City Budget Archives

The Agenda

The supes vote on an imperfect, but much better, budget …

Tim Redmond - July 14, 2024

... plus new affordable housing and a series of City Charter amendments. That's The Agenda for July 14-21

Media

Media Week: Why is Haney’s dubious campaign spending not a bigger story?

Tim Redmond - June 24, 2024

Plus: If SF is the worst-run city in the country, the data doesn't show it.

News + Politics

Another Breed budget problem: Nonprofit workers are left behind

Tim Redmond - June 4, 2024

Only tiny increases in pay for front-line people who do a lot of critical social-service jobs.

City Hall

Breed budget: Deep cuts for social services, more money to the cops

Tim Redmond - June 2, 2024

The mayor's priorities are no surprise—but will be a matter of some debate at the Board of Supes.

Campaign Trail

The good, the bad, and the very scary on the November ballot

Tim Redmond - May 30, 2024

State ballot measure would promote inequality and damage local government; SF measures take on affordability and corruption.

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.

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