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News + Politics

News + Politics

News + Politics

Does SF need 24/7 robot taxis (that don’t pay any fee to be taxis)?

Tim Redmond - July 9, 2023

Plus: A move to limit ballot information, and a cut to affordable housing requirements for developers. That's The Agenda for July 9-16

Police

Police crackdown at Dolores skate party raises all sorts of troubling questions

Tim Redmond - July 9, 2023

Why so many militarized officers? Why arrest so many kids? Will Jenkins press charges? How much will this cost the city? And where is Sup Mandelman?

Culture

Threads vs. Twitter: Look ma, no Nazis (yet)

Tamara Palmer - July 8, 2023

Instagram’s new app offers a fix for soap opera lovers and the social media-dependent—but watch that privacy

Business + Tech

Let’s talk, for real, about taxes

Tim Redmond - July 6, 2023

Almost everything wrong with the US economy is the result of tax cuts for the wealthy. SF shouldn't make the same mistake.

Music

After 17 years, electronic duo Microfilm still make wistful bangers together

Marke B. - July 6, 2023

Latest album 'Body Arcana' explores the couple's blend of queer pop sensibility with shimmering dance floor acumen

Housing

Breed housing plan, which threatens tenants, gets narrow commission nod

Tim Redmond - July 5, 2023

Maybe Paris is not such a great role model for the West Side of town.

News + Politics

The Democratic Party is suffering from learned helplessness that threatens us all

Bruce Mirken - July 4, 2023

When we need serious change, it's always an excuse that says 'no we can't.'

City Hall

Supes make changes that will really matter in Breed’s budget proposal

Tim Redmond - July 3, 2023

Critical programs saved—but there's still a big structural issue here.

News + Politics

Why I went to DC to protest Biden’s foolish and cruel policy on Cuba

Mark Ginsburg - July 3, 2023

The ongoing economic blockade, a relic of Trump, makes no geopolitical or human sense.

LGBTQ

Supreme Court caps off Pride month with a slap of bigotry

Marke B. - June 30, 2023

I can't believe we've gone so far backwards that we have to care what Christians think of us again.

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