Chronicle Archives

Opinion

Friends don’t let friends buy a Tesla

Bruce Mirken - November 20, 2022

Should we encourage Elon Musk's Twitter behavior by continuing to fund his major source of income and wealth?

Elections

So now I am an ‘election denier?’

Tim Redmond - November 17, 2022

A bizarre attack from the neoliberal front pretends that the mayor is popular, there was no district gerrymandering, and the progressives are like Donald Trump. A new low.

Movies

Screen Grabs: Two Mexican heavyweights go big

Dennis Harvey - November 17, 2022

Iñárritu and Del Toro aim high with "Bardo' and 'Pinocchio.' Plus: 'Dos Estaciones,' 'There There,' and 'The Menu'—new movies!

Crime

None of the district attorney’s supporters care about allegations of a major ethical breach

Tim Redmond - November 6, 2022

The law? What law? Rules? What rules? When it's about political power in SF, it doesn't seem to matter.

The Agenda

Breed’s messaging undermines her own goals, including a critical Muni tax measure

Tim Redmond - October 30, 2022

Plus: Limits on cops' military hardware, long delays in Ethics audits, and a farce of a Housing Plan gets a hearing. That's The Agenda for Oct. 30-Nov. 6

Homelessness

Lawsuit challenges SF’s homeless policies and seeks to stop sweeps

Tim Redmond - September 27, 2022

Data shows how the city repeatedly violates its own policies and federal Constitutional rights.

News + Politics

The Chron says the city is broken. Now what?

John Elberling - September 16, 2022

The Establishment paper can't blame the Establishment that has been running SF since the Gold Rush. Are the Powers That Be turning on the mayor?

The Agenda

Police racism, police violence, a hiatus on the Amazon tax ….

Tim Redmond - September 4, 2022

... and gee, they are so nice in Sacramento. Guess that's why the landlord lobby keeps on winning.

Housing

Equity study for luxury housing didn’t delay a single unit by a single day

Tim Redmond - September 1, 2022

City Planning Department documents confirm that Preston efforts to prevent displacement never limited any new housing (despite what the Chron says).

Housing

Again, the Chron misses the (critical) point on housing

Tim Redmond - August 31, 2022

Zoning rules aren't stopping construction, period. It's all about capital and finance—so blaming affordable housing activists is wrong.

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