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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 has no real plan to fund Muni or avoid service cuts

At Question Time, only vague words about seeking state help and future revenue measures

Fielder wants info on high-speed chase that led to crash injuring six in the Mission

Supes letter of inquiry raises questions about the new policy of allowing cops to chase suspects who are not an immediate violent threat

Supes forward measure to let developers build luxury housing with no affordable fees

SOMA groups denounce plan, but Land Use Committee sends it to full board on 2-1 vote.

Two housing measures would give massive breaks to private developers

Plus: How is Mayor Lurie going to fund Muni? That's The Agenda for Feb. 9-16

A project almost nobody wants is going forward in the Mission, thanks to Yimbys

60 low-tenants displaced by fire (one dead); now landlord gets to build luxury condos—only because of Wiener and his allies in Sacramento.

Full board will hear Lurie’s attempt to fire pro-reform police commissioner

Mandelman calls for Committee of the Whole to consider whether to allow the mayor to oust Max Carter Oberstone

Lurie is trying to fire an independent police commissioner; maybe the chief is next

Mayor wants the supes to let him remove Max Carter-Oberstone, one of the best members of the oversight panel, for no good reason except power

A very rich guy says low taxes on the very rich are bad for everyone, even the very rich

Morris Pearl, president of Patriotic Millionaires, talks about what's really wrong with the tax system—and whether it can change in the Trump era.

How can SF fund Muni and prevent a total system (and civic) collapse?

The city and state have to look seriously at changing the way local governments can collect taxes. There's no other option. That's The Agenda for Feb 2-9

Some Democratic Party leaders try to block measure calling out Trump’s Big Tech allies

DCCC resolution opposing GOP ally donations, including in SF, passes—but Nancy Tung and Trevor Chandler try to undermine it