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Ian Firstenberg

Ian Firstenberg
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After ten years, advocates finally have a chance to make public bank a reality

Just a vision in 2016, it's now coming before the voters. But will Mayor Lurie stand in the way?

Billionaire Chris Larsen gifts more millions to SF’s growing surveillance state  

Police Commission approves another huge donation to SFPD's Real Time Investigation Center, whose operations have not been secure.

What happened to SF’s privacy culture?

In just a few years, this city has moved from a leader in surveillance guardrails to a place where we are spied on everywhere, even in gay bars

Flock’s panopticon: sight, sound, and search

Flock Safety’s myriad devices and integrated network keep us all under surveillance, regardless of criminality

Flock keeps spying on us all, and state and local officials aren’t protecting us

The cameras are everywhere. The regulations are mostly missing.

CBS workers win tentative contract

While the agreement still needs to be ratified, the preliminary deal bodes well for writers and producers.

CBS workers in SF walk off the job as Bari Weiss eliminates national news radio

One-day strike sends a message at a network now owned and run by allies of Trump

Writers and producers at local CBS news team prepare to strike

Walkout by News 24/7 workers would be the first labor action since right-winger Bari Weiss took the helm of the once-legendary news operation

Lurie plan uses regressive taxes to ‘save’ Muni, in the short term

Mayor's plan caps the levy on the biggest and richest landlords and only addresses a portion of the longterm budget crisis

The real story behind Muni’s budget deficit

Instead of investing in public transit, City Hall has been looking for ways to privatize it