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City Hall

Why change the disclosure rules for developers and political consultants?

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
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Public power moves a step forward

Planning Commissioners loyal to Lurie vote to certify EIR for PG&E takeover
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The political transformation of Sup. Alan Wong

In just two years, he went from a progressive to a corporate conservative. There's a sad lesson here.
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Public bank moves forward

Supes, 9-2, put measure before the voters. What is up with Sup. Alan Wong?
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The Agenda

In a surreal hearing, supes move to cut affordable housing requirements

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Plus: A key vote on public power at a diminished Planning Commission, and a dramatic change to 'housing first' policy ... That's The Agenda for July 5-12
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The Agenda

A Friday police riot and a glorious peaceful Sunday for Pride…

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... Plus: Why is an attack on affordable housing happening the day before the July 4 weekend—and the Giants players and Sen. Hawley need to go back to Bible School. That's The Agenda for June 28-July 5
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City Hall

Supes reject $28 million in Lurie budget cuts

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Agreement restores funding for critical services—but why was this so hard?
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City Hall

After hours of heart-wrenching public testimony, supes may save some programs

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Budget deal will include millions in add-backs—but not enough to prevent the loss of critical services as police budget approaches $1 billion
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City Hall

SF public bank plan moves toward November ballot

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A groundbreaking concept in local finance could begin operations after a Charter Amendment that—so far—has little visible opposition.
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The Agenda

This week, the public gets to weigh in on the brutal Lurie budget cuts

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Plus: Charter amendments for housing, a public bank, and more mayoral power. That's The Agenda for June 21-28
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City Hall

Lurie wants to make ballot arguments too expensive for small campaigns

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EXCLUSIVE: Dramatic increase in fees would help big-money and undermine grassroots groups. It goes before the supes Wednesday.
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The Agenda

A week of budget protests as Lurie’s brutal cuts hit everyone except the cops

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Plus: Letting big institutions off the planning hook—and yet another bizarre prosecution from DA Brooke Jenkins. That's The Agenda for June 14-19
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The Agenda

A profound new report on climate and economy ignored by most major news media

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Plus: Exposing SF's affordable housing failures—and the cops and DA can't get all the money when the rest of the justice system is starved. That's The Agenda for June 8-15
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The Agenda

The very weird stories about Chan and AIPAC just don’t add up

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Looks to me like a dirty trick. Plus: Something voters should know about Becerra. That's The Agenda for May 31-June 7
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Opinion

OPINION: Commissions are about engagement. Abolishing them is a bad idea

Tim Paulson -
I was a commissioner. Then I was fired. Here's why we need more, not less, civic participation
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The Agenda

A legendary planning commissioner plans to retire after 20 years of exceptional service

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Mandelman can now reshape panel to be more developer-friendly. Plus: Dorsey's drug-free housing bill is back—but who's going to pay for it? That's The Agenda for May 24-June 1
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City Hall

Lurie wants to undermine Free City College

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The life-changing program that has attracted national attention is facing a devastating budget cut—in defiance of the will of the voters
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The Agenda

Local news headlines get the economic impact of Prop. D totally wrong. Please: Do the math

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Plus: Silence from the Chron on Breed-Sherrill-Bloomberg story—and a move to save community clinics from the Lurie axe. That's The Agenda for May 17-24
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The Agenda

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

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