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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Two oversight hearings sidetracked when mayoral staffers don’t show

March 17, 2019

Two hearings called by Sup. Aaron Peskin were sidetracked last week when two officials from the Breed Administration didn’t show up. Peskin wanted to know...

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Could SF tax new IPO wealth?

March 13, 2019

Supervisor Gordon Mar wants a hearing on the impacts of the IPOs that are the result of the Twitter tax break and that threaten...

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Good for Gavin: Is this the end of the death penalty?

March 13, 2019

Good for Gavin. Seriously: I have had a lot of issues with the gov, but he's done something really important. The new governor has started...

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Anchor Brewing workers vote for union

March 13, 2019

The workers at Anchor Brewing voted overwhelmingly to unionize this afternoon, with 36 of the 52 eligible employees casting ballots to join the ILWU. “It...

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Mayor makes smart move with public defender appointment

March 11, 2019

The entire Office of the Public Defender was celebrating today with the news that Mayor London Breed has named Manohar Raju to replace the...

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How the Twitter tax break continues to damage San Francisco …

March 10, 2019

The long-term impact of the Twitter tax break was never going to be the money that came in or was lost by the city...

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Cops continue homeless sweeps, even in the cold rain

March 7, 2019

In the worst of the past month’s storms, San Francisco cops were confiscating the tents of homeless people on a routine basis, a top...

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Solidarity with Anchor Steam workers …

March 4, 2019

Anchor Steam beer is a part of San Francisco – and a part of my San Francisco experience. I discovered Liberty Ale in 1983;...

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The Democrats in Sacramento want to deregulate housing — but that has never worked

March 3, 2019

Of all the information that came out of the hearing on homelessness last week, when several supervisors said the Mayor’s Office and its Department of...

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Breed may not be opposed in November—but her policies will be

February 28, 2019

Things can change quickly in San Francisco politics, but for the moment, it appears that Mayor London Breed will not have a serious challenger...

Tim Redmond

Two oversight hearings sidetracked when mayoral staffers don’t show

Could SF tax new IPO wealth?

Good for Gavin: Is this the end of the death penalty?

Anchor Brewing workers vote for union

Mayor makes smart move with public defender appointment

How the Twitter tax break continues to damage San Francisco …

Cops continue homeless sweeps, even in the cold rain

Solidarity with Anchor Steam workers …

The Democrats in Sacramento want to deregulate housing — but that has never worked

Breed may not be opposed in November—but her policies will be

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