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Ugly condos for the very rich that block public views approved a few yards from Coit Tower

By Tim Redmond NOVEMBER 19, 2014 – The press gallery and the chambers of the Board of Supervisors were packed all afternoon yesterday as we...

Will a high-end shopping mall benefit Bayview Hunters Point?

By Tim Redmond NOVEMBER 18, 2014 -- The next stage of the redevelopment of  Hunters Point Bayview was on display  today in a sunny, almost...

The changing politics of the Mayor’s Office and the deeper meaning of the District Three appointment

By Tim Redmond NOVEMBER 12, 2014 – There are plenty of names circulating, and lots more crazy rumors flying around, about the mayor’s likely choice...

What the election means for Mayor Ed Lee

By Tim Redmond NOVEMBER 6, 2014 – My Twitter stream was full of Willie Brown on Election Night. The former mayor doesn’t tweet, as far...

Politics on Tuesday: Feinstein joins Airbnb opponents — but the bill gets final approval anyway. Plus: When is a campaign consultant a lobbyist? And...

By Tim Redmond OCTOBER 21, 2014 – Senator Dianne Feinstein, who hasn’t made a habit of getting involved in local politics of late, threw a...

Will the “growth wars” ever end? Well, maybe not

By Zelda Bronstein OCTOBER 13, 2014 -- Every month, the law firm of Reuben, Junius & Rose hosts a lunchtime forum called the Real Estate...

The 8 Washington of Mission Street

By Tim Redmond OCTOBER 6, 2014 – Does the Chron even have anybody working on the weekends any more? I mean, a large, festive march...

At risk: 238 rent-controlled housing units

By Tim Redmond There’s a strange proposal making its way through the San Francisco planning process that would lead to the loss of 238 low-cost...

Investigation: New condos aren’t owned by San Francisco residents

When condos in a triplet of luxury towers near the Embarcadero called The Brannan began selling in 2000, wealthy buyers snapped them up. Nine...

Get ready for the attack on Prop. M. Because it’s coming

  By Tim Redmond SEPTEMBER 25, 2014 – In San Francisco, important political signals often lurk in the shadows. Powerful interests don’t come out and announce...