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LGBTQ
The future of the Castro Theater, and its role in the LGBTQ community, now at City Hall
Historic Preservation Commission will consider whether the legendary venue can become a concert nightclub.
Tim Redmond
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January 29, 2023
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Housing
Why it makes sense for stakeholders to sue the city for failing its affordable housing goals
The Housing Element numbers are really funky and don't make sense—and under Breed's Administration, there may be no other option.
Housing
Tim Redmond
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January 26, 2023
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Planning Department has ambitious housing goals; Mayor’s Office stands in the way
New study says market conditions, not city requirements, prevent housing construction
Breed blocks affordable housing project in District 5 for ‘petty politics’
Elections
Voting for the future direction of the California Democratic Party
Competing slates vie for roles as party delegates; ballots are in the mail and the in-person elections are this weekend.
Elections
Tim Redmond
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January 6, 2023
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So now I am an ‘election denier?’
Mar concedes, as Board of Supes shifts in a conservative direction
Breed School Board appointee is now losing to progressive challenger
COVID
Sleepwalking toward Covid disaster
In the interest of returning to 'normal,' the US is ignoring the crisis of Long Covid
COVID
Bruce Mirken
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August 10, 2022
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Monkeypox meltdown: Hundreds scramble for vaccine as supplies run out
Unlike London Breed, I never took my mask off. Now COVID cases are up again
The Agenda
Watching the cops, and recording them …
... Plus supes take on the future of Laguna Honda. That's The Agenda for Jan. 29-Feb 5.
Tim Redmond
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January 29, 2023
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Housing
Why it makes sense for stakeholders to sue the city for failing its affordable housing goals
The Housing Element numbers are really funky and don't make sense—and under Breed's Administration, there may be no other option.
Tim Redmond
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January 26, 2023
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LGBTQ
The future of the Castro Theater, and its role in the LGBTQ community, now at City Hall
Historic Preservation Commission will consider whether the legendary venue can become a concert nightclub.
Tim Redmond
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January 29, 2023
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The Agenda
Watching the cops, and recording them …
... Plus supes take on the future of Laguna Honda. That's The Agenda for Jan. 29-Feb 5.
Tim Redmond
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January 29, 2023
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Housing
Why it makes sense for stakeholders to sue the city for failing its affordable housing goals
The Housing Element numbers are really funky and don't make sense—and under Breed's Administration, there may be no other option.
Tim Redmond
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January 26, 2023
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News + Politics
New board committees show little dramatic change—and some potential
Conservatives take over one panel, but progressives still control budget and land use—and a new committee on homelessness could take on a big role.
Tim Redmond
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January 25, 2023
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Housing
Planning Department has ambitious housing goals; Mayor’s Office stands in the way
Hearing shows huge disconnect between lofty goals and the ability of the city to implement them.
Tim Redmond
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January 23, 2023
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The Agenda
Supes to consider housing farce—and start on the mayor’s budget
Everybody knows the Housing Element won't work, but it's going to be approved anyway. Maybe at least someone will ask some questions.
Tim Redmond
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January 21, 2023
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News + Politics
SF could lead the way on public power for California
Lafco hearing sets the stage for a new effort to replace private utilities, in the city and statewide.
Tim Redmond
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January 20, 2023
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Housing
New study says market conditions, not city requirements, prevent housing construction
It's not affordable-housing policies or regulatory delays: Under current conditions, there is no way to meet the state's housing mandates.
Tim Redmond
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January 19, 2023
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Music
Remembering Jeff Beck’s endless talent, through Stevie and Mingus
A thrift store find ushered me into the guitarist's world, which straddled, rock, jazz, blues, and funk
John-Paul Shiver
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January 19, 2023
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Housing
Breed blocks affordable housing project in District 5 for ‘petty politics’
Shuttered car wash could have been more than 100 affordable units, until the mayor went back on a deal with the supes.
Tim Redmond
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January 18, 2023
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Economy
As the rich party in Davos, a new study shows the importance of a global wealth tax
This needs to be on the agenda of political leaders at every level, from Congress to the SF Board of Supes.
Tim Redmond
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January 17, 2023
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News + Politics
Health Commission faces the ongoing crisis at Laguna Honda Hospital
And meanwhile, hundreds of unhoused seniors have serious medical issues that are getting entirely ignored.
Tim Redmond
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January 16, 2023
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Business + Tech
What the new AI says about the Yimby movement and agenda
You can make it argue almost anything, and it's alarmingly cogent. Here's an example.
Tim Redmond
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January 16, 2023
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The Agenda
Booms, busts, PG&E and the bloated police budget
Every city agency has to face cuts—but not the cops? And when will the city move to seize PG&E's grid? That's The Agenda for Jan. 15-22
Tim Redmond
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January 15, 2023
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Housing
Sweeping in the rain
From SoMa to Wood Street Commons, the unhoused suffer as the brutal sweeps continue
Tiny
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January 14, 2023
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Police
Four takeaways from the historic Police Commission vote this week
A progressive commission is becoming the focus of broader criminal-justice reform issues.
