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COVID is devastating the US economy—while the very rich get very richer

Tim Redmond - July 5, 2020

My poor puppy hates the fireworks. They’re loud and unpredictable. There are many theories, some of them pretty out there, as to why so...

Business + Tech

Appeals Court upholds Prop. C in major win for local tax measures

Tim Redmond - July 1, 2020

Less than a week after hearing oral arguments on the validity of the city’s big-business tax to fund homeless programs, a unanimous panel of...

News + Politics

Culture of casual corruption faces political reckoning

Tim Redmond - June 30, 2020

The city controller and city attorney released a report this week showing how a lack of oversight and loopholes in ethics laws allowed the...

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Public toilets—and public corruption

Tim Redmond - June 28, 2020

The deepening public works scandal, which now involves political connected permit expediter Walter Wong, appears to have links to a big corporation that has...

Housing

Appeals Court hears arguments on SF tax on big businesses

Tim Redmond - June 24, 2020

A California Court of Appeal panel yesterday heard oral arguments on a lawsuit seeking to block the city from collecting taxes from the biggest...

Housing

Supes reject Police Commission nominee, approve tenant protections

Tim Redmond - June 9, 2020

The Board of Supes rejected one of Mayor Breed’s Police Commission nominations and the other withdrew, sending a clear message to the mayor that...

News + Politics

Big money from the cops is becoming politically toxic

Tim Redmond - June 5, 2020

One of the positive results of the past week of in-the-streets outrage is the increased focus on politicians who take money from law-enforcement organizations...

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Sharply divided board allows curfew to continue — for now

Tim Redmond - June 2, 2020

A deeply divided Board of Supes allowed Mayor London Breed’s curfew to stay in effect for two more days after advice from the City...

News + Politics

Supes panel rejects Breed’s Police Commission picks

Tim Redmond - June 1, 2020

With the ongoing outrage over police shootings as a backdrop, the Board of Supes Rules Committee today rejected two candidates Mayor London Breed had...

News + Politics

The Agenda: Saving local journalism ….

Tim Redmond - May 25, 2020

All local news media is critical during this crisis, and most local news media outlets are struggling. But the nonprofits, the outlets that are...

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COVID is devastating the US economy—while the very rich get very richer

Appeals Court upholds Prop. C in major win for local tax measures

Culture of casual corruption faces political reckoning

Public toilets—and public corruption

Appeals Court hears arguments on SF tax on big businesses

Supes reject Police Commission nominee, approve tenant protections

Big money from the cops is becoming politically toxic

Sharply divided board allows curfew to continue — for now

Supes panel rejects Breed’s Police Commission picks

The Agenda: Saving local journalism ….

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