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The Agenda

The basic idea of telling people about development runs into the Yimby agenda

Tim Redmond - April 20, 2025

Plus: The end of harm reduction as a primary policy. That's The Agenda for April 20-27

Homelessness

Fielder proposal to protect unhoused families runs into opposition from ‘moderates’

Tim Redmond - April 19, 2025

Sauter, Sherrill try to kill a measure that would give a bit of hope to some of the city's most vulnerable residents

Development

Small business groups push for protections from Lurie’s upzoning (and displacement)

Tim Redmond - April 17, 2025

The city and the state could make sure existing merchants aren't forced out as speculators demolish buildings for higher-density luxury housing

News + Politics

PG&E has no friends at a Planning Commission hearing

Tim Redmond - April 17, 2025

Report on public power system has unanimous support: 'A glorious thought.'

Development

Will the supes reject a simple measure notifying neighbors about upzoning?

Tim Redmond - April 15, 2025

The excuses for opposing Chan's bill are just political silliness to protect the real estate industry and the Yimby agenda

News + Politics

The city’s new Capital Plan is a ridiculous fantasy

Tim Redmond - April 14, 2025

San Francisco has released its latest Capital Plan for the next decade, and it includes a lot of spending—a whole lot of spending—that will...

Opinion

Rümeysa Öztürk’s ‘last’ Op-Ed

Sasha Cuttler - April 14, 2025

Expressing a provocative opinion is not a crime; if it is, I plead guilty.

The Agenda

SF wants to run an untested experiment on West Side neighborhoods

Tim Redmond - April 13, 2025

Plus: Preventing families from eviction from shelters, and the next step in taking over PG&E. That's The Agenda for April 13-20.

Housing

Planning hearing on upzoning shows the two worlds of housing advocates

Tim Redmond - April 10, 2025

Everyone wants lower prices. the Yimbys think the private market will provide it; community advocates say that doesn't work.

Crime

What if the DA broke the law? Where is the outrage from all the tough-on-crime folks?

Tim Redmond - April 9, 2025

State Bar sends Jenkins into diversion for improper conduct; the billionaire-backed politicians seem to think this is just fine. It's a radical double standard

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