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.

Crime

Supes say DA erred in failing to charge security guard who killed Banko Brown

May 2, 2023

Huge crowd demands justice as Brooke Jenkins, without releasing video evidence, says the shooter of a Black trans man acted in self-defense.

Business + Tech

The ugly side of Silicon Valley

May 1, 2023

A new book puts the history of Stanford, Palo Alto, and the tech industry in a very critical, and very relevant, perspective.

The Agenda

Minor item becomes referendum on Mayor Breed’s failed housing policies

April 30, 2023

Plus: Why you can't always trust developers, and monitoring SF cops for racist messages .... That's The Agenda for May 1-7 2023

LGBTQ

New plan offers another model for the future of the Castro Theater

April 27, 2023

What if a community-based nonprofit ran it the way nonprofits run arts organizations all over the country?

Crime

Public Defender calls on DA to drop charges in fire commissioner assault case

April 26, 2023

Video shows Don Carmignani, who calls homeless people 'animals,' firing bear spray at homeless man.

Labor

Supes tell nonprofit that gets lots of city money to stop ‘union busting’—now

April 26, 2023

Felton Institute has tens of millions in city contracts, is fighting SEIU, and may have spent public money on an anti-union law firm, testimony shows.

LGBTQ

A delay, and maybe some hope, for the Castro Theater

April 25, 2023

Parties take two weeks to meet, organize; Mandelman facing pressure.

Featured

A brutal double-standard on crime, and the guv wants the military in the Tenderloin

April 23, 2023

Plus: The future of an affordable housing complex in the Western Addition—and why does the Sheriff's Office need combat equipment? That's The Agenda for April 23-30.

Housing

What Wiener wrought: Demolition and oversized housing meeting no need

April 23, 2023

Castro project too tall, too expensive, no family housing, probably corporate rentals—but the city has to approve it anyway.

News + Politics

Breed refuses to support reparations draft or supplemental budget for commission

April 18, 2023

Mayor says she will wait for the final version of the report before taking a stand, but rejects Walton's call for more funding.