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New D4 supe faces defining vote on Lurie’s Rich Family Zoning Plan

Plus: A way to control corporate campaign spending, and saving car-free Market St .... That's The Agenda for Dec. 1-7

The Agenda Tim Redmond - November 30, 2025

How California (and other states) can bring back the money that Trump takes away

We don't have to be broke: Study shows states have many progressive revenue options—if the governors and legislators will take advantage of them

Economy Tim Redmond - November 24, 2025

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

News + Politics

It’s official: Connie Chan is running for Congress

Tim Redmond - November 20, 2025

Supervisor takes on Wiener—and has a path to victory

News + Politics

5 quick ways to save 48 Hills

Tim Redmond and Marke B - November 19, 2025

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

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

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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.'

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.

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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.

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.

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News + Politics

New D4 supe faces defining vote on Lurie’s Rich Family Zoning Plan

How California (and other states) can bring back the money that Trump takes away

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

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