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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Recollections from the Frisco Five hunger strike — and a real San Francisco poet

December 26, 2017

The Frisco Five hunger strike electrified the city. Five San Franciscans, sick of the rampant police violence, stopped eating for 17 days – long...

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Can Breed be both mayor and supervisor? Maybe not

December 20, 2017

Dean Preston, a lawyer and District Five resident, is asking city attorney Dennis Herrera to rule on whether London Breed can act as both...

The Agenda

More housing. Higher prices. That’s what a new city report shows

December 18, 2017

At the Ed Lee memorial Sunday, a string of politicians who are not at all humble talked about the humble side of the late...

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The next mayor has to promise real, dramatic change

December 13, 2017

Unless Acting Mayor London Breed does something really bad (and she’s way too smart for that to happen), or the Board of Supes feels...

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The next mayor may serve for 10 years. And candidates have 27 days to decide

December 12, 2017

It was very strange to go to the Board of Supes Question Time today and not see Ed Lee. I’ve concluded that under Lee, the...

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Lee’s death shocks the city

December 12, 2017

Mayor Ed Lee’s death last night shocked the city. He was relatively young, had no apparent health issues, and showed no signs of slowing...

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An SF city bank is not only possible — it’s a great idea, budget analyst concludes

December 11, 2017

San Francisco faces no legal obstacles and no significant policy problems with creating a municipal bank, a recent report from the city’s budget and...

The Agenda

No questions for Ed Lee? What has happened to the idea of robust debate?

December 10, 2017

Mayor Ed Lee appears before the Board of Supes Tuesday/12 for Question Time, but according to the agenda, no supervisor from an even-numbered district...

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Chiang wants to be governor, but is a bit vague on some key issues

December 8, 2017

State Treasurer John Chiang brought his campaign for governor to San Francisco today, and in front of a fairly modest media crowd accepted the...

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Why workers had to strike in Oakland

December 7, 2017

I shouldn’t be surprised that the mainstream East Bay news media are, to say the least, unsympathetic toward the Oakland city workers’ strike. The...

Tim Redmond

Recollections from the Frisco Five hunger strike — and a real San Francisco poet

Can Breed be both mayor and supervisor? Maybe not

More housing. Higher prices. That’s what a new city report shows

The next mayor has to promise real, dramatic change

The next mayor may serve for 10 years. And candidates have 27 days to decide

Lee’s death shocks the city

An SF city bank is not only possible — it’s a great idea, budget analyst concludes

No questions for Ed Lee? What has happened to the idea of robust debate?

Chiang wants to be governor, but is a bit vague on some key issues

Why workers had to strike in Oakland

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