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Breed tries to micromanage and control her commissioners, hearing shows

Tim Redmond - October 12, 2022

Her resignation letter demands were inconsistent with the City Charter—but also showed that she wanted to control every aspect of what her appointees did.

Opinion

Let’s try to avoid a nuclear war

Norman Solomon - October 10, 2022

Demonstrations at the offices of Sens. Feinstein and Padilla call for the US to back off on actions that might lead to armageddon.

Homelessness

Begging, sadly, for protection from eviction at Oakland’s Wood Street community

Tiny - October 10, 2022

A bicycle convoy to Sacramento shows how legislators duck the crisis.

The Agenda

John Crew, legendary police accountability activist (and wonderful guy) dies at 65

Tim Redmond - October 9, 2022

Plus: The mayor's mandatory resignation letters—and why the new Housing Element Draft is a long, detailed, carefully crafted joke. That's The Agenda for Oct. 9-16

Development

It’s the mayor, not the neighborhood, slowing affordable housing in the Haight

David Woo - October 9, 2022

Community groups have pushed for a project at 730 Stanyan that the Mayor's Office has repeatedly, inexplicably, delayed.

News + Politics

Grassroots Democrats denounce PAC that helped get Haney elected to Assembly

Tim Redmond - October 6, 2022

Govern for California is anti-labor, anti-teacher, anti-single-payer, and pro-Matt Haney. Now county committees around the state are telling Democrats not to take the money.

News + Politics

Can we still say fuck ’em if they can’t take a joke?

Tim Redmond - October 4, 2022

The Supreme Court could consider whether parody is protected speech. The Onion makes the point, quoting a Bay Guardian case. It's a serious issue.

Protest

Critical Mass turns 30

Steven T. Jones - October 3, 2022

It's a party. It's a protest. It changed the way San Francisco thinks about bicycles.

Housing

The news media ignore affordable housing. Plus: Taking on the Hunters Point toxics …

Tim Redmond - October 2, 2022

... where' the rent-relief money going, and why does SF need another massive office and housing complex downtown? That's The Agenda for Oct. 2-9

Opinion

On Supreme Court, liberals have one job to do—and they’re not doing it

Bruce Mirken - September 29, 2022

Expanding the court is our only hope. Why are so many progressive groups and leaders sitting on their hands?

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