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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Mayors sneak into Uber behind police barricades

June 22, 2015

Local leaders pay homage to a company that got rich breaking local laws By Tim Redmond JUNE 22, 2015 -- The US Conference of Mayors ended...

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The Agenda, June 22-28: Housing bonds, the cost of more cops, the cost of growth ….

June 21, 2015

... And some highlights of Pride Weekend -- a guide to the upcoming week in politics By Tim Redmond JUNE 22, 2015 – Like developers, mayors...

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At the Conference of Mayors, gun control and Airbnb

June 19, 2015

The people who run our cities are awfully cautious about calling for controls on handguns. But oh, some of them love Aibnb By Tim Redmond JUNE...

The Tom and Tim Show

The Tom and Tim Show: A week of tragedy (without enough talk about gun control) plus Oracle, Uber, and more

June 18, 2015

We talk about the events of the week -- and ask whether Oakland ought to be able to keep the Warriors

Arts + Culture

Deal saves Mission art space — but at what cost?

June 18, 2015

Developer will relocate InnerMission -- but will still demolish precious industrial space in the name of luxury housing By Steven T. Jones JUNE 18, 2015 --...

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A victory for community affordable housing: Land Trust wins battle for Folsom St. building

June 17, 2015

Judge refused to block Pigeon Palace auction -- but in the end, the SF Community Land Trust outbid the speculators to take the property...

News + Politics

Uber, the Conference of Mayors, and the taxi drivers

June 17, 2015

Expect protests from (real) cab drivers as Uber helps host US Conference of Mayors -- just as that company is getting hit for failing...

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SF gives $50 million to Oracle — for what?

June 17, 2015

Two supes question long-term software contract that may be obsolete a year or two after it starts By Tim Redmond JUNE 17, 2015 -- When proposed...

News + Politics

Fifth and Mission adds affordable housing — but nowhere near enough

June 16, 2015

Let's take a look at the numbers -- which show that even 33 percent on a big commercial project doesn't mitigate the damage By Tim...

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A perspective: Owning white privilege — and fronting poverty

June 15, 2015

Another way of looking at the media horror show that is the Rachel Dolezal story By Tiny JUNE 16, 2015 -- “White culture isn’t good for anyone,...