Tim Redmond

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Tim Redmond has been a political and investigative reporter in San Francisco for more than 30 years. He spent much of that time as executive editor of the Bay Guardian. He is the founder of 48hills.

City Hall

Sup. Jackie Fielder hasn’t resigned—and doesn’t need to

March 31, 2026

If Sup. Jackie Fielder had cancer, or was in a bicycle accident and needed emergency surgery, I suspect all these rumors and reporters scrambling...

The Agenda

Massive No Kings events show Trump is in trouble—but what comes next?

March 29, 2026

Leading Democrats need to be paying attention to the streets (and not Wall Street). Plus: Alan Wong's dilemma. That's The Agenda for March 29-April 5

Campaign Trail

The false narrative about SF’s real estate tax measure starts to emerge

March 26, 2026

Plus: Why Lurie's Charter reform would hurt tenants

Crime

Judge sanctions public defender in case that raises critical issues about criminal justice

March 24, 2026

Does a 'tough on crime' mayor have to fund the public defender as well as the cops and DA?

The Agenda

So much to protest next weekend

March 22, 2026

Plus: Wiener's tech lord pals pay for an early hit piece on Chakrabarti, and will the DCCC oppose taxes on the rich? That's The Agenda for March 22-29

Crime

Lurie wants to be tough on crime—but won’t pay for the impacts on defendants

March 19, 2026

Public Defender's Office is a critical part of the legal system, and if it's underfunded, the mayor's strategy becomes radically unfair and illegal

Campaign Trail

Race for Congress takes shape—even as Wiener ducks community groups he doesn’t like

March 18, 2026

Chakrabarti runs on the national left while supporting the local right; how will D2 and D4 supes races impact turnout?

City Hall

Plan to ‘streamline’ commissions faces widespread opposition at supes hearing

March 17, 2026

Eliminate Police Commission oversight? Wipe out commissions on the arts, women, homeless oversight? Activists are not happy

News + Politics

Seven rental units become a $32 million mansion; is this even remotely legal?

March 16, 2026

Plus: One chance to weigh in on the mayor's plan to give himself a lot more power—and can we please press a number to get a human on the phone? That's The Agenda for March 15-22

News + Politics

Lurie had a great year—if you’re in the top 20 percent

March 9, 2026

For San Franciscans who are not rich, the city's numbers aren't looking anywhere near as good.