Thursday, May 2, 2024

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News + Politics

New laws seek to end private developer risk, burdening public instead

Why should cities and counties guarantee profits for builders and push the costs of growth onto the local taxpayers?

SF march draws tens of thousands in solidarity with people in Palestine

"From Palestine to the Philippines, stop the US war machines!" rang out through the Civic Center on Saturday.

Bandcamp layoffs paint bleak picture for indie musicians and union organizers

Sadie Dupuis of Speedy Ortiz, John Darnielle of Mountain Goats, more weigh in on rough blow to local fan-favorite platform.

Who should pay for more cops? Plus: high-speed police chases ….

... and alternatives for the future of downtown. That's The Agenda for Nov. 5-12

We all want local government to work—but for whom?

The Chron seems to think the plutocrats are the ones who ought to be in charge. That's never ended well.

What all this talk about giving the mayor more power really means

It's all about giving Big Money more ability to control San Francisco. That has always been a disaster.

Dan Hoyle’s ‘Border People’ demonstrates the radical empathy we need right now

The long-running solo show channels 11 folks crossing identity-based and geographic borders, and remains a must-see

Beep, beep: Meet your Muni drivers, colorfully illustrated

New art book 'Muni Is My Ride' captures the deeply committed, fundamentally human side of our daily public transport

Plan to put police funding in City Charter creates huge public safety risks

Labor activists say Dorsey measure would threaten a wide range of public-safety programs; it also won't work.

The new War on Drugs isn’t working any better than the old one did ….

But Breed and Jenkins are pushing to make it worse. We have seen this before and it ended very badly.

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