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Tim Redmond

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

Lurie’s compliant Board of Supes

Plus: A stealth Amazon center in Bayview—and Muni's epic fail on Bay to Breakers day. That's The Agenda for May 19-25
Police

Cops admit they are moving drug problems from one neighborhood to another

Hearing on alternatives drug policies offers detailed solutions; Mahmood was too busy at the new Nintendo store to show up
Development

A pathetic display of political cowardice at the SF Planning Commission

Four commissioners vote to approve a terrible displacement monster that hardly anyone thinks is a good idea.
The Agenda

Newsom’s latest attack on the unhoused is brutal, cruel—and a political fail

The guv wants to be president, but the data shows he's taking the wrong path. Are we surprised?
The Agenda

Fentanyl deaths up 50 percent in three months; why isn’t this a big news story?

Plus: A terrible project that Yimby, Wiener and Co. has forced on San Francisco. That's The Agenda for May 11-18
Crime

Guess what? Lurie’s War on Drugs and Minor Crime is really expensive

DA says she needs more money. So does the public defender. The criminal justice system is more than just cops
Police

SFPD violated the rules on overtime, repeatedly—but they still got their money

Supes vote 9-2 to approve extra spending—but the police budget is going to face a lot more scrutiny this summer
The Agenda

More money for the district attorney—but what about the public defender?

Plus: The end of harm reduction, equity in planning ... and no, Donald Trump can't be the next Pope. That's The Agenda for May 4-11
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Police

Supes challenge SFPD on overtime spending—and rent-a-cop program

Even the supes who support more police spending have to admit there are serious problems in a year when every dollar matters.
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