City Budget Archives

The Agenda

The city’s budget battle comes into clear view ….

Tim Redmond - April 14, 2024

.... Plus broken elevators in SROs, a mess in the city's housing voucher program—and where did Breed's 'Dreamkeeper' money go? That's The Agenda for April 14-21

Labor

City wastes millions on contracts with big out-of-town companies, report shows

Tim Redmond - February 29, 2024

More than $200 million goes for services city workers could provide much, much cheaper.

Business + Tech

The brutal budget crisis of 2024—and how the city could address it without huge cuts

Tim Redmond - December 27, 2023

San Francisco needs to rethink how it collects taxes—and the state is going to have to get out of the way.

News + Politics

We all want local government to work—but for whom?

Tim Redmond - November 5, 2023

The Chron seems to think the plutocrats are the ones who ought to be in charge. That's never ended well.

City Hall

Lies, damn lies, and the new ‘report’ on San Francisco government

Calvin Welch - August 28, 2023

Ignore the realities of SF politics. Ignore a wide-ranging corruption scandal. Just go after district elections. That's what the Rose Institute, funded by Michael Moritz, is doing.

News + Politics

Three key takeaways from the mayor’s budget proposal

Tim Redmond - June 2, 2021

Breed is proudly proclaiming she will fight homelessness -- with money from a ballot measure that she opposed.

The Agenda

A varsity letter at 79, a rally to free Malik ….

Tim Redmond - February 28, 2021

... plus saving homeless hotel rooms -- and should people who bought a building cleared by eviction get a financial bonus? That's The Agenda for March 1-8

News + Politics

Shamann Walton is the new board president

Tim Redmond - January 8, 2021

Unanimous vote a win for progressives as tough issues face City Hall in 2021.

Elections

Democrat in D7 race helps pay for Republican candidate’s mailer

Tim Redmond - October 6, 2020

Joel Engardio is on a one-two slate with right-wing GOP hopeful -- and the mayor is now endorsing both Engardio and Myrna Melgar.

Homelessness

SF voters want more housing, not more police, for homeless crisis

Tim Redmond - September 10, 2020

Strong support for bold measures, including $2 billion in spending, in new poll.

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The city’s budget battle comes into clear view ….

City wastes millions on contracts with big out-of-town companies, report shows

The brutal budget crisis of 2024—and how the city could address it without huge cuts

We all want local government to work—but for whom?

Lies, damn lies, and the new ‘report’ on San Francisco government

Three key takeaways from the mayor’s budget proposal

A varsity letter at 79, a rally to free Malik ….

Shamann Walton is the new board president

Democrat in D7 race helps pay for Republican candidate’s mailer

SF voters want more housing, not more police, for homeless crisis

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