City Hall

San Francisco could tax the rich—locally—and avoid brutal cuts to city services. Here’s how

Plus: Will the supes call for public power, now? Why are we bailing out the privatized zoo? That's The Agends for May 10-17

The Agenda Tim Redmond - May 10, 2026

Cutting fees for developers has not encouraged much new housing

New report suggests Yimby approach of Lurie, Mahmood to reduce affordable housing fees is hurting, not helping, the crisis

Housing Tim Redmond - May 5, 2026

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News + Politics 48 Hills - May 4, 2026

Celebrating May Day, with all sorts of politics

Plus: term limits for commission members? Where did that come from, and why can't we vote on it? That's The Agenda for May 3-10

The Agenda Tim Redmond - May 3, 2026

Homelessness

Tax on big business for housing has been a huge success

Tim Redmond - April 30, 2026

But why is the city still not expanding proven programs to end homelessness?

The Agenda

Pushing back against a radical move to change SF’s housing and drug policy

Tim Redmond - April 26, 2026

Chen calls budget hearing to address the importance of 'housing first.' That's The Agenda for April 26-May 3

City Hall

The brutal Lurie budget: Cuts for everyone except the cops and the very rich

Tim Redmond - April 23, 2026

Mayor's Office admits that its budget will harm vulnerable communities while pouring vast sums of money into law enforcement

City Hall

Lurie wants to undermine mandate for big institutions to tell neighborhoods what they are doing

Tim Redmond - April 21, 2026

Colleges and universities would no longer file Institutional Master Plans in many parts of town

The Agenda

SF backs away from harm reduction and Housing First

Tim Redmond - April 19, 2026

Plus: Fighting back against budget cuts to job training, affordability, and public health. That's The Agenda for April 19-26.

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The Agenda

Rich people are lying to seniors about the billionaire tax; does the news media care?

Tim Redmond - April 12, 2026

Plus: Protecting civilian control of the cops, and is SF 'a liberal oligarchy?' That's The Agenda for April 12-19

City Hall

Why is the City Attorney’s Office ‘investigating’ a leaked document? It’s unprecedented and alarming

Tim Redmond - April 9, 2026

It's hard to see the focus on Sup. Fielder's Office as anything except a political vendetta, and the Chron should be ashamed to be part of it.

The Agenda

Four rental units become one $4.75 million mansion. Will the supes legalize it?

Tim Redmond - April 5, 2026

Vote on Vallejo St. property would set a dangerous precedent for speculators to destroy rent-controlled housing

City Hall

SF budget picture improves as mayor tries to cut the tax that is part of the recovery

Tim Redmond - April 1, 2026

The case for destroying the social safety net continues to unravel; the CEO tax might make cuts unnecessary

City Hall

Sup. Jackie Fielder hasn’t resigned—and doesn’t need to

Tim Redmond - March 31, 2026

Plenty of elected officials have taken time to recover from health problems.

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The Agenda

Massive No Kings events show Trump is in trouble—but what comes next?

Tim Redmond - March 29, 2026

Leading Democrats need to be paying attention to the streets (and not Wall Street). Plus: Alan Wong's dilemma. That's The Agenda for March 29-April 5

The Agenda

So much to protest next weekend

Tim Redmond - March 22, 2026

Plus: Wiener's tech lord pals pay for an early hit piece on Chakrabarti, and will the DCCC oppose taxes on the rich? That's The Agenda for March 22-29

City Hall

Plan to ‘streamline’ commissions faces widespread opposition at supes hearing

Tim Redmond - March 17, 2026

Eliminate Police Commission oversight? Wipe out commissions on the arts, women, homeless oversight? Activists are not happy

News + Politics

Seven rental units become a $32 million mansion; is this even remotely legal?

Tim Redmond - March 16, 2026

Plus: One chance to weigh in on the mayor's plan to give himself a lot more power—and can we please press a number to get a human on the phone? That's The Agenda for March 15-22

The Agenda

How to tax AI when companies replace human workers

Tim Redmond - March 8, 2026

Plus: Will the supes be serious about protecting rent-controlled housing from greedy speculators? That's The Agenda for March 8-15

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City Hall

San Francisco could tax the rich—locally—and avoid brutal cuts to city services. Here’s how

Cutting fees for developers has not encouraged much new housing

Have you subscribed to Tim’s political insider newsletter?

Celebrating May Day, with all sorts of politics

Tax on big business for housing has been a huge success

Pushing back against a radical move to change SF’s housing and drug policy

The brutal Lurie budget: Cuts for everyone except the cops and the very rich

Lurie wants to undermine mandate for big institutions to tell neighborhoods what they are doing

SF backs away from harm reduction and Housing First

Rich people are lying to seniors about the billionaire tax; does the news media care?

Why is the City Attorney’s Office ‘investigating’ a leaked document? It’s unprecedented and alarming

Four rental units become one $4.75 million mansion. Will the supes legalize it?

SF budget picture improves as mayor tries to cut the tax that is part of the recovery

Sup. Jackie Fielder hasn’t resigned—and doesn’t need to

Massive No Kings events show Trump is in trouble—but what comes next?

So much to protest next weekend

Plan to ‘streamline’ commissions faces widespread opposition at supes hearing

Seven rental units become a $32 million mansion; is this even remotely legal?

How to tax AI when companies replace human workers

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