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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‘Families first’ public defender enters D7 race

February 13, 2020

UPDATED: A public defender who coaches girls' basketball at a Catholic school announced today that’s he’s running for supervisor. With about 100 supporters lined up in...

Housing

The fix was in: Mayor appoints political ally to run city planning

February 12, 2020

Mayor London Breed has appointed to the crucial role of Planning Director a former commissioner whose main credentials appear to be his political loyalty...

News + Politics

Haney proposes sweeping reforms for public works

February 11, 2020

In the wake of the Mohammed Nuru scandal, Sup. Matt Haney is proposing a reform that should have been done years ago. He wants...

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Firefighters want no part of dark-money lawsuit

February 11, 2020

The San Francisco Firefighters Union is asking the political consultant who is suing to overturn the city’s dark money law to immediately stop referring...

News + Politics

Political operatives try to defend dark money

February 9, 2020

The city’s new law mandating real disclosure for dark money in local elections is under attack – and the legal filing include some fascinating...

News + Politics

Doesn’t anyone have any questions for the mayor?

February 9, 2020

Rev. Norman Fong is stepping down as the head of Chinatown Community Development Center after 30 years of organizing leadership. He was, and is,...

News + Politics

The politics of the race for SF judge

February 6, 2020

When four public defenders challenged sitting judges two years ago, it created a furor in the world of the local judiciary. As I wrote...

News + Politics

After Iowa, why the establishment fears Sanders

February 4, 2020

I have a theory about why the Democratic Party Establishment – folks like John Kerry and Hillary Clinton, among others, are so freaked out...

News + Politics

The misleading reports (and reporting) on Prop. E

February 2, 2020

I was around in 1986, when the San Francisco Chronicle, along with most of the political power structure of the city, argued that Proposition...

News + Politics

A culture of corruption at City Hall

January 30, 2020

I was in a taxi the night that the feds announced they had arrested DPW director Mohammed Nuru, and the driver wanted to talk...

Tim Redmond

‘Families first’ public defender enters D7 race

The fix was in: Mayor appoints political ally to run city planning

Haney proposes sweeping reforms for public works

Firefighters want no part of dark-money lawsuit

Political operatives try to defend dark money

Doesn’t anyone have any questions for the mayor?

The politics of the race for SF judge

After Iowa, why the establishment fears Sanders

The misleading reports (and reporting) on Prop. E

A culture of corruption at City Hall

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