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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Tax breaks for corporations are a bad idea, new study shows

November 14, 2018

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is criticizing the massive tax incentives that New York is giving to Amazon – and that’s created a lot of much-needed discussion...

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After the Camp Fire, which destroyed an entire community, let’s not bail out PG&E again

November 13, 2018

The Camp Fire has wiped out an entire town. It’s horrible: Paradise no longer exists. At least 48 people are dead; 8,800 homes have...

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A bad Central Soma Plan is going to move forward …

November 11, 2018

The Board of Supes is set to give final approval Tuesday/13 to a Central Soma Plan that almost everyone agrees has too much office space...

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Mar declares victory in D4 as Jessica Ho concedes

November 8, 2018

Jessica Ho conceded today and Gordon Mar declared victory in the only sup race that was still up in the air, making clear that...

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Election winners and losers in SF

November 7, 2018

First, we don’t really know anything for sure yet. There are, according to the Department of Elections, an astonishing 139,000 ballots still to be...

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Haney far ahead, Mar still leading and Prop C has won big!

November 6, 2018

The election-day results show the progressive candidates in D4 and D6 are extending their leads. In D6, Haney is now at 56 percent. If we...

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Early results show strong progressive vote

November 6, 2018

The early results, which typically skew more conservative, have the progressive candidates in the lead in District 4 and 6 and Shamann Walton, who...

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Late turnout strong

November 6, 2018

Turnout update: While we wait for the local results, it appears turnout in at least some parts of SF was exceptional. At the USF...

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Dems looking good for the House; what’s happening in D6?

November 6, 2018

It’s still early, but CNN is telling us that 24 Democrats are ahead in GOP seats (and Beto is leading in Texas!) This will...

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Election night live: Big turnout so far

November 6, 2018

Two years ago, I stood outside John’s Grill at the Election Day Lunch and heard Alex Clemens read off the early exit-poll results, which...

Tim Redmond

Tax breaks for corporations are a bad idea, new study shows

After the Camp Fire, which destroyed an entire community, let’s not bail out PG&E again

A bad Central Soma Plan is going to move forward …

Mar declares victory in D4 as Jessica Ho concedes

Election winners and losers in SF

Haney far ahead, Mar still leading and Prop C has won big!

Early results show strong progressive vote

Late turnout strong

Dems looking good for the House; what’s happening in D6?

Election night live: Big turnout so far

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