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Some reality facing the candidates for president
Economic inequality and climate change will doom human civilization unless we take some pretty serious steps. I'm waiting for the candidate who is willing to say that.
News + Politics
Building momentum and the Women’s March
Plus: Newsom's got the housing crisis all wrong -- and SF negotiates with PG&E over CLeanPowerSF. That's The Agenda for Jan 21-28.
News + Politics
Some sanity — and insanity — at the Planning Commission
Dramatic discussion on the housing crisis -- and then business as usual.
Campaign Trail
A progressive candidate files for DA, opening up the 2019 race
Chesa Boudin, a deputy public defender whose life has been shaped by the criminal justice system, offers a new perspective in a campaign dominated by tough-on-crime candidates.
News + Politics
Mar pushes Breed on budget accountability
Plus: Yee puts progressives in control of key committees.
News + Politics
CASA’s secret New York junket
42 people flew to Manhattan for a three-day event that had no real policy purpose -- and MTC is stonewalling on releasing the price tag.
News + Politics
PG&E is in bankruptcy court — and public power may be the only way out
The state has allowed PG&E to socialize risk and privatize profit. That might not be an option any more.
News + Politics
A more inclusive city budget, housing that doesn’t get built …
... and shocking data on Black unemployment during the tech boom. That's The Agenda for Jan. 14-20
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The Agenda
News + Politics
The new supes, a public bank, police secrecy …
... and a pricey inauguration for a governor who has no apparent concept of the problem of economic inequality. That's The Agenda for Jan. 7-13.
The Agenda
Celebrating the new supes …
... plus transit justice -- and has Willie Brown forgotten his entire political career? That's The Agenda, New Year's Week edition
News + Politics
SF keeps losing affordable housing
Plus: The future of a municipal bank, Free City College forever .. and look at which public officials are supporting the Yimbys. That's The Agenda for Dec. 9-16
News + Politics
When demolition threatens neighborhood merchants
Plus a Rent Board nominee who helps landlords screw tenants and a chance to make Free City College permanent ... that's The Agenda for Dec. 2-9
News + Politics
The reality about Nancy Pelosi …
.... plus questioning the mayor about homelessness, addressing racism in SF hiring, and dealing with the complex issue of conservatorships. That's The Agenda for Nov. 18-25.
Opinion
News + Politics
Conservatorship: The new ‘ugly laws’
Another tool to take individuality and power away from poor, disabled, and senior people will start in SF and LA.
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Opinion
Beyond Zuckerberg General Hospital
Are philanthropy and charity really solutions to society's problems?
News + Politics
Let’s start over, Mayor Breed
How about showing some good faith by ending the homeless sweeps?
News + Politics
The truth about Prop. C
We know what works to address homelessness -- and the No on C campaign isn't telling the truth
News + Politics
A chance at civic leadership, stalemated
Breed could have stood up to the Chamber of Commerce and Downtown and brought the city together to solve the homeless problem. It will be hard for her to go back.
Tenant Troubles
News + Politics
Tenant Troubles: What Prop. 10 is really about
The measure does nothing but allow local control; for a lot of tenants, it could make a huge difference
Tenant Troubles
Tenant Troubles: My washer broke — should I sign a lease?
In San Francisco, if you don't have a lease it may be harder for the landlord to evict you.
News + Politics
Tenant Troubles: Can I add two roommates? Should I?
Is it a good idea to move out, sort of, but keep a rent-controlled unit by subletting to new "roommates?"
Tenant Troubles
Tenant Troubles: How do I get my roommate to leave?
It's not easy -- and it shouldn't be. Hiring a lawyer and doing an eviction is expensive and ugly, so look for other options
Tenant Troubles
Tenant Troubles: Can my landlord refuse to let me have a service animal?
In many cases, no -- but be careful about the paperwork
Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Correspondent
Trump: The sudden anti-war champion?
Sorting out the president's impetuous moves in Syria and Afghanistan
Foreign Correspondent
Sex, Russia, and impeachment
Blaming Trump's victory on Russia is not a smart narrative for Democrats, and could backfire.
Foreign Correspondent
Senate tumult reflects popular discontent with Yemen War
International relief organizations consider the conflict the world's worst humanitarian crisis. Now, it seems, the US is paying attention.
Foreign Correspondent
Israel loses politically in Gaza battle
Military power won't win this war; there has to be a solution that recognizes Palestinian rights to land.
Foreign Correspondent
Murder of Saudi journalist builds opposition to Yemen war
Mid-term elections could reverse Trump policies
Campaign Trail
Campaign Trail
Some reality facing the candidates for president
Economic inequality and climate change will doom human civilization unless we take some pretty serious steps. I'm waiting for the candidate who is willing to say that.
Campaign Trail
A progressive candidate files for DA, opening up the 2019 race
Chesa Boudin, a deputy public defender whose life has been shaped by the criminal justice system, offers a new perspective in a campaign dominated by tough-on-crime candidates.
Campaign Trail
Mar declares victory in D4 as Jessica Ho concedes
Progressives will have seven votes on the Board of Supes.
Campaign Trail
Election winners and losers in SF
A lot of votes still to count, but it looks like a big night for progressives -- and a rough night for Big Tech and Real Estate (and the mayor)
Campaign Trail
Haney far ahead, Mar still leading and Prop C has won big!
