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

Tenderloin project shows serious loopholes in SF planning rules

October 3, 2021

Developer can double the number of units, change the use—and present no financial data—and planners say it's still the same project.

News + Politics

Sorting out the upcoming election madness

September 26, 2021

Plus: Private electric-car charging in neighborhood curbsides? And a key vote on housing in the Tenderloin. That's The Agenda for Sept. 27-Oct. 4

Crime

A new dark-money group with GOP support seeks to raise crime fears

September 22, 2021

A misleading mailer attacking the record of DA Chesa Boudin hits the streets—but who paid for it?

Crime

While people sit in jail cells, SF courts delay criminal trials

September 21, 2021

Judges hear civil cases while violating the law and delaying the right to a speedy trial for criminal defendants, public defender says.

Environment

A car-free JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park is finally close to reality

September 20, 2021

But there are some complicated equity issues that will require a lot more discussion.

The Agenda

Should SF ban the no-knock warrants that lead to Breonna Taylor’s death?

September 19, 2021

Plus: Juvenile justice, small-business rent relief, and a 'beach-to-the-Bay' bike path. That's The Agenda for Sept. 20-26.

News + Politics

Newsom beats back recall handily; now he has to decide who his friends are

September 14, 2021

Labor and grassroots Democrats kept him in office. Will he remember that when it comes to making policy?

Police

New rules on search warrants moving forward with little public input

September 13, 2021

The public defender wasn't consulted. The DA wasn't consulted. But the Police Commission wants a major policy change—now.

The Agenda

Why have DBI, Planning, and the cops gotten away with so much for so long?

September 12, 2021

Plus: $70 million for parking meters when the mayor says we can't afford to keep SIP hotels open to save lives. That's The Agenda for Sept. 13-19

COVID

COVID and wildfires are a double threat at state prisons

September 8, 2021

New outbreaks, and constant fire threats, have been largely ignored by the major news media.