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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Why the private market can never solve SF’s housing crisis

April 14, 2014

By Tim Redmond April 14, 2014 -- We got a great lesson in the past 30 years or so of San Francisco political history at...

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Will airbnb have to pay for its past violations? Or does tech just get amnesty for everything?

April 14, 2014

By Tim Redmond APRIL 14, 2014 -- Airbnb has changed its terms of service (which I suspect nobody reads anyway) to warn people that they...

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Tom’s Town: Drag Queens and Politicos

April 11, 2014

By Tom Temprano Last night’s Sacramento Realness fundraiser for David Campos at El Rio made for the mixing of two of my favorite communities of...

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Ask the Bud Man: Can Eric Holder change the pot laws?

April 7, 2014

Editor's note: Ngaio Bealum writes on medical (and, well, not-so-medical) marijuana issues, and his column will be appearing weekly at 48hills.org. You can post...

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Tom’s Town: Google Buses and High-School bullies

April 4, 2014

By Tom Temprano This Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting had to be the most cramped and uncomfortable place I’ve been in stuck for five hours...

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Supervisors defy progessive community, approve Google Bus Project

April 2, 2014

By Tim Redmond APRIL 2, 2014 -- The San Francisco supervisors defied pretty much the entire progressive community last night and gave a green light...

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Does private zoning trump public zoning? Do we care?

March 25, 2014

By Tim Redmond You don't hear much about Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions in San Francisco these days. The "CC&Rs," as they are called, are private...

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Campos bill on Ellis Act clear first hurdle

March 25, 2014

By Tim Redmond March 24, 2014 -- Legislation by Sup. David Campos that would significantly raise the cost of evicting tenants under the Ellis Act...

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Plan to legalize in-laws stirs fear of density — and renters

March 25, 2014

By Tim Redmond MARCH 24, 2014 -- A proposal by Sup. David Chiu to offer amnesty for in-law apartments today ran into a classic San...

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The other waterfront monstrosity: SF Giants get even sweeter deal than Warriors

March 24, 2014

By Tim Redmond The Warriors arena – that giant spaceship on the Bay – is getting most if the attention in the fight over the...

Tim Redmond

Why the private market can never solve SF’s housing crisis

Will airbnb have to pay for its past violations? Or does tech just get amnesty for everything?

Tom’s Town: Drag Queens and Politicos

Ask the Bud Man: Can Eric Holder change the pot laws?

Tom’s Town: Google Buses and High-School bullies

Supervisors defy progessive community, approve Google Bus Project

Does private zoning trump public zoning? Do we care?

Campos bill on Ellis Act clear first hurdle

Plan to legalize in-laws stirs fear of density — and renters

The other waterfront monstrosity: SF Giants get even sweeter deal than Warriors

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