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

Tech money and soda money

November 6, 2016

I just got a Facebook ad promoting Josh Arce for supervisor in District Nine. I suspect if you live in D1, D9, or D11...

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A vicious attack piece and misused photo

November 4, 2016

By any standard, a recent Scott Wiener attack piece on Jane Kim, alleging that she doesn’t respect the Chinese community, is vicious. People I...

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Why tech money wants to rule SF

November 3, 2016

There’s a huge amount of money going into the campaign against the four measures that I call “Definitely Helps Limit the Mayor,” Props. D,...

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The Tom and Tim Show: Tom Hayden learns the hard way about Gavin Newsom

November 1, 2016

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The sleaze reaches high tide in SF election

November 1, 2016

The level of sleaze in the local elections has reached the level where it’s threatening to swamp us all; some of the district supe...

Arts + Culture

Company Town: Tech vs. grassroots on the screen

October 27, 2016

SCREEN GRABS It’s hard to imagine that the Aaron Peskin-Julie Christensen election was just a year ago. Back then, the mayor was heavily involved...

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Wiener’s big money from bad agents

October 24, 2016

I’m glad the Chron took on the big money going into the state Senate race, and got it ahead of me (while I was...

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Rec-Park shows up at Preston event. Why?

October 23, 2016

If you’ve ever been to the Golden Gate Park panhandle on a nice weekend day, you know the drill: There are dogs and kids...

Arts + Culture

Rocky Horror Picture Fail

October 23, 2016

SCREEN GRABS The Rocky Horror Picture Show was an important part of my young life. I first saw it in a theater in Greenwich...

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The Agenda, Oct. 23-30: Does the Eastern Neighborhoods plan even work any more?

October 23, 2016

There’s more and more evidence that the Eastern Neighborhoods Plan, which since 2008 has guided development in a large swath of San Francisco, is...