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.

Housing

Planning Commission to review new Housing Element—which is based on fantasy

June 6, 2022

How do you do an environmental review of a proposal that is so far from reality that you can't take it seriously?

News + Politics

Will the city’s Climate Plan ever happen? Plus: Election Day, tech-worker dorms …

June 5, 2022

... and shelter politics, the cost of cops, and an embarrassing NYT story. That's The Agenda for June 6-13.

Crime

A tough-on-crime DA doesn’t translate to lower crime rates

June 5, 2022

New study compares SF, Sacramento—and finds that a more progressive approach to criminal justice is associated with lower crime rates.

Campaign Trail

It’s official: Honey Mahogany is challenging the mayor’s appointee in District 6

June 3, 2022

Campaign kickoff sets the stage for a tough campaign in a new and different district that was once a progressive stronghold.

News + Politics

BREAKING: New poll shows Boudin recall is a dead heat

June 3, 2022

Likely voters split 47-47; with very few undecided, it's going to be all about turnout.

News + Politics

Mayor’s budget: Plenty for the cops, but no more money for social housing

June 1, 2022

The plan is going to get a lot of pushback from the supes. So it's far from a done deal.

Housing

The state’s housing goals would require massive demolition and evictions in SF

May 31, 2022

Data shows that RHNA rules are just impossible without complete urban transformation. What was Wiener thinking?

Police

Two unhoused men were fighting. The cops killed them both. Why?

May 27, 2022

SFPD finally provides some data on May 19 shooting—and it raises more questions than answers.

News + Politics

The Boudin recall is entirely based on local media mythology. They should own it.

May 25, 2022

The "crime wave." The "unsafe city." There's no reality here—but it's creating a dangerous political narrative, with the SF cops the big winners.

News + Politics

Preston seeks to shift local elections to higher-turnout years

May 25, 2022

Charter amendment could have far-reaching impacts on local politics.

Tim Redmond

Planning Commission to review new Housing Element—which is based on fantasy

Will the city’s Climate Plan ever happen? Plus: Election Day, tech-worker dorms …

A tough-on-crime DA doesn’t translate to lower crime rates

It’s official: Honey Mahogany is challenging the mayor’s appointee in District 6

BREAKING: New poll shows Boudin recall is a dead heat

Mayor’s budget: Plenty for the cops, but no more money for social housing

The state’s housing goals would require massive demolition and evictions in SF

Two unhoused men were fighting. The cops killed them both. Why?

The Boudin recall is entirely based on local media mythology. They should own it.

Preston seeks to shift local elections to higher-turnout years

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