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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

So much to protest next weekend

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

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

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

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

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

How to tax AI when companies replace human workers

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

Why is Trump going to war with Iran?

Plus: Finally, a supervisor calls out City Planning for ignoring affordable housing, and the next move toward a public bank. That's The Agenda for March 1-8

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And now, another big tax cut for the developers and speculators in SF

Lurie, Mahmood want to eliminate affordable housing money to help the profits of luxury developers

Bernie Sanders talks about AI—and the billionaires who control it

Plus: The DCCC holds its endorsements meeting, and the supes vote on more chain stores and an illegal $40 million luxury hotel tax break. That's The Agenda for Feb. 22-March 1

How Lurie bungled the teachers strike

Plus: Why is an administration obsessed with public safety cutting crime-prevention programs that are way cheaper than cops? That's The Agenda for Feb. 15-22

When, oh when, we SF finally take action to get rid of PG&E?

Plus: An illegal $40 million giveaway, fighting ICE—and will the supes stand up to AT&T? That's The Agenda for Feb. 8-15

Hardly anyone opposes low-income senior housing, but there’s an appeal anyway

Bernal Heights project will go before the supes—but why?

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Lurie wants to give away $40 million in public money for a private hotel—but it may not be legal

Plus: Is somebody really, seriously, organizing a "March for Billionaires?" If it's a hoax, it's a good one. That's The Agenda for Feb. 1-8

Supes move forward a term-limits bill that’s a ‘solution in search of a problem’

Charter amendment ignores the real issue: The ability of the executive to make appointments to the legislature.

A very dubious term-limits bill that could easily be amended ….

... Plus: Parking in driveways and Yimby Law's suit against SF misses the point about affordable housing. That's The Agenda for Jan. 25-Feb. 1

Lurie discovers affordability

But of course, that doesn't mean taxing the billionaires

General Motors wants $71 million from SF, and the city attorney wants to fold

Plus: Fighting Tesla's robo fleet and Wiener flip-flops on Gaza genocide ... That's The Agenda for Jan. 11-18

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