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Those high-tech scooters on the streets are hurting pedestrians

Plus: Sick leave for domestic workers, an update on Dream Keepers—and what's up with the city's Climate Action Plan anyway? That's The Agenda for Dec. 6-12

Tim Redmond - December 5, 2021

Transportation

Walton calls for SFMTA to restore a key bus line in Vis Valley

Route that takes Southeast residents to Soma and Chinatown was cut in the pandemic, and the community wants it back.

Garrett Leahy - December 5, 2021

News + Politics

SF destroyed the lives of cab drivers—and is now trying to duck responsibility

SFMTA sold drivers expensive permits, then let Uber and Lyft undermine the industry. Now the permits are worthless—and the city is doing nothing.

Tim Redmond - December 2, 2021

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The Agenda

Those high-tech scooters on the streets are hurting pedestrians

Plus: Sick leave for domestic workers, an update on Dream Keepers—and what's up with the city's Climate Action Plan anyway? That's The Agenda for Dec. 6-12

Tim Redmond - December 5, 2021

Transportation

Walton calls for SFMTA to restore a key bus line in Vis Valley

Route that takes Southeast residents to Soma and Chinatown was cut in the pandemic, and the community wants it back.

Garrett Leahy - December 5, 2021

News + Politics

SF destroyed the lives of cab drivers—and is now trying to duck responsibility

SFMTA sold drivers expensive permits, then let Uber and Lyft undermine the industry. Now the permits are worthless—and the city is doing nothing.

Tim Redmond - December 2, 2021

Housing

Supes pass key affordable housing bill with a veto-proof majority

Vote demonstrates a clear mandate that the Mayor's Office use Prop. I money for social housing.

Tim Redmond - November 30, 2021

Environment

Join us tonight Wed/1 for a public discussion on climate justice in SF

As part of our post-COVID progressive agenda, we will be discussion what climate justice means. It's open to anyone who sends an email to tim@48hills.org

Tim Redmond - November 30, 2021

Opinion

Memo to SF supes: On affordable housing, don’t be Joe Manchin

Approving money for social housing is a clear mandate—and the opposition talking points are the same old tired nonsense we have heard before.

Kim Tavaglione - November 29, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Let them eat handbags

Can someone please explain to me why the stealing of mere symbols of social goodness (i.e., social status) is somehow worse than the stealing of actual goodness.

Mira Martin-Parker - November 29, 2021

Letters to the Editor

An ethical landlord calls for more social housing

Why the supervisors should approve $64 million in spending with a veto-proof majority

Spike Kahn - November 29, 2021

The Agenda

Supes face key affordable housing vote

Plus: more taxpayer dollars for bad cops, and 248 people locked up beyond the legal time for a speedy trial because SF courts are lagging ... that's The Agenda for Nov. 29-Dec. 5

Tim Redmond - November 28, 2021

Housing

Lawsuit seeks to block Plan Bay Area 2050—and prevent gentrification

Petition argues that the sweeping regional planning proposal would displace tens of thousands of vulnerable residents in the name of more high-end development.

Tim Redmond - November 28, 2021

Housing

Breed seeks to undermine support for new affordable housing money

Mayor trying to convince affordable housing groups to back away from Preston's $64 million supplemental appropriation.

Tim Redmond - November 22, 2021

Housing

Local control of all land-use decisions could wind up on fall 2022 ballot

Backers of a sweeping measure to block the state from mandating housing or other zoning rules are gathering signatures; it could have huge implications.

Tim Redmond - November 21, 2021

Crime

Boudin recall ad features paid staffers and a scandal-plagued former DA

Why don't the local media, so happy to attack the DA, fact-check an ad that is blatantly false and kind of ridiculous?

Tim Redmond - November 19, 2021

Homelessness

Politics killed a homeless drop-in center, supes hearing shows

Mayor's Office cancelled project the same day Breed told a conservative group in the Haight that 'it's not going to happen.'

Tim Redmond - November 19, 2021

Protest

Rittenhouse verdict: ‘If he were Black he would be going away for life’

Cat Brooks, Justice Teams Network director, responds to the jury in Kenosha

Tim Redmond - November 19, 2021

Housing

Preston seeks $64 million, now, for social housing purchases

The city has the cash to buy buildings that are at risk for speculation and evictions, which could have a huge impact on displacement.

Tim Redmond - November 16, 2021

Transportation

Opinion: Muni’s restoration plan ignores the needs of people with disabilities

Changes to the J-Church and the 2-Clement lines leave serious gaps for people who have limited mobility.

Bob Planthold - November 16, 2021

Housing

Castro eviction battle shows total failure of state housing laws

The abuse of the Ellis Act is a total disgrace—and the city needs to move faster to buy at-risk buildings, protesters say.

