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

For supes, mayor, there’s no more ducking a crucial rent-control issue

July 7, 2024

Breed, board, will have to side with landlords or tenants. Plus: The failure of state housing mandates, and fall charter amendments. That's The Agenda for July 7-14

Campaign Trail

New Farrell corruption allegations could make case for inspector general initiative

July 1, 2024

Peskin proposal (and mayoral campaign) may benefit from ongoing reports (and ongoing scandals at CIty Hall).

LGBTQ

Pictures from Pride

July 1, 2024

Festive, fun, sunny ... and not terribly political.

Police

Will annual Dolores Hill skateboard event happen—and how will the cops respond?

June 30, 2024

Plus: Finally, a vote on a critical landlord-tenant issue that could impact the mayor's race. That's The Agenda for July 1 to 7.

Homelessness

Breed, Chiu gave right-wing Supreme Court ammunition to criminalize poverty

June 28, 2024

Grants Pass decision on homelessness relies heavily on the city's legal brief.

Police

Cops used robots for search warrants, and now want a robot dog

June 27, 2024

New report contains alarming data about the use of automated military weapons against people in San Francisco.

Housing

The money trail: How big landlords are trying to undermine the state rent control initiative

June 26, 2024

It's not enough to seek to defeat the Costa-Hawkins repeal; Big Real Estate wants to stop the measure's sponsor from ever doing this again.

Media

Media Week: Why is Haney’s dubious campaign spending not a bigger story?

June 24, 2024

Plus: If SF is the worst-run city in the country, the data doesn't show it.

News + Politics

PG&E delays have cost SF $35 million since 2018; public power has saved $50 million

June 23, 2024

Capital planning agency to hear update on long-overdue plan to take over distribution system, with dramatic new evidence.

The Agenda

Protests and public comment on Breed’s budget …

June 23, 2024

...Plus a bright-line supes vote on a critical tenant issue. That's The Agenda for June 24-30.