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Here’s who’s getting rich from tobacco money

Tim Redmond - September 29, 2019

The latest campaign-finance numbers are in, and they include some surprises – and some information that should surprise nobody. Juul Labs has spent $11.5 million...

News + Politics

As Amazon burns, Democratic leaders deny climate-change debate

Christopher D. Cook - August 26, 2019

As the Amazon rainforest blazed into blackening skies in Brazil, further intensifying the climate crisis, activists’ months-long push for a Democratic Party presidential debate...

News + Politics

After 50 years, SF poised to move on public power

Tim Redmond - July 28, 2019

The Chron kicked off the annual media week of stories on homelessness Sunday with a long, detailed, Q&A – readers submitted questions, and Editor...

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Eight ‘Big Ideas’ at MoveOn Forum

Jeantelle Laberinto - June 2, 2019

On Saturday afternoon, eight Democratic presidential hopefuls appeared for MoveOn’s “Big Ideas Forum” in San Francisco. Senator Bernie Sanders, Senator Cory Booker, Congressman Beto O’Rourke,...

News + Politics

Does more density bring down housing costs? Come to the debate

Tim Redmond - May 26, 2019

The biggest change to housing law in California in decades – state Sen. Scott Wiener’s AB 50– is on hold, for the moment. But...

News + Politics

Ethics Commission rejects plan to eliminate spending caps

Tim Redmond - February 18, 2019

The San Francisco Ethics Commission decided Friday not to propose rules that would have in effect abolished spending caps for local campaigns. The proposal from...

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Big donor supports GOP Senate campaign, Lindsey Graham … and Jessica Ho, Sonja Trauss, and Christine Johnson

Tim Redmond - October 1, 2018

In the wake of the horrifying Kavanaugh hearings, it seems likely most San Franciscans are hoping that the GOP loses control of both the...

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The Prop. C job-loss myth …

Tim Redmond - September 4, 2018

The Chamber of Commerce, the cops, and some big tech companies are attacking Prop. C, which would tax a small number of companies to...

Movies

‘Dark Money’ explores the terrible consequences of Citizens United

Emily Wilson - July 27, 2018

MOVIES When Kimberly Reed first heard about Citizens United, the 2010 Supreme Court decision that determined corporations were people and money was speech, allowing...

Opinion

OPINION: The best sort of democracy for San Francisco

Steven Hill and Tom Ammiano - July 18, 2018

Calvin Welch has been a dedicated housing activist and progressive leader for decades, but we have consistently disagreed with him about Ranked Choice Voting...

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Here’s who’s getting rich from tobacco money

As Amazon burns, Democratic leaders deny climate-change debate

After 50 years, SF poised to move on public power

Eight ‘Big Ideas’ at MoveOn Forum

Does more density bring down housing costs? Come to the debate

Ethics Commission rejects plan to eliminate spending caps

Big donor supports GOP Senate campaign, Lindsey Graham … and Jessica Ho, Sonja Trauss, and Christine Johnson

The Prop. C job-loss myth …

‘Dark Money’ explores the terrible consequences of Citizens United

OPINION: The best sort of democracy for San Francisco

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