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Trump’s attacks on trans people and public health escalate into a war on reality itself

Bruce Mirken - February 9, 2025

Administration moves to purge scientific facts, stifle essential research, and erase entire populations.

Housing

A project almost nobody wants is going forward in the Mission, thanks to Yimbys

Tim Redmond - February 7, 2025

60 low-tenants displaced by fire (one dead); now landlord gets to build luxury condos—only because of Wiener and his allies in Sacramento.

Police

Full board will hear Lurie’s attempt to fire pro-reform police commissioner

Tim Redmond - February 6, 2025

Mandelman calls for Committee of the Whole to consider whether to allow the mayor to oust Max Carter Oberstone

News + Politics

Inside the pervasive news media bias in the Berkeley mayoral election

Zelda Bronstein - February 6, 2025

Missing context, misleading stories helped boost longshot Adena Ishii into the city's top office.

Police

Lurie is trying to fire an independent police commissioner; maybe the chief is next

Tim Redmond - February 4, 2025

Mayor wants the supes to let him remove Max Carter-Oberstone, one of the best members of the oversight panel, for no good reason except power

Immigration

Deporting people from stolen land

Tiny - February 3, 2025

How can the US government force people to leave when white settlers came (without visas) and stole the land in the first place?

Economy

A very rich guy says low taxes on the very rich are bad for everyone, even the very rich

Tim Redmond - February 3, 2025

Morris Pearl, president of Patriotic Millionaires, talks about what's really wrong with the tax system—and whether it can change in the Trump era.

The Agenda

How can SF fund Muni and prevent a total system (and civic) collapse?

Tim Redmond - February 2, 2025

The city and state have to look seriously at changing the way local governments can collect taxes. There's no other option. That's The Agenda for Feb 2-9

News + Politics

Dear Elon: Go to Mars, please!

Joel Schechter - February 2, 2025

Maybe Trump, Vance, Zuckerberg, and Bezos could join you. Bon Voyage!

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Some Democratic Party leaders try to block measure calling out Trump’s Big Tech allies

Tim Redmond - January 30, 2025

DCCC resolution opposing GOP ally donations, including in SF, passes—but Nancy Tung and Trevor Chandler try to undermine it

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