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.

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DA begins mass firings

July 15, 2022

Jenkins dismisses at least 16 prosecutors, suggesting major policy shifts

Campaign Trail

Fall ballot measures will test the mayor and her allies

July 14, 2022

Who is going to oppose taxes on Amazon and on vacant apartments?

Development

Mayor’s Office defies law on requiring maximum affordable housing

July 13, 2022

Hearing shows that Breed is willing to ignore legislation she wrote to give developers more benefits.

News + Politics

Supes delay SFPD spy policy after alarming presentation by Chief Scott

July 11, 2022

'There are cameras on every block' and SFPD wants to access them just because they think there might a crime at some point.

Police

SF cops want expanded rights to spy on all of us—for no good reason

July 10, 2022

Proposal would give SFPD access to a huge network of private cameras, without any meaningful limits on how the data can be used or shared

Development

Should gas stations be housing?

July 10, 2022

It's not as simple as it sounds. Plus: final City Charter amendments for the fall election. That's The Agenda for July 11-17

Homelessness

Mayor drags feet on alternatives to calling cops on homeless people

July 7, 2022

It's been a year since the supes funded Compassionate Alternative Response Teams. It will be another six months before it happens.

City Hall

Breed names Jenkins as new DA; now will the media hold her accountable?

July 7, 2022

Let's see if a 'tough-on-crime' prosecutor gets a pass from the critics who hounded Chesa Boudin.

News + Politics

Profound change in SF elections takes a step forward

July 6, 2022

Measure would move the race for mayor to a presidential year, with much higher turnout.

News + Politics

I hate the Fourth of July

July 5, 2022

We are celebrating slavery, sexism, and a profoundly undemocratic system with fireworks that terrify my poor dog.

Tim Redmond

DA begins mass firings

Fall ballot measures will test the mayor and her allies

Mayor’s Office defies law on requiring maximum affordable housing

Supes delay SFPD spy policy after alarming presentation by Chief Scott

SF cops want expanded rights to spy on all of us—for no good reason

Should gas stations be housing?

Mayor drags feet on alternatives to calling cops on homeless people

Breed names Jenkins as new DA; now will the media hold her accountable?

Profound change in SF elections takes a step forward

I hate the Fourth of July

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