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Labor

Who are these nice people who say they want me to get a raise?

Tom Gallagher - December 11, 2023

Turns out it's a rabid anti-labor group that wants to destroy public-sector unions.

Music

The joy (and tech) of Old St. Mary’s free Noontime Concerts

Marke B. - September 18, 2023

35 years of Tuesday lunchtime tranquillity, expanding the definition of "classical" and juiced with state-of-the-art streaming

City Hall

If SF is repaving 219 blocks, what about putting in public broadband?

Tim Redmond - June 8, 2021

Plus: Supes are ready to approve a deal on parklets, despite Breed's 'my way or the highway.'

The Agenda

SF has a new tech plan — but it ignores the need for public broadband

Tim Redmond - April 4, 2021

Plus: Confronting attacks on Asian seniors and a modest, but important, police reform ... That's The Agenda for April 4-11

News + Politics

A nonprofit alliance becomes an ally of Big Telecom

Chris Witteman and Tracy Rosenberg - November 24, 2019

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...

News + Politics

Big Telecom tries another deregulation scam in Sacramento

Chris Witteman and Tracy Rosenberg - August 14, 2019

They’re at it again. After losing in their attempt to torpedo net neutrality protections in California, Assembly members are back with a new and better way...

Campaign Trail

Cops opposing reform come in big for Trauss, Johnson, and Ho

Tim Redmond - October 16, 2018

The San Francisco Police Officers Association, which most mainstream San Francisco elected officials are running away from as fast as they can, because of...

News + Politics

Profiles in corruption: How telecoms control the state Legislature

Chris Witteman and Tracy Rosenberg - July 1, 2018

The last couple of weeks have not been good ones for those who see communications as a social justice issue. The 2015 Open Internet Order,...

News + Politics

The Agenda, June 11-17: A chance to move beyond PG&E

Tim Redmond - June 10, 2018

No matter who wins the mayor’s race, there’s a lot of good news from the San Francisco election – and one of the sleeper...

News + Politics

Why we should all care about the FCC’s net neutrality vote

Jackie Prager - December 15, 2017

On December 14, the Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 to repeal net neutrality. This a huge deal -- everyone should be paying attention to...

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Who are these nice people who say they want me to get a raise?

The joy (and tech) of Old St. Mary’s free Noontime Concerts

If SF is repaving 219 blocks, what about putting in public broadband?

SF has a new tech plan — but it ignores the need for public broadband

A nonprofit alliance becomes an ally of Big Telecom

Big Telecom tries another deregulation scam in Sacramento

Cops opposing reform come in big for Trauss, Johnson, and Ho

Profiles in corruption: How telecoms control the state Legislature

The Agenda, June 11-17: A chance to move beyond PG&E

Why we should all care about the FCC’s net neutrality vote

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