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New district lines would deeply hurt progressive politics in San Francisco

Tim Redmond - March 28, 2022

Astonishing gerrymandering blows District 5 into bits and divides up progressive voters across the city to give the conservatives a strong advantage.

Development

The Treasure Island toll is regressive, pointless—and still somehow alive

Tim Redmond - March 13, 2022

The developers got a sweet deal, and now want to make low-income residents pay for the ferry service they need to sell high-end condos.

News + Politics

The new draft district supes maps: WTF?

Tim Redmond - March 10, 2022

Critics—and there are plenty—say the plan would undermine LGBT, Black, and progressive representation on the board.

Housing

Demolitions, speculation—and maybe not that much new housing anyway

Tim Redmond - March 7, 2022

Remarkable honesty at a supes hearing shows the actual impact of ending single-family zoning in San Francisco.

The Agenda

Can SF run its own bike-share program (and challenge the privatizers?)

Tim Redmond - February 13, 2022

Plus: The June 6 ballot shapes up—and will the Police Commission take civilian oversight seriously? That's The Agenda for Feb. 14-21

Campaign Trail

The hits keep coming: Haney backers go after Campos, Mahmood

Tim Redmond - February 10, 2022

Big money pays as (utterly false) dirt flies in the Feb. 15 election—but is it too late to make a difference?

City Hall

Supes grill PG&E exec on how the company is holding SF hostage

Tim Redmond - February 3, 2022

The company is basically saying 'Screw You' to the city, and is unapologetic about wanting to block SF from using its own clean public power.

The Agenda

How many apartments are vacant in SF—and what can we do about it?

Tim Redmond - January 30, 2022

The major reform measures made it through their first round at the Rules Committee last week and will be back Monday/31 for what should...

Elections

Reform measures move forward as supes talk about the real ‘power grab’

Tim Redmond - January 27, 2022

The power of the mayor (and developers) and the failures of the news media are the issues as the Rules Committee considers Charter amendments for the June ballot.

News + Politics

How Recology’s monopoly leads to very dubious rate accounting

Tim Redmond - January 17, 2022

City records show the way the garbage company could be inflating its costs—and charging consumers for it.

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New district lines would deeply hurt progressive politics in San Francisco

The Treasure Island toll is regressive, pointless—and still somehow alive

The new draft district supes maps: WTF?

Demolitions, speculation—and maybe not that much new housing anyway

Can SF run its own bike-share program (and challenge the privatizers?)

The hits keep coming: Haney backers go after Campos, Mahmood

Supes grill PG&E exec on how the company is holding SF hostage

How many apartments are vacant in SF—and what can we do about it?

Reform measures move forward as supes talk about the real ‘power grab’

How Recology’s monopoly leads to very dubious rate accounting

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