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.

Lit

‘A Greek Tragedy’ reveals the painful story of the human crisis of migration

April 21, 2025

One day, one shipwreck, one small island, hundreds dead—and multiple big lessons for society

The Agenda

The basic idea of telling people about development runs into the Yimby agenda

April 20, 2025

Plus: The end of harm reduction as a primary policy. That's The Agenda for April 20-27

Homelessness

Fielder proposal to protect unhoused families runs into opposition from ‘moderates’

April 19, 2025

Sauter, Sherrill try to kill a measure that would give a bit of hope to some of the city's most vulnerable residents

Development

Small business groups push for protections from Lurie’s upzoning (and displacement)

April 17, 2025

The city and the state could make sure existing merchants aren't forced out as speculators demolish buildings for higher-density luxury housing

News + Politics

PG&E has no friends at a Planning Commission hearing

April 17, 2025

Report on public power system has unanimous support: 'A glorious thought.'

Development

Will the supes reject a simple measure notifying neighbors about upzoning?

April 15, 2025

The excuses for opposing Chan's bill are just political silliness to protect the real estate industry and the Yimby agenda

News + Politics

The city’s new Capital Plan is a ridiculous fantasy

April 14, 2025

San Francisco has released its latest Capital Plan for the next decade, and it includes a lot of spending—a whole lot of spending—that will...

The Agenda

SF wants to run an untested experiment on West Side neighborhoods

April 13, 2025

Plus: Preventing families from eviction from shelters, and the next step in taking over PG&E. That's The Agenda for April 13-20.

Housing

Planning hearing on upzoning shows the two worlds of housing advocates

April 10, 2025

Everyone wants lower prices. the Yimbys think the private market will provide it; community advocates say that doesn't work.

Crime

What if the DA broke the law? Where is the outrage from all the tough-on-crime folks?

April 9, 2025

State Bar sends Jenkins into diversion for improper conduct; the billionaire-backed politicians seem to think this is just fine. It's a radical double standard