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Hotel rooms debate comes to the Board of Supes…

Tim Redmond - April 12, 2020

The next step in the effort by five supervisors to mandate that the city procure 8,250 hotel rooms for homeless people during the COVID-19...

News + Politics

Is SF General ready for the crisis?

Tim Redmond - March 15, 2020

The Board of Supes is still meeting at this point, although the board is encouraging people to submit comments online and avoid public gatherings...

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Latest person caught up in scandal was a major political player

Tim Redmond - March 13, 2020

Another major player in San Francisco politics in in serious trouble in the ever-widening City Hall scandal. Rodrigo Santos, an ally of former mayors Willie...

News + Politics

Some surprising political analysis from the local election results

Tim Redmond - March 5, 2020

The voter turnout is up to 55 percent in San Francisco now, and will exceed 60 percent once the last 54,000 ballots are counted....

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Supes approve City College money; will mayor veto?

Sam Lew - January 29, 2020

In a 7-4 vote, supervisors approved $2.7M in supplemental funding to the City College of San Francisco from the general reserve on Tuesday. The money...

Campaign Trail

Teacher’s Union endorses Wiener opponent for state Senate

Jeantelle Laberinto - January 20, 2020

The March State Senate primary in San Francisco is heating up. Jackie Fielder, the Indigenous-Mexicana queer activist who has been involved in the campaign for...

Housing

Walton wants SF to get serious about reparations

Sam Lew - January 18, 2020

Supervisor Shamann Walton announced Friday that he’s asking the city to develop a reparations plan for the Black community. “The effect of slavery still remains...

Campaign Trail

Control of SF Democratic Party up for grabs in March

Tim Redmond - December 8, 2019

California will for once play a significant role in choosing the Democratic nominee for president, since the state has moved up its primary to...

The Agenda

Guess who’s a lawyer for the city’s worst planning scofflaw? (Hint: He writes for the Chron)

Tim Redmond - October 27, 2019

The City Attorney’s Office and the Planning Department just released some details of the legal settlement between the city and the Academy of Art...

News + Politics

In dramatic hearing, Haney housing measure moves forward

Tim Redmond - October 22, 2019

The Land Use and Transportation Committee yesterday moved forward a plan to increase the fee office developers pay for housing after a remarkable hearing...

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Hotel rooms debate comes to the Board of Supes…

Is SF General ready for the crisis?

Latest person caught up in scandal was a major political player

Some surprising political analysis from the local election results

Supes approve City College money; will mayor veto?

Teacher’s Union endorses Wiener opponent for state Senate

Walton wants SF to get serious about reparations

Control of SF Democratic Party up for grabs in March

Guess who’s a lawyer for the city’s worst planning scofflaw? (Hint: He writes for the Chron)

In dramatic hearing, Haney housing measure moves forward

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