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.

Campaign Trail

The hits keep coming: Haney backers go after Campos, Mahmood

February 10, 2022

Big money pays as (utterly false) dirt flies in the Feb. 15 election—but is it too late to make a difference?

Crime

Police Commissioners angry at chief’s move to undermine reform

February 10, 2022

Panel tells Chief Scott he "blindsided" them, and to go back and work things out with the DA—but he isn't backing down.

The Agenda

Police chief undermines his own department’s reform agenda

February 6, 2022

Bill Scott voided an MOU that was a key part of a federal-level effort to improve accountability; will the commission let this stand?

City Hall

Supes grill PG&E exec on how the company is holding SF hostage

February 3, 2022

The company is basically saying 'Screw You' to the city, and is unapologetic about wanting to block SF from using its own clean public power.

Elections

Big, big millionaire money is almost entirely funding the Boudin recall

February 2, 2022

New filings also show where the influence lies in the state Assembly campaigns.

Housing

Ten percent of SF housing is vacant, a new report shows

January 31, 2022

The number of condos that are sold but never occupied has soared in the past five years, suggesting that letting developers build freely doesn't really help the crisis.

The Agenda

How many apartments are vacant in SF—and what can we do about it?

January 30, 2022

The major reform measures made it through their first round at the Rules Committee last week and will be back Monday/31 for what should...

City Hall

Why the mayor’s proposals keep getting defeated by the supes

January 30, 2022

To make progress in SF, you need to have an open process with all the stakeholders. London Breed prefers to do things her own way, behind closed doors.

Elections

Reform measures move forward as supes talk about the real ‘power grab’

January 27, 2022

The power of the mayor (and developers) and the failures of the news media are the issues as the Rules Committee considers Charter amendments for the June ballot.

Environment

Court rejects PG&E, sides with SF in major public-power case

January 26, 2022

Ruling not only saves the city hundreds of millions, but could pave the way for a real , green, public-power system.