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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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...

News + Politics

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...

Campaign Trail

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...

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SF is ready for public power

January 28, 2019

The California Public Utilities Commission today gave PG&E access to credit markets in advance of an expected bankruptcy filing tomorrow – but the last-minute...

The Agenda

Fight the PG&E bailout!

January 27, 2019

THE AGENDA The California Public Utilities Commission is meeting Mon/28 to discuss, among other things, PG&E’s rates and the pending bankruptcy. Some of the...

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50 years later, the lessons of the Santa Barbara oil spill

January 26, 2019

Fifty years ago this weekend, there wasn’t anything you could call an environmental movement in the United States. There were a few signs, in January...

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Campos appoints DREAMer to DCCC

January 24, 2019

David Campos, the chair of the San Francisco Democratic Party, made history yesterday by appointing and swearing in Sarah Souza, president of the Latino...

Tim Redmond

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

SF is ready for public power

Fight the PG&E bailout!

50 years later, the lessons of the Santa Barbara oil spill

Campos appoints DREAMer to DCCC

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