City Hall

The budget is all about Mayor Lurie’s campaign promises to ‘clean the streets’

If we want to avoid civic failure, we need to rethink not just spending but how we finance San Francisco—and parking meters in the park won't do it

City Hall Tim Redmond - June 13, 2025

The brutality of the Billionaires Budget starts to unfold

Here are some of the critical services on the chopping block—and why this doesn't need to happen

The Agenda Tim Redmond - June 11, 2025

Finally, some details on the mayor’s budget (we can only hope)

Plus: The debate over shelters, and new leadership at the Police Commission ... that's The Agenda for June 8-15

The Agenda Tim Redmond - June 8, 2025

Brutality of Lurie budget comes into focus as labor, community vow to fight back

Many of the cuts will hurt the most vulnerable but much of the damage is still not clear

The Agenda Tim Redmond - June 4, 2025

The Agenda

What the Lurie budget does—and doesn’t—offer

Tim Redmond - June 1, 2025

Plus: What did the director of Rec-Park know about the Parks Alliance scandal? That's The Agenda for Jun3 1-8

The Agenda

Could a New York mayoral candidate have a solution to SF, state budget crisis?

Tim Redmond - May 28, 2025

Lurie, Newsom, face strong pushback from labor as cuts loom. Maybe everyone should be looking east, where taxing the rich could get a socialist elected mayor of the nation's largest city

The Agenda

Lurie’s compliant Board of Supes

Tim Redmond - May 18, 2025

Plus: A stealth Amazon center in Bayview—and Muni's epic fail on Bay to Breakers day. That's The Agenda for May 19-25

News + Politics

UPDATED: 48 Hills wins 16 California Journalism Awards

Marke B. - May 18, 2025

Our fiercely independent reporting scored awards for General Excellence, Best Column, Arts Coverage, Homeless Reporting, more

The Agenda

Newsom’s latest attack on the unhoused is brutal, cruel—and a political fail

Tim Redmond - May 13, 2025

The guv wants to be president, but the data shows he's taking the wrong path. Are we surprised?

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The Agenda

Fentanyl deaths up 50 percent in three months; why isn’t this a big news story?

Tim Redmond - May 11, 2025

Plus: A terrible project that Yimby, Wiener and Co. has forced on San Francisco. That's The Agenda for May 11-18

The Agenda

More money for the district attorney—but what about the public defender?

Tim Redmond - May 4, 2025

Plus: The end of harm reduction, equity in planning ... and no, Donald Trump can't be the next Pope. That's The Agenda for May 4-11

The Agenda

The Pope, Capitalism, and the SF budget battle

Tim Redmond - April 27, 2025

Plus: An exclusive golf club vs. school kids, and would a new hotel undermine an existing historic building? That's The Agenda for April 27-May 4

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

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.

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The Agenda

Can the West Side absorb more density without displacing existing tenants and small businesses?

Tim Redmond - April 6, 2025

Plus: Is the privatization of public housing working in SF? That's The Agenda for April 6-13

The Agenda

Note to Matt Dorsey: UCSF doctors support harm reduction

Tim Redmond - March 30, 2025

Plus: SFPD still seems to have problems with illegal searches. That's The Agenda for March 31-April 6

The Agenda

SF takes another step toward public power

Tim Redmond - March 23, 2025

First report released on buying out PG&E. Plus: Landlord allows illegal office use, now wants forgiveness (and no conversion fees). That's The Agenda for March 23-30

News + Politics

This is one disease I thought I wouldn’t have to worry about. Wrong.

Tim Redmond - March 16, 2025

Plus: Is SF moving away from harm reduction and Housing First? That's The Agenda for March 17-24

Drug policy

Lurie won’t commit to an alternative approach to the opioid crisis

Tim Redmond - March 11, 2025

Mayor doubles down on law enforcement, rejects Fielder's call for a 'Four Pillars' approach that has worked in other cities

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City Hall

The budget is all about Mayor Lurie’s campaign promises to ‘clean the streets’

The brutality of the Billionaires Budget starts to unfold

Finally, some details on the mayor’s budget (we can only hope)

Brutality of Lurie budget comes into focus as labor, community vow to fight back

What the Lurie budget does—and doesn’t—offer

Could a New York mayoral candidate have a solution to SF, state budget crisis?

Lurie’s compliant Board of Supes

UPDATED: 48 Hills wins 16 California Journalism Awards

Newsom’s latest attack on the unhoused is brutal, cruel—and a political fail

Fentanyl deaths up 50 percent in three months; why isn’t this a big news story?

More money for the district attorney—but what about the public defender?

The Pope, Capitalism, and the SF budget battle

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

SF wants to run an untested experiment on West Side neighborhoods

Can the West Side absorb more density without displacing existing tenants and small businesses?

Note to Matt Dorsey: UCSF doctors support harm reduction

SF takes another step toward public power

This is one disease I thought I wouldn’t have to worry about. Wrong.

Lurie won’t commit to an alternative approach to the opioid crisis

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