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.

City Hall

SF public bank plan moves toward November ballot

June 23, 2026

A groundbreaking concept in local finance could begin operations after a Charter Amendment that—so far—has little visible opposition.

The Agenda

This week, the public gets to weigh in on the brutal Lurie budget cuts

June 21, 2026

Plus: Charter amendments for housing, a public bank, and more mayoral power. That's The Agenda for June 21-28

Campaign Trail

Wiener starts November race by attacking Chan, setting the tone for what could be a nasty five months

June 21, 2026

Chan says the magic words Wiener avoids—taxes on the rich—as the fall race starts to shape up

Housing

Planning Commission sides with mayor on cutting fees for affordable housing

June 18, 2026

The vote, of course, was 4-2. But Lurie has backed down on charging more for arguments in the ballot handbook.

Housing

Lurie and four supes move to cut affordable housing fees for luxury developers

June 17, 2026

Planning Commission to consider plan that city data shows will not lead to any new housing construction

City Hall

Lurie wants to make ballot arguments too expensive for small campaigns

June 16, 2026

EXCLUSIVE: Dramatic increase in fees would help big-money and undermine grassroots groups. It goes before the supes Wednesday.

Business + Tech

The terrifying agenda behind the billionaire-funded Abundance movement

June 15, 2026

Behind the Big Tech money machine is a vision for society that ought to make us all very, very scared

The Agenda

A week of budget protests as Lurie’s brutal cuts hit everyone except the cops

June 14, 2026

Plus: Letting big institutions off the planning hook—and yet another bizarre prosecution from DA Brooke Jenkins. That's The Agenda for June 14-19

Campaign Trail

Chakrabarti endorses Chan; Congressional race could be very close

June 12, 2026

The winner will not only go to DC but unlike Pelosi, will play a critical role in the future of local politics

News + Politics

Some hard, factual truth about the needless brutality of the Lurie budget

June 10, 2026

It's not about waste. It's about bad priorities