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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Dem Party Chair Mary Jung’s sex-work hypocrisy

June 2, 2016

Truth is a pretty fungible commodity during election season, and we all give candidates a little slack. But an oped in today’s Examiner by...

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The problem with Tasers

May 31, 2016

Every member of the San Francisco Police Commission needs to see the movie I just watched. It’s called Killing Them Safely, and I caught it...

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The Agenda, May 30-June 5: Ed Lee’s bizarre judicial strategy ….

May 30, 2016

Mayor Ed Lee stopped by the Chronicle last week for an Editorial Board meeting, and since he didn’t have an effective answer for why...

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$1 million in tech and real-estate money pours into June SF election

May 27, 2016

The tide of tech and real-estate money flowing into the June 7th San Francisco election is now at more than $1 million, a stunning...

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Sanctuary City law passes, unanimously

May 24, 2016

Sup. John Avalos won approval for his updated Sanctuary City law today, and in the end, after months of heated argument (and opposition from...

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A terrible housing bill looms in Sacramento

May 22, 2016

The State Assembly may vote as early as Monday on a bill that would give real estate developers a huge windfall at the expense...

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The Agenda, May 23-29: Amateur hour in the Mayor’s Office …

May 22, 2016

By mid-afternoon, a little after 3pm Friday, reporters were starting to gather out in front of the Mayor’s office. We’d gotten the word, thanks...

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Bernie comes to SF to support hotel workers

May 18, 2016

Bernie Sanders showed up today to support the hotel workers boycotting the Le Meridien, and while it was supposed to be a surprise, by...

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Why allowing more housing makes property more expensive

May 18, 2016

Fred Sherburn-Zimmer, director of the Housing Rights Committee, stood on the steps of City Hall yesterday morning and explained why allowing the free market...

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The Agenda, May 16-22: Big, ugly luxury housing projects in the Mission and the Tenderloin….

May 15, 2016

The local news media made a big deal of the legal thrashing that Federal Judge Charles Breyer gave to an SF police officer who,...

Tim Redmond

Dem Party Chair Mary Jung’s sex-work hypocrisy

The problem with Tasers

The Agenda, May 30-June 5: Ed Lee’s bizarre judicial strategy ….

$1 million in tech and real-estate money pours into June SF election

Sanctuary City law passes, unanimously

A terrible housing bill looms in Sacramento

The Agenda, May 23-29: Amateur hour in the Mayor’s Office …

Bernie comes to SF to support hotel workers

Why allowing more housing makes property more expensive

The Agenda, May 16-22: Big, ugly luxury housing projects in the Mission and the Tenderloin….

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