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.

Economy

What if we let artists and homeless people take over all the empty SF office space?

May 18, 2022

The old work model is over, and downtown and the local economy is going to suffer—unless we get creative about the future.

The Agenda

The price of Ellis Act speculation, and how SF can help tenants survive it

May 15, 2022

Plus: How is the city going to meet its state-mandate affordable housing goals? That's The Agenda for May 16-22

Homelessness

Crack down on homeless people—or prevent people from becoming homeless?

May 12, 2022

Two very different approaches to housing policy were under discussion this week.

News + Politics

What the mayor’s D6 supe appointment means for the district—and the city

May 9, 2022

Matt Dorsey is smart, experienced—and seems to agree with the mayor's agenda on housing and the cops. He will face a tough battle in the fall.

The Agenda

Breed on affordable housing, places for homeless transitional youth …

May 8, 2022

... plus community policing and a creative approach to abortion rights in right-wing states. That's The Agenda for May 8-15.

Police

Exposing ‘copaganda’ as SFPD spends $1.6 million on ‘strategic communications’

May 5, 2022

Why are the taxpayers subsidizing misinformation and spin with a political agenda coming out of a troubled department?

News + Politics

Who is accountable for the end of Roe v Wade—and the awful, horrible, results?

May 3, 2022

Did the "moderate" Republicans and centrist Democrats not realize what they were doing—or did they just not care?

The Agenda

Will the mayor spend money the voters approved for social housing?

May 1, 2022

And if the taxpayers are spending $1 million a year on police PR, why can't we get even basic information from SFPD? That's The Agenda for May 2-9.

Elections

Initiative would tax Amazon et al. to fund SF guaranteed income program

May 1, 2022

Early polling shows strong support for the concept.

Housing

City report shows that upzoning neighborhoods won’t create more affordable housing

April 28, 2022

In fact, eliminating single-family zoning won't create much new housing at all.

Tim Redmond

What if we let artists and homeless people take over all the empty SF office space?

The price of Ellis Act speculation, and how SF can help tenants survive it

Crack down on homeless people—or prevent people from becoming homeless?

What the mayor’s D6 supe appointment means for the district—and the city

Breed on affordable housing, places for homeless transitional youth …

Exposing ‘copaganda’ as SFPD spends $1.6 million on ‘strategic communications’

Who is accountable for the end of Roe v Wade—and the awful, horrible, results?

Will the mayor spend money the voters approved for social housing?

Initiative would tax Amazon et al. to fund SF guaranteed income program

City report shows that upzoning neighborhoods won’t create more affordable housing

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