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.

Elections

What to look for as tonight’s election results come in

November 8, 2022

Swing district, taxes—and the national fear factor

News + Politics

The big (and sometimes pretty strange) money trying to buy Tuesday’s elections

November 6, 2022

The big money coming into the SF elections is, as usual, a tangled web, with state and local committees funded by Big Tech and...

Crime

None of the district attorney’s supporters care about allegations of a major ethical breach

November 6, 2022

The law? What law? Rules? What rules? When it's about political power in SF, it doesn't seem to matter.

Labor

Nonprofit with $20 million in city money defies supes, won’t talk about labor issues

October 31, 2022

Board members furious that the Felton Institute refused to answer questions at a hearing on union-contract issues.

The Agenda

Breed’s messaging undermines her own goals, including a critical Muni tax measure

October 30, 2022

Plus: Limits on cops' military hardware, long delays in Ethics audits, and a farce of a Housing Plan gets a hearing. That's The Agenda for Oct. 30-Nov. 6

Housing

Landlords try to trick voters with anti-tax mailers on Props M and O

October 26, 2022

Cynical campaign exploits very real economic fears in an effort to protect the big real-estate interests.

Development

The SoMa project that created a furor in the Assembly race is back again

October 25, 2022

Planning is trying again on 469 Stevenson, but the EIR appeal didn't delay a project that isn't going to be built any time soon anyway. Oh, and Yimby Law just lost.

News + Politics

How much military-style equipment does the SFPD really need—and for what?

October 23, 2022

Tanks, assault rifles, chemical projectiles ... the supes have a chance to weigh in on the inventory and the rules. That's The Agenda for Oct. 23 to 30.

News + Politics

Scooter companies can keep riders off the sidewalk, but won’t spend the money

October 19, 2022

Furious supes demand action, but the Breed Administration's love of Big Tech prevents any real change. We've seen this so many times before.

The Agenda

The greedy landlords who want to undermine the future of City College

October 16, 2022

Plus: Saving low-income housing in the Western Addition, fighting toxics at Hunters Point, and can we stop algae blooms in the Bay? That's The Agenda for Oct. 17-24

Tim Redmond

What to look for as tonight’s election results come in

The big (and sometimes pretty strange) money trying to buy Tuesday’s elections

None of the district attorney’s supporters care about allegations of a major ethical breach

Nonprofit with $20 million in city money defies supes, won’t talk about labor issues

Breed’s messaging undermines her own goals, including a critical Muni tax measure

Landlords try to trick voters with anti-tax mailers on Props M and O

The SoMa project that created a furor in the Assembly race is back again

How much military-style equipment does the SFPD really need—and for what?

Scooter companies can keep riders off the sidewalk, but won’t spend the money

The greedy landlords who want to undermine the future of City College

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