Overall, a strong night for progressives -- and a challenge for Mayor Breed.
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News + Politics
Building momentum and the Women’s March
Plus: Newsom's got the housing crisis all wrong -- and SF negotiates with PG&E over CLeanPowerSF. That's The Agenda for Jan 21-28.
News + Politics
Some sanity — and insanity — at the Planning Commission
Dramatic discussion on the housing crisis -- and then business as usual.
Campaign Trail
Some reality facing the candidates for president
Economic inequality and climate change will doom human civilization unless we take some pretty serious steps. I'm waiting for the candidate who is willing to say that.
Arts + Culture
Arts Forecast: Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore confronts queer assimilation in ‘Sketchtasy’
Plus: Mozart's birthday, SF Movement Arts Fest, Jasmine Infiniti, and coastal light sculptures
Arts + Culture
Psychic Eye Records’ new compilation shows darkwave support for TGI Justice Project
The Bay label looks to weave an auditory conjuring — and give a primer on its experimental swath of artists
Arts + Culture
Black Panthers, today: A 1968 photo series exploring the activists’ humanity finds significance in 2019
SFAI students and contemporary Black artists re-contextualize Pirkle Jones and Ruth-Marion Baruch's influential and controversial images
Arts + Culture
Playwright Lauren Yee’s tribute to China Town community comes home to SF
'King of Yees' is a tribute to her father, community leader Larry Yee
All Ears
DJ Spooky spins the Web in YBCA’s ‘Quantopia’
Marke B. -
The electronic music wiz speaks about his new multimedia performance, which explores the history and effects of the Internet.
Topics
Screen Grabs
Screen Grabs: The world’s most popular comedy duo shows its seams in ‘Stan & Ollie’
Plus: The latest Dragon Ball Super installment, the year's second-most hype foreign film, and Freddy Krueger's sordid gay drama
News + Politics
What the regional housing “compact” amounts to — so far
Plenty of bills that will please developers and landlords; not so many for tenants and vulnerable communities.
News + Politics
Yee is board president — what does that mean?
Some progressives side with moderates to elect a cautious, compromise leader -- but Ronen emerges with a powerful political base.
News + Politics
Political power — in San Francisco and Sacramento
Progressives celebrate in Chinatown as Newsom puts out meaningless platitudes that ignore the issue of massive wealth inequality.
News + Politics
The spy cameras you didn’t know about in Golden Gate Park
Eight security cameras quietly installed at Alvord Lake, leading to privacy and policy issues.
Campaign Trail
Some reality facing the candidates for president
Economic inequality and climate change will doom human civilization unless we take some pretty serious steps. I'm waiting for the candidate who is willing to say that.
News + Politics
Building momentum and the Women’s March
Plus: Newsom's got the housing crisis all wrong -- and SF negotiates with PG&E over CLeanPowerSF. That's The Agenda for Jan 21-28.
News + Politics
Some sanity — and insanity — at the Planning Commission
Dramatic discussion on the housing crisis -- and then business as usual.
News + Politics
CASA’s secret New York junket
42 people flew to Manhattan for a three-day event that had no real policy purpose -- and MTC is stonewalling on releasing the price tag.
News + Politics
What the regional housing “compact” amounts to — so far
Plenty of bills that will please developers and landlords; not so many for tenants and vulnerable communities.
News + Politics
What the regional housing “compact” amounts to — so far
Plenty of bills that will please developers and landlords; not so many for tenants and vulnerable communities.
News + Politics
SF keeps losing affordable housing
Plus: The future of a municipal bank, Free City College forever .. and look at which public officials are supporting the Yimbys. That's The Agenda for Dec. 9-16
News + Politics
Tax breaks for corporations are a bad idea, new study shows
The Twitter tax break, the tax breaks for Amazon -- they do a lot more harm than good. It's time SF officials admitted that.
News + Politics
6,000 more office workers with no housing, the failure of planning in the Eastern Neighborhoods …
... and the Monster in the Mission is back. That's The Agenda for Oct. 29- Nov. 4
News + Politics
Brown, Bloomberg (and their agenda) face protests at Climate Action Summit
Diverse groups say the crisis is upon us -- and market-based solutions don't work and damage vulnerable communities.
News + Politics
Building momentum and the Women’s March
Plus: Newsom's got the housing crisis all wrong -- and SF negotiates with PG&E over CLeanPowerSF. That's The Agenda for Jan 21-28.
Arts + Culture
Black Panthers, today: A 1968 photo series exploring the activists’ humanity finds significance in 2019
SFAI students and contemporary Black artists re-contextualize Pirkle Jones and Ruth-Marion Baruch's influential and controversial images
Campaign Trail
A progressive candidate files for DA, opening up the 2019 race
Chesa Boudin, a deputy public defender whose life has been shaped by the criminal justice system, offers a new perspective in a campaign dominated by tough-on-crime candidates.
News + Politics
How the Yimbys got slaughtered in the November SF election
It's hard to campaign to be a neighborhood supervisor when you attack neighborhoods.
Lit
Fearless artist Keith Haring’s sister tells his tale, for all ages
Marke B. -
Kay Haring's new children's book 'The Boy Who Just Kept Drawing' highlights his vibrant drive for a better world.