News + Politics

Sauter, Sherrill vote to give the mayor power to solicit private money with no oversight

Fielder wanted at least some compliance with city law on corruption and 'behested payments.' The two guys dismissed her concerns

City Hall Tim Redmond - November 23, 2025

It’s the city’s fault that a rare earthquake shack is almost gone

City planners were asleep at the switch as a key piece of SF history was deeply damaged

Opinion Marc Norton - November 23, 2025

It’s official: Connie Chan is running for Congress

Supervisor takes on Wiener—and has a path to victory

News + Politics Tim Redmond - November 20, 2025

5 quick ways to save 48 Hills

Donate, sustain, upgrade, advertise, share: Here's how to ensure your favorite local indie outlet survives into 2026.

News + Politics Tim Redmond and Marke B - November 19, 2025

Homelessness

Supes toss homeless advocate off the oversight commission she helped create

Tim Redmond - November 18, 2025

Move signals a shift away from the 'housing first' model, which has proven effective all over the country

Housing

Supes panel refuses to protect existing housing from demolitions

Tim Redmond - November 17, 2025

Rich Family Zoning Plan moves forward, without tenant or small business protections

The Agenda

Lurie goes west to defend his Rich Family Zoning Plan…

Tim Redmond - November 16, 2025

... and neighborhoods ask the supes to accept amendments—and bring state officials in to testify. That's The Agenda for Nov. 16-23

Opinion

Dear Gavin: Here are some (free) tips for your presidential campaign

Joel Schechter - November 16, 2025

You've been to Brazil, how about Wall Street? Maybe you can ask the rich to start paying taxes

Remembrance

Disability activist and oracle Alice Wong passes away at 51

Marke B. - November 15, 2025

'If we take care of everyone, that will contribute to a stronger society. It’s not a weakness to need help and no one is invincible.'

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News + Politics

Lurie’s D4 bungle: This is what happens when you have no political sense

Tim Redmond - November 14, 2025

The Lurie Administration is looking like amateur hour

Music

Still hung up on ‘Confessions on a Dance Floor’

Joshua Rotter - November 14, 2025

A very gay ode to Madonna's glitter galaxy of a dance floor comeback, as it hits 20 with a deluxe re-release.

Housing

Is Chris Elmendorf a ‘folk economist?’

Zelda Bronstein - November 12, 2025

The Yimby champion is now attacking planners who supposedly don't know economics—but it appears that this law professor doesn't either.

City Hall

Can we ‘reform’ the City Charter without addressing economic inequality?

Tim Redmond - November 11, 2025

San Francisco could have lots of nice things. Maybe SPUR could help.

Exclusive

Score a FREE PAIR of Cirque du Soleil tickets (and help save local indie media, too)

Marke B. - November 10, 2025

New big top show ECHO comes to Oracle Park starting Nov. 20—here's how to get a ticket and support 48 Hills.

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The Agenda

With a ‘heavy heart,’ tenant protections move forward at Planning Commission

Tim Redmond - November 9, 2025

Plus: The Chron's vicious attack on two sitting progressive supes ... that's The Agenda for Nov. 9-16

Elections

Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s real legacy

Tim Redmond - November 9, 2025

She was always a neoliberal Democrat who dismissed the left and put the party and its power ahead of her constituents at home

Protest

Refuse Fascism launches sustained peaceful resistance movement in DC

Dorothy O'Donnell - November 8, 2025

Catching up with the young activists as they press for the removal of the Trump regime through multiple protest actions.

News + Politics

The death of a Lucky, and the rise (again) of a food desert in Bayview Hunters Point

Tom Molanphy - November 6, 2025

With little notice, a grocery store once promoted as a 'game changer' shuts down—just as people are losing their SNAP benefits

Elections

‘Let’s bring some of those vittles back to the table:’ What the Nov. 4 election means

Tim Redmond - November 5, 2025

Economic populism seems to be working. Siding with Trump doesn't. Where does the Democratic Party go now?

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News + Politics

Sauter, Sherrill vote to give the mayor power to solicit private money with no oversight

It’s the city’s fault that a rare earthquake shack is almost gone

It’s official: Connie Chan is running for Congress

5 quick ways to save 48 Hills

Supes toss homeless advocate off the oversight commission she helped create

Supes panel refuses to protect existing housing from demolitions

Lurie goes west to defend his Rich Family Zoning Plan…

Dear Gavin: Here are some (free) tips for your presidential campaign

Disability activist and oracle Alice Wong passes away at 51

Lurie’s D4 bungle: This is what happens when you have no political sense

Still hung up on ‘Confessions on a Dance Floor’

Is Chris Elmendorf a ‘folk economist?’

Can we ‘reform’ the City Charter without addressing economic inequality?

Score a FREE PAIR of Cirque du Soleil tickets (and help save local indie media, too)

With a ‘heavy heart,’ tenant protections move forward at Planning Commission

Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s real legacy

Refuse Fascism launches sustained peaceful resistance movement in DC

The death of a Lucky, and the rise (again) of a food desert in Bayview Hunters Point

‘Let’s bring some of those vittles back to the table:’ What the Nov. 4 election means

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