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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Mayor pulls poison-pill office development measure

December 3, 2019

Mayor London Breed has withdrawn a ballot measure that was set to compete with a community-based effort to link office development to housing, presumably...

Housing

Supes look to protect tenants while planners make the housing crisis worse

November 30, 2019

UPDATE: The item on the Hines tower has been updated to reflect new numbers. Sup. Matt Haney is pushing legislation that would extend eviction protections...

Housing

Mayor Breed sides with the Yimbys and developers

November 21, 2019

The housing agenda of Mayor London Breed continues to become more clear – and it’s entirely in line with development interests and the Yimby...

Housing

Is Mayor Breed planning more homeless sweeps?

November 20, 2019

A press release from the Mayor’s Office arrived in my inbox two days ago, to wit: Mayor London N. Breed today joined City officials and...

News + Politics

Four years in prison — for driving without a license?

November 19, 2019

If you want to get a sense of what’s wrong with the criminal justice system in San Francisco, take a look at the case...

News + Politics

Breed refuses to sign housing bill

November 18, 2019

Mayor London Breed has refused to sign legislation raising the fee office developers have to pay for affordable housing. Although the bill, which passed unanimously,...

News + Politics

Should a developer lawyer be on the Planning Commission?

November 17, 2019

For the first time in at least my 37 years of covering city politics – and possibly much longer – a lawyer who has...

Campaign Trail

Sup. Brown concedes in D5 election

November 14, 2019

Five days after the results made clear that Dean Preston has been elected supervisor, incumbent Sup. Vallie Brown has conceded. Brown called Preston this morning...

News + Politics

Already, Chesa Boudin is getting attacked in the press

November 13, 2019

Chesa Boudin has not taken the oath of office. He won’t be sworn in as San Francisco’s district attorney until January. He has taken...

Campaign Trail

The future of SF politics

November 10, 2019

If you spent any time in the headquarters of the campaigns for Chesa Boudin or Dean Preston, if you spent any time on the...

Tim Redmond

Mayor pulls poison-pill office development measure

Supes look to protect tenants while planners make the housing crisis worse

Mayor Breed sides with the Yimbys and developers

Is Mayor Breed planning more homeless sweeps?

Four years in prison — for driving without a license?

Breed refuses to sign housing bill

Should a developer lawyer be on the Planning Commission?

Sup. Brown concedes in D5 election

Already, Chesa Boudin is getting attacked in the press

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