City Hall

The city’s a mess. The supes don’t want to question the mayor

Plus: How to expand equity with neighborhood schools—and will Lurie's agenda create a sterile city that nobody will celebrate in 50 years? That's The Agenda for OCt. 18-25

The Agenda Tim Redmond - October 18, 2026

School Board to consider plans that would increase inequality in student enrollment

'Neighborhood schools' are a great idea—unless you have radical economic inequality among neighborhoods. That's The Agenda for Oct. 11-18

The Agenda Tim Redmond - October 11, 2026

Nobody who stuck with Manny Yekutiel has apologized to the sexual assault survivors

Plus: Some actual moves to fight evictions and protect tenants in a rent emergency. That's The Agenda for Oct. 4-11

The Agenda Tim Redmond - October 4, 2026

LA is taxing mansions to building affordable housing. Why is Lurie opposing a similar plan?

Plus: Supes to confront jail conditions ... and have the Yimbys crossed a line in the Castro?

The Agenda Tim Redmond - September 27, 2026

The Agenda

AI operators aren’t slowing down; they are becoming even more of a threat to democracy

Tim Redmond - September 20, 2026

Plus: Will Lurie support public power? We will find out this week

The Agenda

Want to slow down AI before it kills us? Maybe just cancel all the IPOs

Tim Redmond - September 13, 2026

Plus: How Lurie wants more control (and what it will mean) ... and can we please have a functional Sunshine Task Force? That's The Agenda for Sept. 13-20.

Humor

A search for the corrupt insiders in Lurie’s City Hall

Joel Schechter - September 8, 2026

The mayor says he wants to root them out. Maybe he should start with the billionaires funding his charter amendments

The Agenda

Lurie and Mamdani could not be more different

Tim Redmond - September 6, 2026

Plus: Big Tech money moves into D10 .... and will the Planning Commission approve a project without knowing what it is? That's The Agenda for Sept. 7-14

News + Politics

Public bank kicks off campaign; Lurie asks for $33 million more for dubious contract …

Tim Redmond - August 30, 2026

... Plus: Waymo and the Blue Angels, drones delivering packages—and why does the Chron care more about a team owner's sex life than the horrifying, deadly working conditions on the field? That's The Agenda for Aug. 30-Sept. 6

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48 Hills - August 29, 2026

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The Agenda

Ro Khanna’s endorsement of Connie Chan could make a difference with Chakrabarti voters

Tim Redmond - August 23, 2026

Plus: Will the local Democratic Party side with the billionaires—and why is Lurie opposing affordable housing? That's The Agenda for Aug. 23-30

The Agenda

The Marina Safeway project has a serious toxics and sewage problem

Tim Redmond - August 16, 2026

And yet, thanks to Wiener, there's no EIR. Plus: Punk politics in the 1970s—and today. That's The Agenda for Aug. 16-23

The Agenda

Wiener’s attacks on Chan backfire, badly

Tim Redmond - August 9, 2026

Plus: What are the candidates going to do to make Larry Ellison pay for Social Security? And what's up with Matt Dorsey's $25K slush find? That's The Agenda for Aug 9-16

The Agenda

How the fall election is shaping up

Tim Redmond - August 2, 2026

Chan and Wiener are essentially tied; how will the Marina Safeway project impact that race? That's The Agenda for Aug. 2-9

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What’s up with our new Planning Commission members?

Tim Redmond - July 27, 2026

Plus: Another developer giveaway. That's The Agenda for July 27-Aug 2

The Agenda

Trans community, allies condemn Wiener for exploiting a march he was asked to leave

Tim Redmond - July 20, 2026

Plus: No Planning Commission? No Sunshine Task Force? That's The Agenda for July 19-26

City Hall

After 10 years, advocates finally have a chance to make public bank a reality

Ian Firstenberg - July 17, 2026

Just a vision in 2016, it's now coming before the voters. But will Mayor Lurie stand in the way?

The Agenda

Why change the disclosure rules for developers and political consultants?

Tim Redmond - July 12, 2026

Plus: Key Charter amendments—and it looks as if the DSA housing initiative is going to be hard to defeat. That's The Agenda for July 12-19

Environment

Public power moves a step forward

Tim Redmond - July 9, 2026

Planning Commissioners loyal to Lurie vote to certify EIR for PG&E takeover

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City Hall

The city’s a mess. The supes don’t want to question the mayor

School Board to consider plans that would increase inequality in student enrollment

Nobody who stuck with Manny Yekutiel has apologized to the sexual assault survivors

LA is taxing mansions to building affordable housing. Why is Lurie opposing a similar plan?

AI operators aren’t slowing down; they are becoming even more of a threat to democracy

Want to slow down AI before it kills us? Maybe just cancel all the IPOs

A search for the corrupt insiders in Lurie’s City Hall

Lurie and Mamdani could not be more different

Public bank kicks off campaign; Lurie asks for $33 million more for dubious contract …

Give the gift of Tim Redmond!

Ro Khanna’s endorsement of Connie Chan could make a difference with Chakrabarti voters

The Marina Safeway project has a serious toxics and sewage problem

Wiener’s attacks on Chan backfire, badly

How the fall election is shaping up

What’s up with our new Planning Commission members?

Trans community, allies condemn Wiener for exploiting a march he was asked to leave

After 10 years, advocates finally have a chance to make public bank a reality

Why change the disclosure rules for developers and political consultants?

Public power moves a step forward

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