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The Agenda

National magazine takes on the case against Yimby housing policies

Tim Redmond - March 17, 2024

Plus: Nurses demand answers to questions about UCSF takeover of St. Mary's and St. Francis Hospitals. That's The Agenda for March 17-24.

Opinion

So Macy’s is leaving. Let it go.

Charles Lewis III - March 4, 2024

Let's use that space for a public benefit, not a corporate chain store.

Labor

The hidden political history of SF’s 1906 earthquake and fire—and what it means today

Marc Norton - February 1, 2024

Social class, race, and labor played a huge role in what happened—and how the city recovered.

Business + Tech

The brutal budget crisis of 2024—and how the city could address it without huge cuts

Tim Redmond - December 27, 2023

San Francisco needs to rethink how it collects taxes—and the state is going to have to get out of the way.

Crime

Organized retail theft is not driving chain stores out of San Francisco

Tim Redmond - December 11, 2023

Even the retailers admit this. And yet, the media narrative endures.

Labor

Who are these nice people who say they want me to get a raise?

Tom Gallagher - December 11, 2023

Turns out it's a rabid anti-labor group that wants to destroy public-sector unions.

Housing

How Breed undermined plan to save affordable housing on Divisadero Street

Tim Redmond - December 10, 2023

Building could easily have gone to nonprofit instead of convicted felon who tried to burn down res hotel in Oakland.

Housing

New laws seek to end private developer risk, burdening public instead

Zelda Bronstein - November 6, 2023

Why should cities and counties guarantee profits for builders and push the costs of growth onto the local taxpayers?

The Agenda

Who should pay for more cops? Plus: high-speed police chases ….

Tim Redmond - November 5, 2023

... and alternatives for the future of downtown. That's The Agenda for Nov. 5-12

Movies

Screen Grabs: Are increasingly longer run-times justified? For ‘The Delinquents,’ yes

Dennis Harvey - October 26, 2023

Argentine export is more than a heist flick. Plus: Hyperactive but promising 'Persian Version' and harrowing but beautiful 'Natural Light'

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