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Marke Bieschke is the publisher and arts and culture editor of 48 Hills. He co-owns the Stud bar in SoMa. Reach him at marke (at) 48hills.org, follow @supermarke on Twitter.

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Politics on Tuesday: Yee cancels fundraiser at Ellis-eviction law office

March 4, 2014

By Tim Redmond MARCH 4, 2014 -- With little fanfare, State Sen. Leland Yee, who is running for Secretary of State, has apparently cancelled a...

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Soda industry says evictions are comparable to the price of a Dr. Pepper

March 3, 2014

By Tim Redmond March 4, 2014 -- Political campaigns are full of hyperbole. But a mailer from the American Beverage Association that arrived at my...

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Double-crossed by the DEA: The story of an undocumented informant

March 3, 2014

By Yolanda Gonzalez Gomez New American Media March 3, 2014 -- Norma knows what it's like to live through hell. She says she's experienced it ever...

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City Beat: My meeting with tech folks – and what did the SFPD higher-ups know?

February 28, 2014

By Tim Redmond FEB. 28, 2014 -- The Chron's somewhat sensationalistic coverage of the "tech against displacement" meeting missed the point. At least, according to...

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Tom’s Town: The real story of ‘the tech against eviction’ event

February 27, 2014

FEB. 28, 2014 -- This past Tuesday my bar, Virgil's Sea Room, played host to a tech community meet up organized by folks hoping...

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A protest targets the ‘serial evictors’

February 27, 2014

Tom Rapp and Patricia Kerman are fighting an Ellis eviction. Photo by Sara Bloomberg By Sara Bloomberg FEB 27, 2014 -- A march against one of...

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Anti-speculation tax headed for November ballot

February 26, 2014

By Tim Redmond FEB. 26, 2014 -- A tax on real-estate speculators first proposed by Harvey Milk in the late 1970s could wind up on...

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Eviction lawyer, Ellis Act supporters hold fundraiser for Leland Yee

February 26, 2014

By Tim Redmond State Sen. Leland Yee, who was conspicuously absent from the tenant rally in Sacramento, is raising campaign money from some of the...

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Politics on Tuesday: Fall campaigns begin March 17

February 25, 2014

By Tim Redmond FEB. 25, 2014 – The campaigns for supervisor and state Assembly get real March 17, when the first seriously controversial housing bill...

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Everyone in town (except a few landlords) is supporting Leno’s Ellis Act bill

February 24, 2014

State Sen. Mark Leno, with Mayor Ed Lee and Assemblymember Phil Ting By Tim Redmond FEB 24, 2014 -- A broad coalition that includes tenant activists...

Marke B.

Politics on Tuesday: Yee cancels fundraiser at Ellis-eviction law office

Soda industry says evictions are comparable to the price of a Dr. Pepper

Double-crossed by the DEA: The story of an undocumented informant

City Beat: My meeting with tech folks – and what did the SFPD higher-ups know?

Tom’s Town: The real story of ‘the tech against eviction’ event

A protest targets the ‘serial evictors’

Anti-speculation tax headed for November ballot

Eviction lawyer, Ellis Act supporters hold fundraiser for Leland Yee

Politics on Tuesday: Fall campaigns begin March 17

Everyone in town (except a few landlords) is supporting Leno’s Ellis Act bill

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