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.

News + Politics

Political power — in San Francisco and Sacramento

January 7, 2019

It was a time to celebrate in San Francisco tonight. Progressive groups in Chinatown held a banquet for the new supervisors, who ran on...

News + Politics

The new supes, a public bank, police secrecy …

January 6, 2019

Matt Haney had his ceremonial swearing in today at Glide, and the room was packed. Even State Sen. Scott Wiener and Assemblymember David Chiu,...

News + Politics

The real stakes in the board president vote

January 3, 2019

Political observers are scrambling to figure out who the next president of the Board of Supes will be – and in the process, some...

News + Politics

Latest data shows you can’t bring prices down by building more housing

January 2, 2019

A Dec. 29 story by the Chron’s real-estate reporter, J.K. Dineen, who knows the market as well as anyone in town, shows exactly why...

The Agenda

Celebrating the new supes …

December 30, 2018

The new Board of Supes is sworn in Jan. 8, and the first order of business will be electing a president. The process has...

News + Politics

Two local slates vie to set direction for state Democratic Party

December 27, 2018

City Hall pretty much closes up shop for a couple of weeks this time of year; the city, unlike the federal government, is not...

News + Politics

PG&E is on the ropes

December 26, 2018

When the California Public Utilities Commission – never known for its tight oversight of Pacific Gas and Electric Co. – suddenly starts talking about...

News + Politics

Mayor Breed’s brother should be released from prison

December 20, 2018

Jerry Brown is poised to leave office with 740 people on death row and 130,000 others in state prisons, 70 percent of them Black...

Arts + Culture

BOOKS: ‘Liar’s Paradox’ is the best new thriller in years

December 18, 2018

Talyor Stevens is my favorite thriller writer – and she’s got competition. I have read every Lee Child (Jack Reacher) book. I love John...

News + Politics

Nancy Pelosi just announced her retirement

December 14, 2018

Rep. Nancy Pelosi cut a deal that will put her in the position of House speaker for four more years (assuming the Democrats retain...