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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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,...

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Airbnb, tech execs fund nasty DCCC attack piece

May 12, 2016

A committee funded in large part by Airbnb and tech executives has unleashed a remarkable hit piece that targets almost entirely women of color...

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Why Chief Suhr will soon step down

May 12, 2016

Police Chief Greg Suhr will be stepping down in a matter of weeks. That’s my prediction, based on the fact that he has lost the...

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Mayor Lee faces questions on police violence — and has no real answers

May 10, 2016

Mayor Ed Lee was forced to answer a series of questions about his embattled police chief and department today, and he took the opportunity...

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SF Police Department is a total godawful mess, panel concludes

May 9, 2016

The district attorney’s special task force investigating the San Francisco Police Department issued a devastating preliminary report tonight suggesting that pretty much everything in...

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The Agenda, May 9-15: Hunger strike moves to City Hall, early voting starts ….

May 8, 2016

UPDATED WITH CORRECTION The Frisco Five have changed tactics. The hunger strike is over, and they and their supporters are moving to large-scale protests, starting...

Tim Redmond

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….

Airbnb, tech execs fund nasty DCCC attack piece

Why Chief Suhr will soon step down

Mayor Lee faces questions on police violence — and has no real answers

SF Police Department is a total godawful mess, panel concludes

The Agenda, May 9-15: Hunger strike moves to City Hall, early voting starts ….

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