Tim Redmond
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.
Will the state Democratic Party support public power?
Plus: Kicking the NRA out of the SFPD, protecting the rights of minors to have a lawyer when they are questioned by the local cops -- and a Right of First Refusal for nonprofits to buy multi-family housing. That's The Agenda for Feb. 11-17.
Chilly reception for the new Monster in the Mission plan
New pictures, same old gentrification time bomb at the 16th St. BART plaza -- and even some commissioners were openly dubious.
Supes close to deal on budget ‘windfall’
Mar offers plan to fund teacher raises, and it appears the progressive supes are going along, setting up a confrontation with the mayor.
Another step toward a public bank
Supervisors -- unanimously -- approve a resolution calling on Sacramento to allow a municipal bank in San Francisco
Debate over $185 million windfall begins this week
Mayor, supes have some competing priorities for money from education fund. Plus a vacancy tax -- and why we need it. That's The Agenda for Feb. 4-11.
The lessons of the Monster in the Mission
Developers never come to the table with their best offer -- and in this case, Maximus has pissed of the community and is only putting forward a vague proposal to people who don't trust the company.
Preston leads in D5 fundraising
Challenger has more money than incumbent, setting the tone for the November race.
Breed’s State of the City: Let’s all work together
Except that there's a class war in this city, and the speculators and big corporations have an agenda that's causing horrible problems -- and a lot of people want to know what side the mayor will be on.
New MIT study suggests the Yimby narrative on housing is wrong
Higher density leads to higher prices, not more affordability, a review of an upzoning experiment in Chicago shows.
Taxing the rich is suddenly a popular idea
Even at Davos, you can't avoid the reality that one of the biggest problems facing humanity is economic inequality. Now if Newsom and Breed would only join the discussion....