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

Labor, housing activists tell supes: Trickle-down policy is a failure

November 8, 2021

Hearing on jobs-housing mix makes clear that market-based solutions haven't worked and the city needs a new approach.

The Agenda

While Chron, Yimbys whine, SF Supes talk seriously about affordable housing

November 7, 2021

Board members look at ways to buy buildings, promote social housing, and fight displacement—without private speculation. That's The Agenda for Nov. 8-14

Housing

Some perspective—and facts—on supes’ recent housing vote

November 5, 2021

The Chron and the Yimby world are going crazy over the supes decision not to allow a market-rate housing project to gentrify a low-income...

Environment

The deep problem with the Glasgow summit that leads to failure

November 2, 2021

The global elites ask none of the insanely rich to give up anything, and let oil companies off the hook—while they seek sacrifice from the rest of us. Not going to work.

News + Politics

The high price of cops continues

October 31, 2021

Lawsuits allege homophobia, beatings. Plus: A developer violates city law for years—and wins. That's The Agenda for Oct. 31 to Nov. 7

Housing

In dramatic move, supes block huge luxury housing project in Soma

October 27, 2021

Debate shows city planners' utter failure to understand the role of market-rate housing in gentrification and displacement.

City Hall

OK Culture and corruption at City Hall

October 27, 2021

Lindsay Crouse, a columnist for The New York Times, had a wonderful piece last week talking about Jon Gruden and systemic racism and sexism...

Crime

An SF courtroom veteran says the Chron is missing the point (and the facts) on Boudin

October 25, 2021

Another Sunday, another rotten Heather Knight column—and a response by a public defender who knows how the system actually works.

The Agenda

Saving Soma—and laundromats

October 24, 2021

The Agenda: Another massive development (and the loss of a place to wash your clothes) shows why zoning rules are really important.

Elections

School Board recall election set; Assembly candidates could run four times

October 18, 2021

Plus: Some very sketchy moves by signature gatherers for Boudin recall effort.

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