file, yet cracks are starting to show.
Bruce Mirken -
Read more
Opinion

What’s on next at the Trump Center for the Performing Arts (besides more booing)?

Buckle up for wrestling matches, rare earth mineral mining, and an extrajudicial spin on 'Mack the Knife'
Joel Schechter -
Read more
Homelessness

Death by homeless sweep in Vallejo

James Edward Oakley crushed by a city backhoe 'cleaning' a homeless camp
Tiny -
Read more
Letters We Answer

Letters we answer: Pelosi, Newsom, trans athletes …

... and are taxes really too high in San Francisco?
Tim Redmond -
Read more
Drug policy

Lurie won’t commit to an alternative approach to the opioid crisis

Mayor doubles down on law enforcement, rejects Fielder's call for a 'Four Pillars' approach that has worked in other cities
Tim Redmond -
Read more
Environment

The death of a beloved wild burrowing owl may augur the next pandemic

Avian flu is claiming the lives of iconic San Francisco Bay wildfowl—and the Trump administration can hardly be trusted to contain it.
Steven T. Jones -
Read more
Drug policy

How is SF going to approach drug dealing? There are very different proposals

Plus: A report on police misconduct, and a documentary on the vulture capital firm that is destroying local news. That's The Agenda for March 9-16
Tim Redmond -
Read more
LGBTQ

After Newsom abandons trans people, a fairly tepid response at SF City Hall

Local officials were surprisingly cautious about responding to the governor's alarming (and inaccurate) statements.
Tim Redmond -
Read more
LGBTQ

Dear Gavin: You are all wrong about trans women athletes

I was a competitive college swimmer. There are no 'unfair advantages.' Just look at the numbers.
Vivian Redmond -
Read more
Opinion

Newsom just threw the trans community under the bus

Why did the governor go out of his way to attack a small, vulnerable community? We can never trust him again.
Gabriel Haaland -
Read more
News + Politics

Maybe San Francisco needs a luxury tax

Mansions? Teslas? $500,000 shoes? San Francisco could help Muni, the schools, and unhoused people by an extra sales tax on things nobody really needs
Joel Schechter -
Read more

We are community supported journalism

Become a member

Don't miss a beat

Subscribe to the 48 Hills Newsletter and get our top stories in your inbox daily

Subscribe
48 Hills logo

48hills.org is the official publication of the non-profit San Francisco Progressive Media Center.

We are community supported journalism. Become a member.

News

Business + TechCampaign TrailCOVIDEducationForeign CorrespondentHomelessnessHousing

Politics

Campaign TrailCity HallElectionsOpinionThe Agenda

Arts

ArtArts ForecastDanceLitMoviesMusicPerformanceScreen Grabs

Culture

CultureExamined LifeNightlifeParty RadarPuff

Special Sections

Best of the Bay
Bay Guardian Archives
Cart

Connect

Become a Member
Newsletter
Advertise
Privacy Policy
Contact