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.

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New MIT study suggests the Yimby narrative on housing is wrong

January 29, 2019

The Yimby narrative – that higher density in US cities will bring down housing prices – doesn’t work in real life, a dramatic new...

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Taxing the rich is suddenly a popular idea

January 29, 2019

I have always been fascinated by the World Economic Forum at Davos, where world leaders, rich people (and people who want to be seen...

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SF is ready for public power

January 28, 2019

The California Public Utilities Commission today gave PG&E access to credit markets in advance of an expected bankruptcy filing tomorrow – but the last-minute...

The Agenda

Fight the PG&E bailout!

January 27, 2019

THE AGENDA The California Public Utilities Commission is meeting Mon/28 to discuss, among other things, PG&E’s rates and the pending bankruptcy. Some of the...

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50 years later, the lessons of the Santa Barbara oil spill

January 26, 2019

Fifty years ago this weekend, there wasn’t anything you could call an environmental movement in the United States. There were a few signs, in January...

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Campos appoints DREAMer to DCCC

January 24, 2019

David Campos, the chair of the San Francisco Democratic Party, made history yesterday by appointing and swearing in Sarah Souza, president of the Latino...

Campaign Trail

Some reality facing the candidates for president

January 22, 2019

The 2020 presidential race is well under way, and now that Sen. Kamala Harris surprised nobody by announcing she’s running, more people will enter. Harris...

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Building momentum and the Women’s March

January 21, 2019

The New York Times spent a lot of time talking about the “controversy” around this weekend’s Women’s March. The march was “smaller;”maybe there’s a “waning...

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Some sanity — and insanity — at the Planning Commission

January 17, 2019

The San Francisco Planning Commission heard some stunning information about the affordable housing crisis today – and the gallery was largely empty. “I am surprised...

Campaign Trail

A progressive candidate files for DA, opening up the 2019 race

January 15, 2019

Since the day George Gascon announced he’s not running for re-election as district attorney, progressives involved in the criminal justice system have been wondering...

Tim Redmond

New MIT study suggests the Yimby narrative on housing is wrong

Taxing the rich is suddenly a popular idea

SF is ready for public power

Fight the PG&E bailout!

50 years later, the lessons of the Santa Barbara oil spill

Campos appoints DREAMer to DCCC

Some reality facing the candidates for president

Building momentum and the Women’s March

Some sanity — and insanity — at the Planning Commission

A progressive candidate files for DA, opening up the 2019 race

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