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

Developer wants huge density bonus — should we know why?

April 19, 2020

Fascinating housing discussion last week at the Board of Supes. The issue involves a large site at Geary and Masonic that for years was...

News + Politics

Can hotels become permanent housing for homeless people?

April 15, 2020

There are ways to describe the logistics of moving thousands of homeless people into hotel rooms. It’s not going to be simple. But referring to...

News + Politics

Supes approve bill mandating hotel rooms, now

April 14, 2020

The Board of Supes directly defied Mayor London Breed today and passed unanimously an emergency bill that mandates the city immediately secure 8,250 hotel...

COVID

Sup. Preston calls for permanent ban on evictions due to COVID-related rent debt

April 14, 2020

Sup. Dean Preston is moving to ensure that tenants who are impacted by COVID-19 don’t wind up getting evicted after the crisis is over. Preston...

News + Politics

Hotel rooms debate comes to the Board of Supes…

April 12, 2020

The next step in the effort by five supervisors to mandate that the city procure 8,250 hotel rooms for homeless people during the COVID-19...

News + Politics

‘Terrible, devastating, and preventable.’

April 10, 2020

This is what the supervisors were afraid of. Seventy people have tested positive for COVID-19 at the largest homeless shelter in San Francisco. This could have...

News + Politics

Who’s to ‘blame’ for our failures to respond to this crisis?

April 9, 2020

Politico recently put out an email blast asking “who’s to blame” for the COVID pandemic: The Olympics Games are postponed, but the Coronavirus Blame Games are...

News + Politics

Supes increase pressure on mayor to find hotel space

April 7, 2020

Five supervisors introduced emergency legislation today that would mandate that the city procure and provide 8,250 hotel rooms for people experiencing homelessness and front-line...

Housing

Breed administration says it’s ‘not fiscally prudent’ to get homeless off the streets

April 5, 2020

A lot of people apparently have been sending emails to Trent Rhorer, the director of the Human Services Agency, because he has an auto-reply...

COVID

First COVID case in homeless shelter; supes demand hotel rooms

April 2, 2020

The first resident of a local homeless shelter tested positive for COVID today, and five supervisors upped their demand that the city move immediately...

Tim Redmond

Developer wants huge density bonus — should we know why?

Can hotels become permanent housing for homeless people?

Supes approve bill mandating hotel rooms, now

Sup. Preston calls for permanent ban on evictions due to COVID-related rent debt

Hotel rooms debate comes to the Board of Supes…

‘Terrible, devastating, and preventable.’

Who’s to ‘blame’ for our failures to respond to this crisis?

Supes increase pressure on mayor to find hotel space

Breed administration says it’s ‘not fiscally prudent’ to get homeless off the streets

First COVID case in homeless shelter; supes demand hotel rooms

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