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Arts + Culture

15 years in, DocFest opens eyes and minds

Dennis Harvey - June 1, 2016

SCREEN GRABS When SF DocFest (running June 2-16 at various venues) launched 15 years ago, it didn’t seem all that sure a thing. Yes, impresario...

News + Politics

The Agenda, May 30-June 5: Ed Lee’s bizarre judicial strategy ….

Tim Redmond - May 30, 2016

Mayor Ed Lee stopped by the Chronicle last week for an Editorial Board meeting, and since he didn’t have an effective answer for why...

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$1 million in tech and real-estate money pours into June SF election

Tim Redmond - May 27, 2016

The tide of tech and real-estate money flowing into the June 7th San Francisco election is now at more than $1 million, a stunning...

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Why we disrupted the Police Commission

Joshua Connor, Olivia Park, and Yakira Teitel - May 26, 2016

On Wednesday May 18th, members of UCSF’s Do No Harm Coalition and White Coats 4 Black Lives chapter interrupted the San Francisco Police Commission...

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The Agenda, May 23-29: Amateur hour in the Mayor’s Office …

Tim Redmond - May 22, 2016

By mid-afternoon, a little after 3pm Friday, reporters were starting to gather out in front of the Mayor’s office. We’d gotten the word, thanks...

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Trump-brand hate has no home in SF

Maria Poblet, Myrna Melgar, and N'Tanya Lee - May 20, 2016

On Tuesday, the SF Board of Supervisors and the sheriff have an opportunity to uphold core San Francisco values. The stakes are high. Trump-style...

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ABAG leaders betray local cities

Zelda Bronstein - May 18, 2016

The latest betrayal of Bay Area cities by the leadership of the Association of Bay Area Governments occurred on May 17, when the Joint...

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A regional-planning coup

Zelda Bronstein - May 16, 2016

In late April the year-long power struggle between our region’s land use and transportation planning agencies, respectively the Association of Bay Area Governments and...

News + Politics

The Agenda, May 16-22: Big, ugly luxury housing projects in the Mission and the Tenderloin….

Tim Redmond - May 15, 2016

The local news media made a big deal of the legal thrashing that Federal Judge Charles Breyer gave to an SF police officer who,...

News + Politics

The Agenda, May 9-15: Hunger strike moves to City Hall, early voting starts ….

Tim Redmond - May 8, 2016

UPDATED WITH CORRECTION The Frisco Five have changed tactics. The hunger strike is over, and they and their supporters are moving to large-scale protests, starting...

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