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Key rent control bill dies in Assembly committee

Tim Redmond - January 11, 2018

The effort to allow cities to impose effective rent controls failed in a state Assembly committee today after two Democrats refused to vote for...

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Ed Lee’s development legacy and the end of ‘balanced growth’

Calvin Welch - January 7, 2018

There is one defining fact about Ed Lee's years as mayor that has been missed in all that has been written about his legacy:...

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Why we should all care about the FCC’s net neutrality vote

Jackie Prager - December 15, 2017

On December 14, the Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 to repeal net neutrality. This a huge deal -- everyone should be paying attention to...

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Is Vasco Núñez de Balboa a role model for our children?

Tom Gallagher - December 15, 2017

The movement to remove the names of slave owners from positions of honor has taken down individuals both famous and obscure, from Confederate...

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Chiang wants to be governor, but is a bit vague on some key issues

Tim Redmond - December 8, 2017

State Treasurer John Chiang brought his campaign for governor to San Francisco today, and in front of a fairly modest media crowd accepted the...

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Little-known Yimby-developer bills will have big impact on local planning

Zelda Bronstein - December 3, 2017

Of the fifteen bills in the “housing package” signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown on September 29, the one that got the most...

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Always, forced to move

Tiny - November 26, 2017

The rubber sides of the boat were like arms – thick, round, hard. “These are the boats refugees have to travel through, men...

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‘Girls of the Golden West’: a new opera’s fresh take on the Gold Rush

Marke B. - November 20, 2017

ALL EARS After two decades of well-worn Gold Rush metaphors about Silicon Valley, we're long overdue for a fresh take on a time period calcified...

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Final arguments in the Garcia Zarate trial — and a night of comedy by an SF original

Tim Redmond - November 19, 2017

Closing arguments in the Jose Ines Garcia Zarate trial are set for Monday/20, and it’s likely that the case will go to the jury...

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Zarate prosecutor seeks First-Degree Murder

Tim Redmond - November 16, 2017

The prosecution in the nationally-covered Jose Ines Garcia Zarate case is asking for a First-Degree Murder verdict – which would imply that Garcia Zarate planned...

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Key rent control bill dies in Assembly committee

Ed Lee’s development legacy and the end of ‘balanced growth’

Why we should all care about the FCC’s net neutrality vote

Is Vasco Núñez de Balboa a role model for our children?

Chiang wants to be governor, but is a bit vague on some key issues

Little-known Yimby-developer bills will have big impact on local planning

Always, forced to move

‘Girls of the Golden West’: a new opera’s fresh take on the Gold Rush

Final arguments in the Garcia Zarate trial — and a night of comedy by an SF original

Zarate prosecutor seeks First-Degree Murder

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