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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.

Lurie ignored tenant groups when drafting his Muni parcel-tax proposal—and that’s a problem

Allowing landlords to pass through the cost to renters creates a potential problem for his plan—and it could easily have been avoided

Appeal in Epps manslaughter case could put DA’s ethics on trial

Verdict against editor and filmmaker based on dubious evidence—and if it goes to appeal, defense may raise issues of prosecutorial misconduct

Delivery drones in the skies above SF?

Plus: A rally to stop school closures. That's The Agenda for Dec. 14-21.

Under Lurie, affordability is in free fall

Rents are up. Muni fares are up. Evictions are up. Will this be the next big issue in San Francisco, as it was in New York?

Lurie’s Charter Reform working group is not remotely a ‘broad group of experts’

Panel is dominated by billionaire-funded and big-business groups and the rest of the city is mostly left out

The creepy sleeping pods might not even be legal

Apartment bidding wars are a problem, too—and the city can put an end to it

SF fires immigrant advocate—and activists are confused and angry

'It's just weird.' Why was Richard Whipple fired from the Office of Civic Engagement and Immigrant Affairs?

Chan stands up to her male colleagues—and suddenly they’re acting all offended

Plus: An attack on formula retail bans, and a way to save Muni—with fair and progressive taxes. That's The Agenda for Dec. 7-14

Rich Family Zoning Plan faces CEQA suit

The city relied on a three-year-old EIR for a different project; will that survive a court challenge?

SF’s plan for crime and unhoused people looks more and more like Trump’s every day

Mayor's plans seem awfully similar to Trump executive orders