Tag: David Chiu
Results show strong night for local progressives
It’s a good night for progressives in San Francisco.
With the final Election-Day results in, we can say that two public defenders and a tenant lawyer look to be headed...
Doesn’t anyone have any questions for the mayor?
Rev. Norman Fong is stepping down as the head of Chinatown Community Development Center after 30 years of organizing leadership. He was, and is, one of the most popular...
Control of SF Democratic Party up for grabs in March
California will for once play a significant role in choosing the Democratic nominee for president, since the state has moved up its primary to March 3. But there’s a...
SF could have a public bank by 2020
San Francisco is moving closer to having its own public bank.
Today, Supervisor Sandra Lee Fewer, alongside the San Francisco Public Bank Coalition, gathered on the steps of City Hall...
Arts Forecast: Day of the Dead in the City of Souls
Ready to shed the rotting pumpkin skin of Halloween and sniff the sweet spice of the afterlife? OK that question is a lot, but after this year's All Hallow's...
Planners keep wanting to streamline approvals for housing that won’t get built
The Board of Supes isn’t back from vacation yet, but the Planning Commission is – and on Thursday/22 the panel will hear a report on how the Planning Department...
Facebook money pushes Chiu housing bill
48 hills’ “Facebook money and California housing” series delves into the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s multi-million-dollar funding of the pro-growth shadow government that’s reshaping California housing policy. The first installment...
Mayor Lee’s ‘jobs agenda’ made life worse for many San Franciscans
The late Mayor Ed Lee called it the “jobs agenda.” When he took office, the city was coming out of the recession, and he did everything he possibly could...
Gig economy horror stories frame supes hearing
The litany of horror stories at today’s hearing on the gig economy was alarming. One Uber driver said he used to get paid $50 for a trip to the...
State bill could allow undocumented workers to claim tax credit
A bill making its way through the state Legislature would allow some undocumented Californians to claim the state’s earned-income tax credit – widely considered an effective anti-poverty program.
The bill,...
