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.

Housing

New study says market conditions, not city requirements, prevent housing construction

January 19, 2023

It's not affordable-housing policies or regulatory delays: Under current conditions, there is no way to meet the state's housing mandates.

Housing

Breed blocks affordable housing project in District 5 for ‘petty politics’

January 18, 2023

Shuttered car wash could have been more than 100 affordable units, until the mayor went back on a deal with the supes.

Economy

As the rich party in Davos, a new study shows the importance of a global wealth tax

January 17, 2023

This needs to be on the agenda of political leaders at every level, from Congress to the SF Board of Supes.

News + Politics

Health Commission faces the ongoing crisis at Laguna Honda Hospital

January 16, 2023

And meanwhile, hundreds of unhoused seniors have serious medical issues that are getting entirely ignored.

Business + Tech

What the new AI says about the Yimby movement and agenda

January 16, 2023

You can make it argue almost anything, and it's alarmingly cogent. Here's an example.

The Agenda

Booms, busts, PG&E and the bloated police budget

January 15, 2023

Every city agency has to face cuts—but not the cops? And when will the city move to seize PG&E's grid? That's The Agenda for Jan. 15-22

Police

Four takeaways from the historic Police Commission vote this week

January 13, 2023

A progressive commission is becoming the focus of broader criminal-justice reform issues.

News + Politics

Why is Breed resisting a life-saving program that faces no real legal or financial obstacles?

January 11, 2023

Safe consumption sites work in New York, stunning testimony at a hearing shows. Yet SF is putting on the brakes.

Homelessness

The story behind the garden-hose assault outside a North Beach gallery

January 10, 2023

Sup. Peskin's office has been working for years to get help for this homeless person—and city agencies have completely failed them.

Police

Police Commission considers dramatic changes in racist traffic stops (with Breed opposed)

January 10, 2023

If a slim 4-3 majority holds, SF could take the national lead in addressing pattern of cops stopping and hassling Black and Brown motorists.