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

Breed won’t promise to spend real-estate tax money on rent relief

April 13, 2021

The voters approved Prop. I last fall to support tenants and affordable housing, but the mayor says she will use the money for her own priorities.

Foreign Correspondent

Reese Erlich, foreign correspondent and radical reporter, is dead at 73

April 12, 2021

After a life of progressive politics, ground-breaking journalism, and social activism, a legendary writer loses battle with cancer.

Transportation

There’s a lot more to the GG Park debate than cars v. bikes

April 11, 2021

This is part of a huge discussion the city needs to have about transportation -- and equity -- in a post-COVID world.

The Agenda

SF could have affordable Internet for everyone for $35 a resident

April 11, 2021

Why isn't the Breed Administration moving for municipal broadband? That's The Agenda for April 11-18

Elections

A new move to get corporate money out of state political campaigns

April 6, 2021

AB 20 would ban contributions from corporations to any candidate for state office in CA.

The Agenda

SF has a new tech plan — but it ignores the need for public broadband

April 4, 2021

Plus: Confronting attacks on Asian seniors and a modest, but important, police reform ... That's The Agenda for April 4-11

News + Politics

Community leaders line up to oppose attacks on DA Chesa Boudin

March 31, 2021

Records show the recall effort is backed by Big Tech, Finance, and Real-Estate (and someone who says 'VC Lives Matter.')

News + Politics

Charging people with misdemeanors causes more crime, not less

March 30, 2021

Groundbreaking study shows that dropping the charges in many cases leads to lower crime rates overall.

Elections

The Chron wants limits on executive power — in Sacramento

March 28, 2021

But what about limiting the power of the mayor of SF? The paper has always opposed that.

News + Politics

A huge step to ending the crime of cash bail

March 25, 2021

State Supreme Court rules that poor people can't be kept behind bars just because they don't have the money to get out.

Tim Redmond

Breed won’t promise to spend real-estate tax money on rent relief

Reese Erlich, foreign correspondent and radical reporter, is dead at 73

There’s a lot more to the GG Park debate than cars v. bikes

SF could have affordable Internet for everyone for $35 a resident

A new move to get corporate money out of state political campaigns

SF has a new tech plan — but it ignores the need for public broadband

Community leaders line up to oppose attacks on DA Chesa Boudin

Charging people with misdemeanors causes more crime, not less

The Chron wants limits on executive power — in Sacramento

A huge step to ending the crime of cash bail

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