Tim Redmond - November 15, 2021

Housing

Poll shows SF voters don’t believe market-rate housing will help crisis

Clear majorities say the city should protect vulnerable communities from luxury housing that causes displacement.

Tim Redmond - November 15, 2021

Homelessness

Breed bows to Cole Valley conservatives in blocking homeless drop-in center

Plus: Uncovering the privatization and corruption scandals of the Parks Alliance and the Rec-Park Department. That's The Agenda for Nov. 15-21

Tim Redmond - November 14, 2021

News + Politics

Campos kicks off campaign with strong labor and LGBT support

With election in just 93 days, wide range of progressives come together to support the only queer Latinx candidate in the race.

Tim Redmond - November 14, 2021

News + Politics

Everything you were never told about Veteran’s Day

It was once about peace. Now it's about a brutal, bloated military that doesn't really care about its veterans.

Herb Mintz - November 12, 2021

News + Politics

Why are both Republicans and Democrats so obsessed with Cuba?

After more than 60 years, the US is still trying to overthrow the government of a small island nation that is no threat to us.

Manolo De Los Santos and Vijay Prashad - November 11, 2021

Homelessness

Why Mayor Breed suddenly blocked a homeless drop-in center in the Haight

A plan that CIty Hall and community activists fully supported abruptly died last month. Here's what happened.

Tim Redmond - November 10, 2021

News + Politics

No surprise—Boudin recall will be on the June ballot

If you spend $1.4 million, you can qualify almost anything—but this will be a big test for the integrity of elections and SF's political leadership.

Tim Redmond - November 9, 2021

Housing

Labor, housing activists tell supes: Trickle-down policy is a failure

Hearing on jobs-housing mix makes clear that market-based solutions haven't worked and the city needs a new approach.

Tim Redmond - November 8, 2021

The Agenda

While Chron, Yimbys whine, SF Supes talk seriously about affordable housing

Board members look at ways to buy buildings, promote social housing, and fight displacement—without private speculation. That's The Agenda for Nov. 8-14

Tim Redmond - November 7, 2021

Housing

Some perspective—and facts—on supes’ recent housing vote

The Chron and Yimbys are going crazy. So let's take a moment to look at the actual numbers behind the 469 Stevenson decision.

Tim Redmond - November 5, 2021

Housing

Union workers need more affordable housing, new study shows

Collaboration between labor and housing activists shows that current market-driven policies won't keep workforce in town.

Garrett Leahy - November 3, 2021

Environment

The deep problem with the Glasgow summit that leads to failure

The global elites ask none of the insanely rich to give up anything, and let oil companies off the hook—while they seek sacrifice from the rest of us. Not going to work.

Tim Redmond - November 2, 2021

News + Politics

The high price of cops continues

Lawsuits allege homophobia, beatings. Plus: A developer violates city law for years—and wins. That's The Agenda for Oct. 31 to Nov. 7

Tim Redmond - October 31, 2021

Opinion

Recalls are for losers

People who couldn't win the first time are using a new tactic that we should oppose on principle.

Tim Paulson - October 31, 2021

Housing

In dramatic move, supes block huge luxury housing project in Soma

Debate shows city planners' utter failure to understand the role of market-rate housing in gentrification and displacement.

Tim Redmond - October 27, 2021

City Hall

OK Culture and corruption at City Hall

Just like the folks in Hollywood and the NFL, San Francisco leaders have looked the other way at a toxic culture.

Tim Redmond - October 27, 2021

Crime

An SF courtroom veteran says the Chron is missing the point (and the facts) on Boudin

Another Sunday, another rotten Heather Knight column—and a response by a public defender who knows how the system actually works.

Tim Redmond - October 25, 2021

The Agenda

Saving Soma—and laundromats

The Agenda: Another massive development (and the loss of a place to wash your clothes) shows why zoning rules are really important.

Tim Redmond - October 24, 2021

Remembrance

When Hunter Thompson worked for his arch-enemy, the Hearst Corporation

The legendary Gonzo journalist hated the big corporate empire—but spent years working for it. That's a key part of local media history.

Peter Richardson - October 24, 2021

Housing

Luxury housing will destroy the last low-income community in Soma

Oh, and on a site with very shaky ground, the building could be the next Leaning Tower.

John Elberling - October 20, 2021

Elections

School Board recall election set; Assembly candidates could run four times

Plus: Some very sketchy moves by signature gatherers for Boudin recall effort.

Tim Redmond - October 18, 2021

Elections

Haney launches Assembly campaign with strong building-trades union support

Sups. Safai and Walton and BART Board member Lateefah Simon also speak in favor of Haney.

Tim Redmond - October 18, 2021

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