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

Right-wing attack on local judges is officially underway

November 8, 2023

Two candidates backed by StopCrimeSF have now filed to challenge sitting judges, and more may be on the way.

News + Politics

Why is the DMV still such an unhappy place?

November 7, 2023

Seniors, people with mobility issues, and people who aren't fluent in English face problems getting essential documents. It doesn't need to be this way.

The Agenda

Who should pay for more cops? Plus: high-speed police chases ….

November 5, 2023

... and alternatives for the future of downtown. That's The Agenda for Nov. 5-12

News + Politics

We all want local government to work—but for whom?

November 5, 2023

The Chron seems to think the plutocrats are the ones who ought to be in charge. That's never ended well.

News + Politics

What all this talk about giving the mayor more power really means

November 3, 2023

It's all about giving Big Money more ability to control San Francisco. That has always been a disaster.

Labor

Plan to put police funding in City Charter creates huge public safety risks

November 1, 2023

Labor activists say Dorsey measure would threaten a wide range of public-safety programs; it also won't work.

Crime

The new War on Drugs isn’t working any better than the old one did ….

October 30, 2023

But Breed and Jenkins are pushing to make it worse. We have seen this before and it ended very badly.

News + Politics

Cops use force on Black people 21 times as often as on white people

October 29, 2023

Police Commission to discuss the issue. Plus: Corporate rentals and the mayor's power over Muni fares. That's The Agenda for Oct. 29-Nov. 5

Housing

Breed won’t support affordable housing in gentrified Hayes Valley

October 29, 2023

In a weird exchange, mayor says she's not familiar with a site a few blocks from where she lives in a district she used to represent.

Economy

Opposition grows to Breed’s APEC boosterism—and the massive security plans

October 25, 2023

Small businesses, seniors, hotel workers, Soma residents say the billionaire party will hurt them badly.

Tim Redmond

Right-wing attack on local judges is officially underway

Why is the DMV still such an unhappy place?

Who should pay for more cops? Plus: high-speed police chases ….

We all want local government to work—but for whom?

What all this talk about giving the mayor more power really means

Plan to put police funding in City Charter creates huge public safety risks

The new War on Drugs isn’t working any better than the old one did ….

Cops use force on Black people 21 times as often as on white people

Breed won’t support affordable housing in gentrified Hayes Valley

Opposition grows to Breed’s APEC boosterism—and the massive security plans

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