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

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

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
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The Marina Safeway project has a serious toxics and sewage problem

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
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Wiener’s attacks on Chan backfire, badly

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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
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How the fall election is shaping up

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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?

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Plus: Another developer giveaway. That's The Agenda for July 27-Aug 2
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Trans community, allies condemn Wiener for exploiting a march he was asked to leave

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Plus: No Planning Commission? No Sunshine Task Force? That's The Agenda for July 19-26
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Why change the disclosure rules for developers and political consultants?

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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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