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Tim Redmond

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.

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

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.

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

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 greedy landlords who want to undermine the future of City College

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

Retired judge files state Bar complaint against DA Brooke Jenkins

Martha Goldin asks for inquiry into the DA's paid work for nonprofits that were tightly linked to the Boudin recall campaign.

Breed tries to micromanage and control her commissioners, hearing shows

Her resignation letter demands were inconsistent with the City Charter—but also showed that she wanted to control every aspect of what her appointees did.

John Crew, legendary police accountability activist (and wonderful guy) dies at 65

Plus: The mayor's mandatory resignation letters—and why the new Housing Element Draft is a long, detailed, carefully crafted joke. That's The Agenda for Oct. 9-16

Grassroots Democrats denounce PAC that helped get Haney elected to Assembly

Govern for California is anti-labor, anti-teacher, anti-single-payer, and pro-Matt Haney. Now county committees around the state are telling Democrats not to take the money.

SF mayor and DA call for a return to the failed War on Drugs

In a stunning press conference, top officials demand more arrests, more jail time, and more cops to address the overdose crisis. That has never worked.

Can we still say fuck ’em if they can’t take a joke?

The Supreme Court could consider whether parody is protected speech. The Onion makes the point, quoting a Bay Guardian case. It's a serious issue.

The news media ignore affordable housing. Plus: Taking on the Hunters Point toxics …

... where' the rent-relief money going, and why does SF need another massive office and housing complex downtown? That's The Agenda for Oct. 2-9