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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Leno files for mayor, promises ‘fundamental change’

January 8, 2018

Mark Leno formally filed his nomination papers for mayor this morning, and promised a “fundamentally new direction for City Hall.” He told a group of...

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The Agenda, Jan 8-16: A critical rent-control vote, and the power struggle at City Hall

January 7, 2018

The most important and dramatic change in state rent control law in 20 years is up for its first hearing at a state Assembly...

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What the new mayor’s race poll really shows

January 4, 2018

The first poll on the 2018 mayor’s race offers some surprises – and a lot of information that is really not surprising. I’ve obtained a...

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Famed lawyer Tony Serra to represent Garcia Zarate on federal gun charges

January 4, 2018

Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, who was acquitted in the death of Kate Steinle, will be sentenced Friday morning for a minor gun possession charge,...

The Agenda

The Agenda, Jan 2-9: The mayoral issues

January 1, 2018

Five months from Friday – that is, on June 5th – San Franciscans will choose a new mayor. The campaigns are already under way,...

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Low-income housing units lost in Oakland, study shows

December 29, 2017

Hundreds of low-cost residential hotel rooms have been lost in Oakland in just the past year, likely driving many people into homelessness, a new...

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Some sunshine for the mayor-go-round

December 27, 2017

If we can say anything about the process for choosing the person who will run San Francisco’s executive branch for the next five months,...

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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...

Tim Redmond

Leno files for mayor, promises ‘fundamental change’

The Agenda, Jan 8-16: A critical rent-control vote, and the power struggle at City Hall

What the new mayor’s race poll really shows

Famed lawyer Tony Serra to represent Garcia Zarate on federal gun charges

The Agenda, Jan 2-9: The mayoral issues

Low-income housing units lost in Oakland, study shows

Some sunshine for the mayor-go-round

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

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