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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Breed takes the lead — by 498 votes

June 9, 2018

London Breed is now in the lead in the mayor’s race, by 498 votes. The Department of Elections counted 23,000 more votes since yesterday, the...

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Mayor’s race even closer with 64,900 votes still to count

June 8, 2018

The mayor’s race got even tighter with today’s results, and now Mark Leno is only ahead by 114 votes in the ranked-choice tally. He remains...

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Leno’s lead drops as votes come in from conservative parts of town

June 7, 2018

Mark Leno’s lead dropped to 255 votes with the latest count, but a closer analysis of the numbers suggests that the ballots that were...

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As the wait continues, we can see some trends

June 6, 2018

The wait continues (with Leno still ahead), but we can start to see some trends. London Breed announced today that not only did I get the...

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Leno still ahead as pattern doesn’t change

June 6, 2018

The Department of Elections counted some more ballots today – about 5,000 – and the pattern that we saw last night didn’t change much....

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Leno now leads, narrowly

June 6, 2018

So far, the ranked-choice voting strategy of Mark Leno and Jane Kim seems to be working: While London Breed was in first place, Leno...

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With half the votes counted, mayor’s race still too close to call

June 5, 2018

As I was walking into the Rafael Mandelman for Supervisor party, at Cafe Du Nord, I ran into Sup. Hillary Ronen, who was heading...

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First results: Breed ahead, Tasers losing, tenants winning

June 5, 2018

First results, from the mostly conservative absentees: London Breed is ten points ahead in the mayor’s race, but that’s just 7,000 votes. Mark Leno...

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Election night: What to expect

June 5, 2018

It’s Election Day! You can still vote until 8pm. You can go to City Hall and register and vote. Every vote will count in...

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Down to the wire, the race gets even nastier

June 4, 2018

It’s getting even nastier as we head to the final day. Over the weekend, a new superPAC, called SF Workforce Housing Alliance, spent $4,000 on...

Tim Redmond

Breed takes the lead — by 498 votes

Mayor’s race even closer with 64,900 votes still to count

Leno’s lead drops as votes come in from conservative parts of town

As the wait continues, we can see some trends

Leno still ahead as pattern doesn’t change

Leno now leads, narrowly

With half the votes counted, mayor’s race still too close to call

First results: Breed ahead, Tasers losing, tenants winning

Election night: What to expect

Down to the wire, the race gets even nastier

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