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.

News + Politics

The next police commissioner

December 12, 2016

The Board of Supes Rules Committee, on a 2-1 vote, sent the full board a recommendation that law professor and immigration-rights lawyer Bill Ong...

News + Politics

The Agenda, Dec. 12-18: Will the supes fold on free City College?

December 11, 2016

First, let us take a moment to say: We are losing three great supervisors. John Avalos, David Campos, and Eric Mar have been the...

News + Politics

Wiener’s first bill could set off housing war

December 9, 2016

State Senator Scott Wiener has wasted no time in wading into the statewide housing wars – just as affordable housing advocates have released a...

Arts + Culture

The Oakland fire spurs crackdown on arts spaces

December 8, 2016

The tragedy of the Ghost Ship fire is already leading to a crackdown on underground arts spaces, where thousands of Bay Area artists and...

News + Politics

The Media Homeless Project: Is it working?

December 6, 2016

Back in June, at the instigation of Chronicle Editor Audrey Cooper, more than 70 media organizations put out hundreds of stories on the homeless...

News + Politics

The Agenda: Why Breed and Lee are blocking Sanctuary City legislation

December 5, 2016

You can see the shape of the new Board of Supervisors, and the impact of the November election, with the decision by President London...

News + Politics

Developer allies again try to take over Sierra Club

November 28, 2016

For years, the San Francisco chapter of the Sierra Club has been part of a progressive environmental movement. The Club has worked on clean...

News + Politics

The Tom and Tim Show: No more Teflon

November 27, 2016

News + Politics

The Agenda, Nov. 28-Dec. 4: An honest tenant scorecard

November 27, 2016

There are lies and misleading statements in every election, and San Francisco has seen its share. But this fall’s contests featured a particularly painful...

Music

Will SF destroy a stunning piece of LGBT history?

November 17, 2016

The Planning Commission will consider Thursday/17 a large hotel and housing project in the Tenderloin that would create 242 new market-rate housing units and...