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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Move to overturn prostitution laws advances, for now

January 19, 2016

A federal judge has asked for additional briefings on a case that raises a profound question – are the laws against prostitution unconstitutional? –...

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City College faculty declare bargaining impasse

January 19, 2016

If you’re a public institution, and you are telling your workforce that you don’t have enough money to sign a decent union contract, this...

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Lies of the “sharing economy” start to collapse

January 18, 2016

The “sharing-economy” companies like Lyft, Uber, and Airbnb have managed to avoid the regulations that govern taxis and hotels largely by insisting that they...

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A police riot in 1967 has echoes today

January 18, 2016

UPDATED: Got some new information from Steve Morse, who was there, and the story reflects that now John Ross, the brilliant, shit-disturbing rebel reporter, died...

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The Agenda, Jan. 18-24: Police violence …

January 17, 2016

The Police Commission hasn’t approved the use of Tasers for SF cops, but the issue is almost certainly going to come up Thursday/21 when...

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Hillary Ronen kicks off D9 supe campaign

January 14, 2016

By Tim Redmond UPDATED (see below) JANUARY 14, 2016 – Hillary Ronen, who has worked as chief of staff to Sup. David Campos the past six...

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The Airbnb law is failing. Here’s how

January 11, 2016

JANUARY 12, 2016 – Nobody from Airbnb or any of the other short-term rental platforms showed up at yesterday’s hearing on enforcing the city’s...

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The Agenda, Jan. 11-17: Being nice to Airbnb, the Super Bowl …

January 10, 2016

JANUARY 11, 2016 – It’s nice that the city is being oh-so-polite in dealing with a giant corporation that broke city laws and cheated...

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The mayor is sworn in — to boos and arrests

January 8, 2016

By Tim Redmond JANUARY 8, 2106 – I’ve been to a lot of mayoral inaugurations, and I’ve never seen one like today’s. There were so many...

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Planning Commission delays PDR displacement, rejects hotel conversion

January 7, 2016

By Tim Redmond JANUARY 8, 2016 – The San Francisco Planning Commission delayed for two months a Potrero Hill project that would have displaced a...

Tim Redmond

Move to overturn prostitution laws advances, for now

City College faculty declare bargaining impasse

Lies of the “sharing economy” start to collapse

A police riot in 1967 has echoes today

The Agenda, Jan. 18-24: Police violence …

Hillary Ronen kicks off D9 supe campaign

The Airbnb law is failing. Here’s how

The Agenda, Jan. 11-17: Being nice to Airbnb, the Super Bowl …

The mayor is sworn in — to boos and arrests

Planning Commission delays PDR displacement, rejects hotel conversion

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