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The Agenda, Feb. 1- Feb. 7: Super Bowl protests and affordable housing

Tim Redmond - January 31, 2016

The Super Bowl City display is now live at the foot of Market Street, and the protests are going live, too. We already saw...

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Scenes from a bizarre police response to a peaceful protest

Sana Saleem - January 31, 2016

It’s Saturday, January 31, and protesters are gathered at Union Square to demand justice for Mario Woods, following a call from Justice for Mario...

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Occupy the Super Bowl?

Tim Redmond - January 27, 2016

The supporters of the Super Bowl want San Francisco to look like a nice, clean city where all is gold and diamonds and special...

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Ethics Commission tries to figure out nonprofit lobbying — and pushes steep Farrell fine

Tim Redmond - January 25, 2016

The San Francisco Ethics Commission took on two fascinating items tonight involving campaign finance and lobbying. Sup. Mark Farrell is refusing to pay $190,000 that...

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Scott Wiener goes after homeless people in tents

Tim Redmond - January 25, 2016

In what homeless advocates call a “cruel” move, Sup. Scott Wiener is asking city departments to crack down on homeless people who are living...

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The problem with the Google bus program

Sue Vaughan - January 25, 2016

On Tuesday, Jan. 26, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors will hear an environmental appeal of the permanent commuter shuttle program. That program, now...

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A police riot in 1967 has echoes today

Tim Redmond - January 18, 2016

UPDATED: Got some new information from Steve Morse, who was there, and the story reflects that now John Ross, the brilliant, shit-disturbing rebel reporter, died...

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BIG WEEK + PARTY RADAR: Top 10 things to do Thu/14-Mon/18

Marke B. - January 13, 2016

BIG WEEK + PARTY RADAR This week I'm combining both my events columns in a mad scientist experiment. (My underground lab is full of...

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The tragedy of poverty

Tiny - January 12, 2016

JANUARY 13, 2016 -- Gripping the steering wheel so tightly my hands hurt, I saw my mama so many years before, looking straight ahead...

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The mayor is sworn in — to boos and arrests

Tim Redmond - January 8, 2016

By Tim Redmond JANUARY 8, 2106 – I’ve been to a lot of mayoral inaugurations, and I’ve never seen one like today’s. There were so many...

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