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The (Election Day) Agenda: It’s going to be close

Election Day is Tuesday, June 5. All the polls are clear: This is close, and second-place votes are going to determine the winner. I...

Foreign Correspondent: The politics behind the Gaza protests

On my most recent reporting trip to Gaza, I stayed with a family living just a short walk from the Israeli border. At dusk...

Foreign correspondent: What will Iran do now?

FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT President Donald Trump announced that the US is pulling out of the Iran nuclear accord--and Iranians are really pissed. Thousands of Iranians demonstrated...

How SF loses affordable housing almost as fast as it gets built

The Planning Commission will hear a report Thursday/24 on the city’s latest housing balance figures – and the data includes some startling information that...

Natalie Portman boycotts Israeli prize; right wing goes ballistic

Actress Natalie Portman, a strong supporter of Israel, has come under vicious attack for criticizing that country's leadership. She now joins the club of...

The Agenda: Standing up to the cops

Tuesday/1is International Workers Day, celebrated in countries around the globe, but not (officially) in the United States. It’s also the day when 48hills celebrates...

SF needs a mayor who will tax, spend, and regulate

Consider a short list of the realities facing our next mayor: The social/economic/cultural transformation of the city through unchecked hyper-gentrification caused by a development policy...

Foreign Correspondent: The missile attacks on Syria

In 1998, al Qaeda killed 224 people when it attacked US embassies in East Africa. In retaliation, President Bill Clinton ordered a missile strike...

Trump, Tokyo, and the Korean crisis

TOKYO -- My reporting from Japan indicates President Donald Trump has managed to piss off both the political right and left. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo...

Can SF get ahead of new technology? Maybe …

San Francisco is not good at figuring out how to handle new technology. When Uber and Lyft began breaking the law and operating taxis...