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A terrible housing bill looms in Sacramento

Tim Redmond - May 22, 2016

The State Assembly may vote as early as Monday on a bill that would give real estate developers a huge windfall at the expense...

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Why allowing more housing makes property more expensive

Tim Redmond - May 18, 2016

Fred Sherburn-Zimmer, director of the Housing Rights Committee, stood on the steps of City Hall yesterday morning and explained why allowing the free market...

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A real answer to the mayor’s (latest) bogus housing plan

Calvin Welch - May 16, 2016

Market based “solutions” to our housing affordability crisis come and go like spring fashions; only the crisis persists. Eight years ago, it was removing maximum...

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Airbnb, tech execs fund nasty DCCC attack piece

Tim Redmond - May 12, 2016

A committee funded in large part by Airbnb and tech executives has unleashed a remarkable hit piece that targets almost entirely women of color...

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The absurdity of the Airbnb supporters

Jennifer Fieber - May 11, 2016

The San Francisco Tenants Union fully supports and helped craft the long-needed fix to our short-term rental regulations that Supervisors David Campos and Aaron...

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The case for the youth vote

Tim Redmond - May 4, 2016

The Board of Supes met with the Youth Commission Tuesday, and the biggest question around a potential charter amendment allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to...

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The lessons of last fall’s Airbnb campaign

Calvin Welch - May 2, 2016

Last month, at its annual meeting in Puerto Rico, the American Association of Political Consultants gave the $10M Airbnb-financed No on F campaign its...

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The Agenda, May 2-May 9: Will the mayor meet with the hunger strikers?

Tim Redmond - May 1, 2016

The hunger strike for police accountability is now well into its second week, and still not one word – seriously, not one word –...

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Airbnb suddenly drops $245,000 into local politics

Tim Redmond - April 28, 2016

Just days after Sups. David Campos and Aaron Peskin announced a measure to more tightly regulate short-term rentals, Airbnb, the biggest company in that...

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Who will oppose the new Airbnb measure?

Tim Redmond - April 25, 2016

Sups. David Campos and Aaron Peskin have teamed up to take on Airbnb with a simple, clear piece of legislation that could have an...

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A terrible housing bill looms in Sacramento

Why allowing more housing makes property more expensive

A real answer to the mayor’s (latest) bogus housing plan

Airbnb, tech execs fund nasty DCCC attack piece

The absurdity of the Airbnb supporters

The case for the youth vote

The lessons of last fall’s Airbnb campaign

The Agenda, May 2-May 9: Will the mayor meet with the hunger strikers?

Airbnb suddenly drops $245,000 into local politics

Who will oppose the new Airbnb measure?

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