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.

News + Politics

PG&E has no friends at a Planning Commission hearing

April 17, 2025

Report on public power system has unanimous support: 'A glorious thought.'

Development

Will the supes reject a simple measure notifying neighbors about upzoning?

April 15, 2025

The excuses for opposing Chan's bill are just political silliness to protect the real estate industry and the Yimby agenda

News + Politics

The city’s new Capital Plan is a ridiculous fantasy

April 14, 2025

San Francisco has released its latest Capital Plan for the next decade, and it includes a lot of spending—a whole lot of spending—that will...

The Agenda

SF wants to run an untested experiment on West Side neighborhoods

April 13, 2025

Plus: Preventing families from eviction from shelters, and the next step in taking over PG&E. That's The Agenda for April 13-20.

Housing

Planning hearing on upzoning shows the two worlds of housing advocates

April 10, 2025

Everyone wants lower prices. the Yimbys think the private market will provide it; community advocates say that doesn't work.

Crime

What if the DA broke the law? Where is the outrage from all the tough-on-crime folks?

April 9, 2025

State Bar sends Jenkins into diversion for improper conduct; the billionaire-backed politicians seem to think this is just fine. It's a radical double standard

Housing

Conditions at a Hunters Point housing project are disgraceful—and the private operators are ducking responsibility

April 8, 2025

Hearing shows for-profit companies running Alice Griffith failed to make basic repairs, and now want a city bailout.

Books

The hot new book ‘Abundance’ is just more neoliberal tech bro porn

April 7, 2025

What a wonderful future we could have if we just get rid of regulations! (It doesn't actually work that way, and it hasn't in 50 years).

The Agenda

Can the West Side absorb more density without displacing existing tenants and small businesses?

April 6, 2025

Plus: Is the privatization of public housing working in SF? That's The Agenda for April 6-13

Protest

Thousands rally against the Trump Agenda in SF—and around the world

April 5, 2025

It's weird to see Scott Wiener saying he stands up to billionaire oligarchs—but on a sunny day, a huge crowd refused to be intimidated by Trump