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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Where the mayoral candidates stood on regulating Airbnb

May 28, 2018

The Chron on Sunday published a full-page spread on “where SF candidates stand on the city’s biggest issues.” The paper, which has repeatedly reported...

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Author of SF campaign-finance law says loophole favors Breed

May 26, 2018

One of the authors of the city’s campaign-finance law says that the Ethics Commission is “improperly interpreting” the rules on spending caps in a...

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Mayor’s sweeps are a failure, new study shows

May 25, 2018

Mayor Mark Farrell’s homeless sweeps have not taken people off the streets and complaints about homeless encampments have only increased since the new policy...

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The Trump ally trying to defeat universal childcare in SF

May 24, 2018

A giant New York real estate group with ties to Donald Trump hads dumped $100,000 into opposing Sup. Jane Kim’s universal child-care measure. The No...

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Tenants win major victory over speculators

May 22, 2018

San Francisco tenants won a major victory today when the supes – unanimously – agreed to stop speculators like Veritas from buying buildings and...

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Campaign trail: Leno tries a direct, 60-second appeal

May 22, 2018

The race for mayor is clearly tight: Supporters of Sup. London Breed are pouring large sums of dark money into attacking Make Leno and...

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Dark money attack shows loophole in Ethics law

May 22, 2018

The first dark-money funded attack on Mark Leno dropped this week, just as the London Breed for Mayor campaign sought to increase its spending...

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How SF loses affordable housing almost as fast as it gets built

May 20, 2018

The Planning Commission will hear a report Thursday/24 on the city’s latest housing balance figures – and the data includes some startling information that...

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The new POA leader: Same as the old boss

May 17, 2018

The Police Officers Association, which has been the largest obstacle to reforming the department, appears to be in a bit of turmoil as the...

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Dark money floods into SF mayor’s race

May 16, 2018

Dark money is flooding into the SF mayor’s race. The latest cash to drop on the scene: $100,000 for a new committee called “Voters for...

Tim Redmond

Where the mayoral candidates stood on regulating Airbnb

Author of SF campaign-finance law says loophole favors Breed

Mayor’s sweeps are a failure, new study shows

The Trump ally trying to defeat universal childcare in SF

Tenants win major victory over speculators

Campaign trail: Leno tries a direct, 60-second appeal

Dark money attack shows loophole in Ethics law

How SF loses affordable housing almost as fast as it gets built

The new POA leader: Same as the old boss

Dark money floods into SF mayor’s race

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