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

The Bob Lee murder and the media problem

April 13, 2023

It's not just Fox News and Elon Musk creating a false impression of a crime wave in SF—and there are clear political impacts.

Crime

No, the closure of Whole Foods does not mean the city is headed for collapse

April 11, 2023

It just might mean that the market for a high-end specialty grocery disappeared with the tech industry abandoning mid-Market and new luxury housing foundering.

Police

Mayor’s Office ‘semantic’ mistake: Another $82 million for the police

April 9, 2023

Huge error comes to light at hearing as City Hall prepares to give the department and the POA another blank check without much oversight.

The Agenda

Will Breed support reparations?

April 9, 2023

Plus: Saving Laguna Honda and a glimpse at the possible future or the Castro Theater. That's The Agenda for April 9-16

News + Politics

The new mayor of Chicago and the lessons for progressives in San Francisco

April 6, 2023

A progressive beat a 'tough-on-crime' candidates in the nation's third-largest city. What does that say about SF in 2024?

Housing

SF is sitting on $500 million in unspent affordable housing money

April 4, 2023

Audit shows Mayor's Office of Housing lacks transparency—and can't explain a huge surplus..

LGBTQ

Castro Theater landmarking delayed for two weeks as supes say APE needs to step up

April 3, 2023

Promoter needs to cut deal with community quickly, or face a decision that will undermine its plans, 'frustrated' board members say.

News + Politics

Michael Shellenberger, who says progressives ruin cities, has alarming transphobic tweets

April 3, 2023

Why would anyone take this person's political opinions seriously any more?

The Agenda

The future of the Castro Theater could hinge on a few words in a landmark bill

April 2, 2023

Plus: Can we turn offices into housing? Do the cops deserve raises with no concessions on conduct? And can we use opioid settlement money to fund safe-injection sites? That's The Agenda for April 2-9

Development

When the Chron didn’t get the memo

April 2, 2023

Wow: the paper that drove downtown office development for decades now says that was a bad policy—but never admits its role