Tag: Chamber of Commerce
State Legislature moving to give telecom companies immense power
Bills would block any local control over placement of cell towers and antennas -- and it's passing with almost no opposition.
Planning Commission to hear a bad UCSF deal
Massive new development that violates historic agreements is drawing widespread opposition.
Another big-money anti-tax front group emerges in SF
The Chamber of Commerce and GOP donors have created Fed UP SF to attack progressive taxes.
The big GOP and real-estate money moves into District One
Fake tenants group and big outside cash is now trying to promote Philhour over Chan in a race that could determine the balance of power on the board.
GOP-linked big money attacks progressive candidates and taxes in SF
Millions in PAC money from the 1 percent -- and big Mitch McConnell backer -- floods into San Francisco for last-minute hit pieces.
Epic Sacramento showdown over looming eviction tsunami
In an important State Capitol legislative shift, on Thursday Berkeley Assemblymember Nancy Skinner agreed to amend her controversial housing bill, AB1085.
She said she will delete the section of that...
The misleading reports (and reporting) on Prop. E
I was around in 1986, when the San Francisco Chronicle, along with most of the political power structure of the city, argued that Proposition M, a measure to limit...
Downtown prepares attack on jobs-housing measure
The Chamber of Commerce will apparently be leading the opposition to Prop. E, the measure that would link office growth to housing– and the group’s ballot argument, which just...
KQED says 48 Hills is a story of the decade
KQED released a beautifully designed, memory-triggering package yesterday called "Our Turbulent Decade." It's an in-depth, year-by-year look some of the most impactful events and trends in the Bay Area,...
A nonprofit alliance becomes an ally of Big Telecom
It's not unusual for businesses to spend princely sums lobbying government to free them from regulations, which generally means consumer protections are reduced or eliminated. In a nutshell, that's...
