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.

Homelessness

San Francisco continues homeless sweeps, during storm, defying a federal court order

January 9, 2023

New legal filing shows how cops continue to roust the unhoused even when the city can't offer any safe and secure shelter.

News + Politics

Surprise! Aaron Peskin is the new Board of Supes president

January 9, 2023

It took 17 votes and a progressive split before Peskin, who hadn't been a candidate, entered the race and won.

News + Politics

The next supes president, the future of safe-consumption sites, PG&E’s failure …

January 8, 2023

... and what the School Board leadership debate is really about. That's The Agenda for Jan. 9-16

Elections

Voting for the future direction of the California Democratic Party

January 6, 2023

Competing slates vie for roles as party delegates; ballots are in the mail and the in-person elections are this weekend.

News + Politics

SF tried to further damage cab drivers who are already suffering

January 4, 2023

SFMTA wants to take away cab permits from people who won them just as the city let Uber and Lyft destroy the industry—but Board of Appeals pushes back

News + Politics

SF plans for the next storm—but what about the one after that?

January 3, 2023

Breed blames forecasters—and city offers only 170 new shelter beds for thousands of unhoused people.

Development

What if floods are part of the new normal in San Francisco?

January 2, 2023

We all worry about drought, but floods are also a result of climate change. And SF is nowhere near ready for that.

News + Politics

Politics, 2023: The budget crisis, housing, the mayor’s race, criminal justice ….

January 1, 2023

... and will this be the year that the Yimby narrative finally falls apart? Our projections.

News + Politics

Is SF ready for climate change? A flooded city seemed unprepared

January 1, 2023

Why did city officials wait until the intersections were impassible to put out warnings and close streets?

Development

Is gentrification an environmental impact?

December 29, 2022

The battle over People’s Park has been raging since I was in sixth grade, and we could spend a huge amount of time talking...

Tim Redmond

San Francisco continues homeless sweeps, during storm, defying a federal court order

Surprise! Aaron Peskin is the new Board of Supes president

The next supes president, the future of safe-consumption sites, PG&E’s failure …

Voting for the future direction of the California Democratic Party

SF tried to further damage cab drivers who are already suffering

SF plans for the next storm—but what about the one after that?

What if floods are part of the new normal in San Francisco?

Politics, 2023: The budget crisis, housing, the mayor’s race, criminal justice ….

Is SF ready for climate change? A flooded city seemed unprepared

Is gentrification an environmental impact?

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