The Agenda

Wiener-Newsom CEQA ‘reform’ is a dangerous fraud

Lithium battery factories without environmental review. Miami Beach development along the coast. And it's not going to make housing more affordable

The Agenda Tim Redmond - July 1, 2025

Demolish rent-controlled housing? New Wiener bill could wipe out restrictions

Plus: Politics and Pride. That's The Agenda for June 19-July 6

News + Politics Tim Redmond - June 30, 2025

Supes, mayor at budget impasse

Layoffs, housing money at issue as Lurie won't back down on cuts

City Hall Tim Redmond - June 25, 2025

The silly ‘red scare’ over New York’s leading candidate for mayor

Mamdani's platform is just common sense, and it worked; is the Democratic Party Old Guard even paying attention?

The Agenda Tim Redmond - June 25, 2025

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Protesting the Lurie budget—and talking about long-term progressive solutions

Tim Redmond - June 22, 2025

Plus: Will the board defy a district supe and let Lurie shift money from housing into shelters? That's The Agenda for June 23-30

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The supes will at last have a serious discussion about income inequality and taxing the rich

Tim Redmond - June 18, 2025

Chen measure would ask the state Legislature to allow a local income and wealth tax on the richest San Franciscans

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Massive protests: Against Trump—and against the Lurie budget

Tim Redmond - June 15, 2025

Millions all over the country, including red states, oppose Trump. Plus: Brutal city budget comes down to the final weeks. That's The Agenda for June 15 to 22

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The brutality of the Billionaires Budget starts to unfold

Tim Redmond - June 11, 2025

Here are some of the critical services on the chopping block—and why this doesn't need to happen

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Finally, some details on the mayor’s budget (we can only hope)

Tim Redmond - June 8, 2025

Plus: The debate over shelters, and new leadership at the Police Commission ... that's The Agenda for June 8-15

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Brutality of Lurie budget comes into focus as labor, community vow to fight back

Tim Redmond - June 4, 2025

Many of the cuts will hurt the most vulnerable but much of the damage is still not clear

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What the Lurie budget does—and doesn’t—offer

Tim Redmond - June 1, 2025

Plus: What did the director of Rec-Park know about the Parks Alliance scandal? That's The Agenda for Jun3 1-8

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Could a New York mayoral candidate have a solution to SF, state budget crisis?

Tim Redmond - May 28, 2025

Lurie, Newsom, face strong pushback from labor as cuts loom. Maybe everyone should be looking east, where taxing the rich could get a socialist elected mayor of the nation's largest city

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Lurie’s compliant Board of Supes

Tim Redmond - May 18, 2025

Plus: A stealth Amazon center in Bayview—and Muni's epic fail on Bay to Breakers day. That's The Agenda for May 19-25

News + Politics

UPDATED: 48 Hills wins 16 California Journalism Awards

Marke B. - May 18, 2025

Our fiercely independent reporting scored awards for General Excellence, Best Column, Arts Coverage, Homeless Reporting, more

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Newsom’s latest attack on the unhoused is brutal, cruel—and a political fail

Tim Redmond - May 13, 2025

The guv wants to be president, but the data shows he's taking the wrong path. Are we surprised?

The Agenda

Fentanyl deaths up 50 percent in three months; why isn’t this a big news story?

Tim Redmond - May 11, 2025

Plus: A terrible project that Yimby, Wiener and Co. has forced on San Francisco. That's The Agenda for May 11-18

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More money for the district attorney—but what about the public defender?

Tim Redmond - May 4, 2025

Plus: The end of harm reduction, equity in planning ... and no, Donald Trump can't be the next Pope. That's The Agenda for May 4-11

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The Pope, Capitalism, and the SF budget battle

Tim Redmond - April 27, 2025

Plus: An exclusive golf club vs. school kids, and would a new hotel undermine an existing historic building? That's The Agenda for April 27-May 4

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The basic idea of telling people about development runs into the Yimby agenda

Tim Redmond - April 20, 2025

Plus: The end of harm reduction as a primary policy. That's The Agenda for April 20-27

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The Agenda

Wiener-Newsom CEQA ‘reform’ is a dangerous fraud

Demolish rent-controlled housing? New Wiener bill could wipe out restrictions

Supes, mayor at budget impasse

The silly ‘red scare’ over New York’s leading candidate for mayor

Protesting the Lurie budget—and talking about long-term progressive solutions

The supes will at last have a serious discussion about income inequality and taxing the rich

Massive protests: Against Trump—and against the Lurie budget

The brutality of the Billionaires Budget starts to unfold

Finally, some details on the mayor’s budget (we can only hope)

Brutality of Lurie budget comes into focus as labor, community vow to fight back

What the Lurie budget does—and doesn’t—offer

Could a New York mayoral candidate have a solution to SF, state budget crisis?

Lurie’s compliant Board of Supes

UPDATED: 48 Hills wins 16 California Journalism Awards

Newsom’s latest attack on the unhoused is brutal, cruel—and a political fail

Fentanyl deaths up 50 percent in three months; why isn’t this a big news story?

More money for the district attorney—but what about the public defender?

The Pope, Capitalism, and the SF budget battle

The basic idea of telling people about development runs into the Yimby agenda

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