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

It’s easy to find housing in SF — if you’re in the 1 percent

February 23, 2020

The Chron put the story on the front page of the Sunday paper: There is no housing crisis in San Francisco. It is a good...

News + Politics

Chinatown building becomes battleground for community’s future

February 20, 2020

A real-estate investor with a history of attempting to evict vulnerable low-income seniors in Chinatown is now in the middle of a controversy over...

News + Politics

Unlimited growth doesn’t help the local economy

February 17, 2020

I went to see Joseph Stiglitz, the Nobel-prize-winning economist, speak at USF last week. Lectures by economists don’t tend to fill up large rooms,...

News + Politics

What did Breed’s Nuru announcement really mean?

February 16, 2020

It’s taken a couple of days, but the local news media have mostly come around to the fact that the real news Friday was...

News + Politics

Breed took $5,600 gift from Nuru; may be illegal

February 14, 2020

Nearly every local news outlet led the latest story on former Public Works Director Mohammed Nuru with some version of this: BREAKING: Mayor Breed just...

Campaign Trail

‘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...

Campaign Trail

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...

Tim Redmond

It’s easy to find housing in SF — if you’re in the 1 percent

Chinatown building becomes battleground for community’s future

Unlimited growth doesn’t help the local economy

What did Breed’s Nuru announcement really mean?

Breed took $5,600 gift from Nuru; may be illegal

‘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

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