Friday, May 3, 2024

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Business + Tech

The brutal budget crisis of 2024—and how the city could address it without huge cuts

Tim Redmond -
San Francisco needs to rethink how it collects taxes—and the state is going to have to get out of the way.
Elections

Here come the billionaires: Election 2024

Tim Redmond -
Big money goes into measures attacking poor people and eroding police oversight. It's really about Breed's re-election and the oligarchs controlling the city.
Housing

The year in housing policy: State forced SF into a no-win situation (and Breed went along)

Tim Redmond -
The supes did what they had to do, although a lot of them didn't like it—but it's not going to matter anyway.
News + Politics

Opinion: The Valencia Street center bike lane was a mistake and has to go

Kevin Ortiz and David Quinby -
It's bad for cyclists, bad for small business, and shows the need for SFMTA reform.
Featured

Save 48 Hills! It’s tax-deductible 🙂

48 Hills -
Going into an election year, independent media must survive the assault by billionaires, conservatives, and big chains.
News + Politics

Young people arrested in police sweep at Dolores skate event file federal suit

Tim Redmond -
Held for seven hours, with no water or access to bathrooms, in the cold, teenagers who did nothing illegal are demanding the city take responsibility.
Protest

Jenkins files serious charges against Bay Bridge protesters demanding Gaza ceasefire—but it’s a stretch

Tim Redmond -
Serious criminal charges in civil disobedience cases are rare in SF, for good reason.
News + Politics

Why is the Chron so freaked out about Socialism?

Tim Redmond -
Yes, neoliberal capitalism helped create the homelessness crisis. What are we even arguing about that?
Housing

Planning Commission agrees to end public input on many housing developments

Tim Redmond -
Narrow 4-3 votes ends the ability of community activists to call out unscrupulous landlords and speculators.
Housing

Check the record: Preston and his progressive colleagues are not against housing

Tim Redmond -
Back in 2021, when Heather Knight was still at the Chronicle, the Yimbys put out something they called a "study" of the housing record...

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