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News + Politics

The misleading reports (and reporting) on Prop. E

Tim Redmond - February 2, 2020

I was around in 1986, when the San Francisco Chronicle, along with most of the political power structure of the city, argued that Proposition...

News + Politics

When Jerry Brown sounds like Donald Trump

Tim Redmond - January 26, 2020

Scott Shafer’s conversations with former Gov. Jerry Brown are running as a series on KQED, and the section on his work in Oakland, which...

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: Battle of the giant Russian oligarchs

Dennis Harvey - January 21, 2020

The big event this week is Friday’s return of Noir City, whose latest annual edition at the Castro we’ve previewed separately here. Among commercial openings...

Housing

Moms4Housing stand up to eviction

Tiny - January 13, 2020

UPDATE: The Sheriff's Office forcibly evicted the Moms this morning. https://twitter.com/LeftSentThis/status/1217138736560930817 Dominique Walker issued the following statement: “We’ve heard from people all over the world who are...

Housing

Forget SB 50 — San Francisco needs a bold plan for social housing

Steven Hill - January 9, 2020

State Senator Scott Wiener has reintroduced his housing bill, SB 50, which seeks to alleviate the housing crisis by forcing more density around transit corridors. But...

Culture

Bingeing on dystopia: The politico-cultural decade in review

Peter-Astrid Kane - December 30, 2019

Gore Vidal once remarked that the three saddest words in the English language were “Joyce Carol Oates,” but from the vantage point of late...

Arts + Culture

At Zinn Fair, Peter Cole explores SF’s unique history of labor and race

James Tracy - December 3, 2019

In Dockworker Power: Race and Activism in South Africa and the San Francisco Bay Area, labor historian Peter Cole uncovers the undocumented history of waterfront...

Housing

Mayor Breed sides with the Yimbys and developers

Tim Redmond - November 21, 2019

The housing agenda of Mayor London Breed continues to become more clear – and it’s entirely in line with development interests and the Yimby...

Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent: What is the role of the US in Hong Kong demonstrations?

Reese Erlich - August 23, 2019

I first met Jason Lee when he was promoting jazz concerts in his hometown of Hong Kong. More recently, he has been sending me...

News + Politics

Planners keep wanting to streamline approvals for housing that won’t get built

Tim Redmond - August 19, 2019

The Board of Supes isn’t back from vacation yet, but the Planning Commission is – and on Thursday/22 the panel will hear a report...

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