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.

Housing

Why is it so hard to get disabled seniors into hotel rooms?

June 1, 2020

The problems with the Breed Administration’s approach to homelessness and the COVID crisis go beyond the obvious issues of hotel rooms and street encampments.They...

COVID

The disaster of SF’s COVID homeless policy continues

May 27, 2020

One month since the supervisors mandated hotel rooms for all of the vulnerable homeless people in the city, San Francisco has added exactly 19...

News + Politics

Breed orders repeated homeless sweeps, text messages show

May 26, 2020

Mayor London Breed routinely texts Police Chief Bill Scott and orders him to clear out homeless encampments, particularly in areas she frequents, public records...

News + Politics

The Agenda: Saving local journalism ….

May 25, 2020

All local news media is critical during this crisis, and most local news media outlets are struggling. But the nonprofits, the outlets that are...

Housing

Why won’t SF health officer order homeless into hotels?

May 21, 2020

At the end of the Board of Supes meeting Tuesday, we got some dramatic clarity on why the Department of Public Health isn’t pushing...

Business + Tech

The future of cities—and the one percent

May 19, 2020

The New York Times devoted its entire Sunday Review section this week to an analysis of the future of cities. It’s a critical topic:...

Housing

Supes look to protect SRO residents

May 18, 2020

The Board of Supes Finance Committee approved today emergency legislation aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19 in single-room occupancy hotels. The measure by Sup....

News + Politics

A massive real-estate scam could force counties to give cash rebates to giant commercial landlords

May 17, 2020

The state Board of Equalization, a little-know agency that among other things oversees local property tax assessors, is about to consider some tax-law changes...

Housing

Public health docs duck question: Why no order to house the homeless?

May 12, 2020

The Board of Supes briefing from the Department of Public Health today was stunning – and showed just how far the Breed Administration is...

Housing

The Agenda: Why isn’t the Police Commission meeting?

May 10, 2020

Two members of the SF Police Commission are asking Mayor London Breed to allow the panel to start meeting again – and it’s past...

Tim Redmond

Why is it so hard to get disabled seniors into hotel rooms?

The disaster of SF’s COVID homeless policy continues

Breed orders repeated homeless sweeps, text messages show

The Agenda: Saving local journalism ….

Why won’t SF health officer order homeless into hotels?

The future of cities—and the one percent

Supes look to protect SRO residents

A massive real-estate scam could force counties to give cash rebates to giant commercial landlords

Public health docs duck question: Why no order to house the homeless?

The Agenda: Why isn’t the Police Commission meeting?

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