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Talking Yimby, acting Nimby in District 5

Calvin Welch - October 6, 2019

A story is unfolding in the District Five supervisor race, ignored by the news media, that illustrates the contradiction between narrative and fact that...

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Outside money starts to pour into D5 supe race

Tim Redmond - September 17, 2019

The big outside money is starting to flow into the District 5 supes race. We heard last week that someone was paying for a poll...

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Housing is focus of D5 debate

Michael Toren - June 17, 2019

It’s not surprising, given the political landscape in San Francisco, that housing and homelessness were among the most contentious issues at Friday’s District 5...

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Mayor makes smart move with public defender appointment

Tim Redmond - March 11, 2019

The entire Office of the Public Defender was celebrating today with the news that Mayor London Breed has named Manohar Raju to replace the...

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Preston leads in D5 fundraising

Tim Redmond - February 1, 2019

The first fundraising reports are in for the District 5 race for supervisor, and challenger Dean Preston has collected more money than incumbent Vallie...

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Regional planners mount a quiet coup to promote developers and attack vulnerable communities

Zelda Bronstein - January 3, 2019

The Metropolitan Transportation Commission has been planning a coup. Not the putsch kind of coup, where armed insurgents overthrow a duly constituted government, but an...

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The wolves of Wall Street, here in San Francisco

Jessica Lindquist - September 10, 2018

Nicole has resorted to storing her wages in an office desk drawer at her place of work after funds she was saving for a...

Opinion

OPINION: The best sort of democracy for San Francisco

Steven Hill and Tom Ammiano - July 18, 2018

Calvin Welch has been a dedicated housing activist and progressive leader for decades, but we have consistently disagreed with him about Ranked Choice Voting...

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Campaign trail: Alioto, Breed seek GOP support …

Tim Redmond - May 13, 2018

Angela Alioto’s surprising announcement that she wants to radically weaken the city’s Sanctuary ordinance has already cost her political support. Mark Leno announced Friday that...

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BART Board votes to endorse Wiener housing bill

Zelda Bronstein - March 22, 2018

On March 8, the BART Board voted 5-4 to support SB 827 – state Sen. Scott Wiener’s housing bill -- with undetermined amendments that...

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Talking Yimby, acting Nimby in District 5

Outside money starts to pour into D5 supe race

Housing is focus of D5 debate

Mayor makes smart move with public defender appointment

Preston leads in D5 fundraising

Regional planners mount a quiet coup to promote developers and attack vulnerable communities

The wolves of Wall Street, here in San Francisco

OPINION: The best sort of democracy for San Francisco

Campaign trail: Alioto, Breed seek GOP support …

BART Board votes to endorse Wiener housing bill

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