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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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...

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Some reality facing the candidates for president

January 22, 2019

The 2020 presidential race is well under way, and now that Sen. Kamala Harris surprised nobody by announcing she’s running, more people will enter. Harris...

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Building momentum and the Women’s March

January 21, 2019

The New York Times spent a lot of time talking about the “controversy” around this weekend’s Women’s March. The march was “smaller;”maybe there’s a “waning...

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Some sanity — and insanity — at the Planning Commission

January 17, 2019

The San Francisco Planning Commission heard some stunning information about the affordable housing crisis today – and the gallery was largely empty. “I am surprised...

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A progressive candidate files for DA, opening up the 2019 race

January 15, 2019

Since the day George Gascon announced he’s not running for re-election as district attorney, progressives involved in the criminal justice system have been wondering...

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Mar pushes Breed on budget accountability

January 15, 2019

Sup. Gordon Mar made his first big statement today, demanding that Mayor London Breed open up the budget process to community advocates. During Question Time,...

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PG&E is in bankruptcy court — and public power may be the only way out

January 14, 2019

It was, in a weird way, ironic to hear on NPR today that PG&E is one of the first companies that is directly impacted...

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A more inclusive city budget, housing that doesn’t get built …

January 13, 2019

The new Board of Supes starts its real work this week, and one of the opening events will be Question Time. The mayor can...

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Corporate Democrats win in SF state delegate elections

January 12, 2019

I ran into Tim Paulson, the former head of the Labor Council who now works for the building trades, out in front of the...

Tim Redmond

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

Campos appoints DREAMer to DCCC

Some reality facing the candidates for president

Building momentum and the Women’s March

Some sanity — and insanity — at the Planning Commission

A progressive candidate files for DA, opening up the 2019 race

Mar pushes Breed on budget accountability

PG&E is in bankruptcy court — and public power may be the only way out

A more inclusive city budget, housing that doesn’t get built …

Corporate Democrats win in SF state delegate elections

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