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 now well ahead with only 8,000 to count

June 12, 2018

It now appears likely that London Breed will be the next mayor of San Francisco. There are only 8,000 ballots left to count, and Breed...

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Cops again try to interfere with Taser policy and reforms

June 11, 2018

The Police Officers Association, which just lost overwhelmingly at the ballot box in its effort to equip all cops with Tasers, is still apparently...

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Breed’s lead grows, but not by much

June 11, 2018

With 17,000 ballots to go, London Breed leads in the mayor’s race by 1,601 votes – only a handful more than she had yesterday. That...

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Breed building up big lead with 25,000 still to count

June 10, 2018

London Breed now leads by 1,580 votes, with about 25,000 votes to count – and it’s entirely possible that we won’t know the winner...

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The Agenda, June 11-17: A chance to move beyond PG&E

June 10, 2018

No matter who wins the mayor’s race, there’s a lot of good news from the San Francisco election – and one of the sleeper...

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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....

Tim Redmond

Breed now well ahead with only 8,000 to count

Cops again try to interfere with Taser policy and reforms

Breed’s lead grows, but not by much

Breed building up big lead with 25,000 still to count

The Agenda, June 11-17: A chance to move beyond PG&E

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

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