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.

The Agenda

AI operators aren’t slowing down; they are becoming even more of a threat to democracy

September 20, 2026

Plus: Will Lurie support public power? We will find out this week

Housing

SF is about to run out of affordable housing money—unless Props. I and C pass

September 17, 2026

Ten years of bond money is spent. The next bond isn't until 2034. Thousands of units will stall if the voters don't approve annual funding

Housing

Lurie’s tenant protection plan won’t really protect many tenants

September 15, 2026

But hey: At least he admit there's a crisis—caused to a great degree by his embrace of the AI industry

The Agenda

Want to slow down AI before it kills us? Maybe just cancel all the IPOs

September 13, 2026

Plus: How Lurie wants more control (and what it will mean) ... and can we please have a functional Sunshine Task Force? That's The Agenda for Sept. 13-20.

Remembrance

Jim Balderston, reporter. 1955-2026

September 10, 2026

Award-winning Bay Guardian journalist, he was the life of the party—and a very good friend.

The Agenda

Lurie and Mamdani could not be more different

September 6, 2026

Plus: Big Tech money moves into D10 .... and will the Planning Commission approve a project without knowing what it is? That's The Agenda for Sept. 7-14

Police

SFPD drone spying policy faces backlash

September 3, 2026

Community groups, commission members dubious about letting cops use surveillance technology without more guardrails

Campaign Trail

Let’s just say it: The SF Democratic Party has become a total embarrassment

September 1, 2026

A progressive city has an incompetent, right-wing clown show controlling the local party

News + Politics

Public bank kicks off campaign; Lurie asks for $33 million more for dubious contract …

August 30, 2026

... Plus: Waymo and the Blue Angels, drones delivering packages—and why does the Chron care more about tesm owner's sex life than the horrifying, deadly working conditions on the field? That's The Agenda for Aug. 30-Sept. 6

Crime

SF jail conditions are shockingly bad—and there’s a reason for that

August 30, 2026

This is what "tough on crime" means: Out of sight, people who have been convicted of nothing suffer violence and fear on a regular basis

Tim Redmond

AI operators aren’t slowing down; they are becoming even more of a threat to democracy

SF is about to run out of affordable housing money—unless Props. I and C pass

Lurie’s tenant protection plan won’t really protect many tenants

Want to slow down AI before it kills us? Maybe just cancel all the IPOs

Jim Balderston, reporter. 1955-2026

Lurie and Mamdani could not be more different

SFPD drone spying policy faces backlash

Let’s just say it: The SF Democratic Party has become a total embarrassment

Public bank kicks off campaign; Lurie asks for $33 million more for dubious contract …

SF jail conditions are shockingly bad—and there’s a reason for that

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