Tim Redmond
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January 13, 2023
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News + Politics
Why is Breed resisting a life-saving program that faces no real legal or financial obstacles?
Safe consumption sites work in New York, stunning testimony at a hearing shows. Yet SF is putting on the brakes.
Tim Redmond
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January 11, 2023
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Homelessness
The story behind the garden-hose assault outside a North Beach gallery
Sup. Peskin's office has been working for years to get help for this homeless person—and city agencies have completely failed them.
Tim Redmond
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January 10, 2023
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Police
Police Commission considers dramatic changes in racist traffic stops (with Breed opposed)
If a slim 4-3 majority holds, SF could take the national lead in addressing pattern of cops stopping and hassling Black and Brown motorists.
Tim Redmond
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January 10, 2023
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Homelessness
San Francisco continues homeless sweeps, during storm, defying a federal court order
New legal filing shows how cops continue to roust the unhoused even when the city can't offer any safe and secure shelter.
Tim Redmond
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January 9, 2023
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News + Politics
Surprise! Aaron Peskin is the new Board of Supes president
It took 17 votes and a progressive split before Peskin, who hadn't been a candidate, entered the race and won.
Tim Redmond
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January 9, 2023
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Labor
All about most people: Illuminating the history of the California labor movement
'From Mission to Microchip' author Fred B. Glass talks about how his City College course makes the long struggle relevant today
James Tracy
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January 9, 2023
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News + Politics
The next supes president, the future of safe-consumption sites, PG&E’s failure …
... and what the School Board leadership debate is really about. That's The Agenda for Jan. 9-16
Tim Redmond
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January 8, 2023
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Elections
Voting for the future direction of the California Democratic Party
Competing slates vie for roles as party delegates; ballots are in the mail and the in-person elections are this weekend.
Tim Redmond
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January 6, 2023
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Environment
After death, returning your body to the Earth
Human composting is cheaper and more environmentally sound than traditional burials or cremation.
Savannah Dewberry
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January 5, 2023
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News + Politics
SF tried to further damage cab drivers who are already suffering
SFMTA wants to take away cab permits from people who won them just Uber and Lyft destroy the industry—but Board of Appeals pushes back
Tim Redmond
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January 4, 2023
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News + Politics
SF plans for the next storm—but what about the one after that?
Breed blames forecasters—and city offers only 170 new shelter beds for thousands of unhoused people.
Tim Redmond
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January 3, 2023
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Development
What if floods are part of the new normal in San Francisco?
We all worry about drought, but floods are also a result of climate change. And SF is nowhere near ready for that.
Tim Redmond
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January 2, 2023
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News + Politics
Politics, 2023: The budget crisis, housing, the mayor’s race, criminal justice ….
... and will this be the year that the Yimby narrative finally falls apart? Our projections.
Tim Redmond
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January 1, 2023
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News + Politics
Is SF ready for climate change? A flooded city seemed unprepared
Why did city officials wait until the intersections were impassible to put out warnings and close streets?
Tim Redmond
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January 1, 2023
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Development
Is gentrification an environmental impact?
Court ruling says yes—and this could change development law in California.
Tim Redmond
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December 29, 2022
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News + Politics
Some New Year’s resolutions for SF politics
I'm always happy to take the time as 2023 dawns to tell everyone else what to do—and let's start with seizing PG&E's power grid.
Tim Redmond
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December 28, 2022
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News + Politics
Our top stories of 2022
Protests, recalls, monkeypox, garlic noodles, drag queens, rappers, Raver Girl: Essential coverage of a wild year
Marke B.
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December 28, 2022
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News + Politics
It’s going to be a difficult 2023 for Mayor London Breed
A looming urban crisis will call for visionary leadership and policies, which are in short supply in this administration.
Tim Redmond
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December 26, 2022
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Opinion
Judge’s order barring sweeps should serve as a wake-up call for SF
Instead of denials and resistance, Breed Administration should take immediate steps to provide alternatives for people living on the streets.
Dean Preston
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December 26, 2022
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Housing
My sister and I live at the Oasis Family Shelter. The owners should sell it to the city — not close it down.
It's making a huge difference in family lives. Losing this site would be a terrible failure.
By Yaasmeen Haseen
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December 21, 2022
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Drug policy
Why are we still fighting over harm reduction in SF?
Feinstein resisted AIDS-era needle exchanges, now Breed rejects proven safe injection sites. We can't incarcerate our way out of crisis
Tim Redmond
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December 16, 2022
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Media
Conservative YIMBYs just took over SF’s biggest lifestyle site. Its ex-editor tells us what that means
GrowSF controls The Bold Italic. Former head Matt Charnock, now of Underscore, dishes on the local media impact
Marke B.
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December 12, 2022
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The Agenda
What does Breed plan to do about the overdose crisis?
Plus: The future of Laguna Honda, racist police traffic stops, and the farce that is the city's Housing Element. That's The Agenda for Dec. 11-18
Tim Redmond
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December 11, 2022
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Housing
Why 469 Stevenson, the much-hyped project, will provide zero affordable housing for SoMa
Look at the numbers. It just doesn't add up. And there was a much better alternative.
John Elberling
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December 11, 2022
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