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City Hall

Supes delay changes in remote public comment—for one week

Tim Redmond - February 28, 2023

Dorsey talks of a possible compromise as several members say they don't want to prevent callers who can't get to City Hall from participating in meetings.

Business + Tech

Democrats like me are sick of billionaires getting their way—and then whining

Tim Redmond - February 27, 2023

Michael Moritz is the latest to say the left is ruining SF. Except that the left doesn't run the city. He seems to want a plutocracy—and he controls a major local news outlet.

Art Review

‘Dismantling Monoliths’ poetically highlights the right to turn yourself away

Genevieve Quick - February 27, 2023

Curator Jamil Hellu and artists' show at SF Camerawork balances intimacy, consent, and restraint.

The Agenda

Saving residential hotels, limiting public comment—and the budget process begins

Tim Redmond - February 26, 2023

Plus: Why Downtown failed, and what we can learn. That's The Agenda for Feb. 27-March 5.

Crime

DA Brooke Jenkins is getting a total pass from the local news media

Tim Redmond - February 24, 2023

Crime is as bad as it was under Chesa Boudin. But none of the outlets that attacked him are holding the new DA accountable.

Business + Tech

How the Chron creates misleading, inaccurate narratives that lead to bad public policy

Tim Redmond - February 22, 2023

The poor scooter company that had to leave town turns out to be a bad civic actor—and a lot of folks are glad it's gone.

Development

The price of corruption: Families face eviction from illegal units in Portola

Tim Redmond - February 21, 2023

Developer cheated. City officials allowed it. Now the tenants have to pay.

LGBTQ

The New York Times has done serious damage with its coverage of trans people

Tim Redmond - February 19, 2023

There's no such thing as 'objectivity' when it comes to basic human rights.

Police

American policing is broken—and the history of Oakland cops helps explain why

Tim Redmond - February 16, 2023

A brilliant, incisive new book exposes the corruption on one city, and its lessons for policing in the US. We talk to the authors.

Housing

Wiener bill would kick elected officials out of critical land-use and housing decisions

Zelda Bronstein - February 16, 2023

If cities don't meet the state's impossible housing goals, unelected bureaucrats could be approving development projects with no oversight.

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