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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Will the state Democratic Party support public power?

February 10, 2019

The collapse of Pacific Gas and Electric Company is leading to serious efforts on both the statewide and the local level to replace the...

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Chilly reception for the new Monster in the Mission plan

February 8, 2019

Outside the packed Planning Commission hearing on the Monster in the Mission Thursday evening, I saw Tim Colen, senior advisor to the pro-development Housing...

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Supes close to deal on budget ‘windfall’

February 5, 2019

With a hearing on Mayor London Breed’s proposal to spend most of the city’s education-money windfall on homeless services set for tomorrow, there is...

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Another step toward a public bank

February 5, 2019

The Board of Supes took a step toward the creation of a public bank today, approving unanimously a resolution by Sup. Sandra Lee Fewer...

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Debate over $185 million windfall begins this week

February 3, 2019

The debate over how to spend a $185 million windfall that the city just received begins at the Board of Supes Wednesday/6 when the...

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The lessons of the Monster in the Mission

February 2, 2019

There are a few important lessons to draw from the proposal that the developer of the Monster in the Mission has now put forward...

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Preston leads in D5 fundraising

February 1, 2019

The first fundraising reports are in for the District 5 race for supervisor, and challenger Dean Preston has collected more money than incumbent Vallie...

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Breed’s State of the City: Let’s all work together

January 30, 2019

I have a lot of issues with Mayor London Breed’s State of the City speech, and I will get to that in a moment. But...

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New MIT study suggests the Yimby narrative on housing is wrong

January 29, 2019

The Yimby narrative – that higher density in US cities will bring down housing prices – doesn’t work in real life, a dramatic new...

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Taxing the rich is suddenly a popular idea

January 29, 2019

I have always been fascinated by the World Economic Forum at Davos, where world leaders, rich people (and people who want to be seen...

Tim Redmond

Will the state Democratic Party support public power?

Chilly reception for the new Monster in the Mission plan

Supes close to deal on budget ‘windfall’

Another step toward a public bank

Debate over $185 million windfall begins this week

The lessons of the Monster in the Mission

Preston leads in D5 fundraising

Breed’s State of the City: Let’s all work together

New MIT study suggests the Yimby narrative on housing is wrong

Taxing the rich is suddenly a popular idea

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