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Supes put dark money measure on November ballot

Tim Redmond - February 12, 2019

Supervisor Gordon Mar and eight of his colleagues have filed to place a measure on the November, 2019 ballot that would close some of...

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Will the state Democratic Party support public power?

Tim Redmond - February 10, 2019

The collapse of Pacific Gas and Electric Company is leading to serious efforts on both the statewide and the local level to replace the...

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Debate over $185 million windfall begins this week

Tim Redmond - February 3, 2019

The debate over how to spend a $185 million windfall that the city just received begins at the Board of Supes Wednesday/6 when the...

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SF is ready for public power

Tim Redmond - January 28, 2019

The California Public Utilities Commission today gave PG&E access to credit markets in advance of an expected bankruptcy filing tomorrow – but the last-minute...

The Agenda

Fight the PG&E bailout!

Tim Redmond - January 27, 2019

THE AGENDA The California Public Utilities Commission is meeting Mon/28 to discuss, among other things, PG&E’s rates and the pending bankruptcy. Some of the...

Campaign Trail

A progressive candidate files for DA, opening up the 2019 race

Tim Redmond - January 15, 2019

Since the day George Gascon announced he’s not running for re-election as district attorney, progressives involved in the criminal justice system have been wondering...

News + Politics

Mar pushes Breed on budget accountability

Tim Redmond - January 15, 2019

Sup. Gordon Mar made his first big statement today, demanding that Mayor London Breed open up the budget process to community advocates. During Question Time,...

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PG&E is in bankruptcy court — and public power may be the only way out

Tim Redmond - January 14, 2019

It was, in a weird way, ironic to hear on NPR today that PG&E is one of the first companies that is directly impacted...

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Protesters call for public control of PG&E — and it makes such perfect sense

Tim Redmond - January 10, 2019

Activists shut down another hearing of the California Public Utilities Commission today, just after Pacific Gas and Electric Co. tried to head off bankruptcy...

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Relax: Yee’s ‘interim committees’ are just placeholders

Tim Redmond - January 10, 2019

The progressive supporters of Sup. Norman Yee, who won the board presidency thanks to the votes of three moderates, have been saying that he...

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Supes put dark money measure on November ballot

Will the state Democratic Party support public power?

Debate over $185 million windfall begins this week

SF is ready for public power

Fight the PG&E bailout!

A progressive candidate files for DA, opening up the 2019 race

Mar pushes Breed on budget accountability

PG&E is in bankruptcy court — and public power may be the only way out

Protesters call for public control of PG&E — and it makes such perfect sense

Relax: Yee’s ‘interim committees’ are just placeholders

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