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Chiu’s new Airbnb plan ignores some planning suggestions. Can it still be fixed?

By Tim Redmond SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 -- Supervisor David Chiu has introduced a new version of his Airbnb legislation in response to concerns raised by...

Can a coat of paint hide a chain store? Can McDonald’s become Castro Hamburgers?

By Tim Redmond August 22, 2014 – I think we have framed the question pretty well: If McDonald’s opened an outlet in the Castro, but...

Behind Ferguson’s Unrest: Failed US Policy and the Black-White Housing Gap

By Andre Shashaty Aug. 18, 2014 -- On the surface, the unrest in Ferguson, Mo., was about local police using deadly force on an unarmed...

Tom’s Town: What’s up with the Democratic Party?

By Tom Temprano It’s been more than a month since my last Tom’s Town, and needless to say we have quite a bit to catch...

On Michael Brown, Sketch Factor, and Finding a Safe Way Home

By Julia Carrie Wong There is a deep and disturbing dissonance between the Ferguson Police Department’s demands that protestors “Just go home,” and the reality...

Uber whines about insurance rules that would level the playing field

By Tim Redmond AUGUST 12, 2014 -- If you believe a recent letter from Uber, a bill pending in the state Legislature would mandate that...

Latino voices will be heard in 2014 — but not enough

  By Ed Kissam AUGUST 12, 2104 -- On August 4, a provocative article from Nate Cohn appeared in the New York Times—“Why House Deportation Vote...

Big Soda uses Kim, Breed to fight sugary drink tax

By Tim Redmond The soda industry is already launching an attack on the November tax on sugary beverages, using the unusual comments several supervisors made...

When Gavin Newsom sells out the disability community

By Bob Planthold JULY 8, 2014 -- Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom wrote an op-ed piece June 16th in the Sacramento Bee that focuses on the innovation...

Finally, the myth of the poor landlord is exposed

By Tim Redmond JULY 7, 2014 – Finally, a local landlord (my neighbor, on my very same street, no less) has said what so desperately...