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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Does SF need a contingency plan?

November 15, 2016

Mayor Ed Lee said today that he’s not formulating any specific plans for how to respond across the board to the impacts President Trump...

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Defending San Francisco values

November 13, 2016

You have to go back to 1972, and the landslide victory of Richard Nixon, to find a moment where so many people were so...

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The Agenda, Nov. 14-20: Post-Trump SF, Week One

November 13, 2016

The first week of post-Trump San Francisco begins Monday/14 when Mayor Ed Lee calls the commissioners and supes together for a “unity rally” at...

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Does California need to secede?

November 9, 2016

There was enough talk on Twitter this morning about California seceding from the United States to merit a story on CBS News. I don’t...

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Now, more than ever, San Francisco matters

November 9, 2016

Eight years ago, I rode home from Election Night parties on my bicycle and had to stop, over and over, because people were out...

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Early local results: A very mixed bag

November 8, 2016

You can’t stipulate anything with the election, since it’s so odd and frankly fucking scary. But it we assume that the early absentees in...

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Election night: High turnout, nasty ads … and has the mayor killed his own homeless measures?

November 8, 2016

My polling place was crowded this morning, and I saw crowds at precincts all over the Mission. And when I voted this morning, a...

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The Agenda, Election Day issue: Will Big Tech take over SF politics?

November 7, 2016

There’s not much going on in San Francisco government this week, because everyone is focused on Election Day. A few thoughts: We have no idea who...

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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...

Tim Redmond

Does SF need a contingency plan?

Defending San Francisco values

The Agenda, Nov. 14-20: Post-Trump SF, Week One

Does California need to secede?

Now, more than ever, San Francisco matters

Early local results: A very mixed bag

Election night: High turnout, nasty ads … and has the mayor killed his own homeless measures?

The Agenda, Election Day issue: Will Big Tech take over SF politics?

Tech money and soda money

A vicious attack piece and misused photo

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