Economic Inequality Archives - Page 6 of 13

Elections

Finally, a state Senate debate

Tim Redmond - September 27, 2020

Plus: The municipal corruption scandal and the state of the city's economy. That's The Agenda for Sept. 28-Oct. 4

Homelessness

The New York Times fails on equitable cities

Tim Redmond - September 1, 2020

The New York Times has been hyping its America We Need series of stories, editorials, and events on future public policy, and the latest...

Campaign Trail

Biden’s convention: Powerful images, powerful speeches ….

Tim Redmond - August 20, 2020

Wednesday night was about fighting back. The speakers took on Donald Trump, with former President Barack Obama – normally the calm, measured voice of...

Campaign Trail

Biden-Harris launches with inspired stories — but no talk of taxing the rich

Tim Redmond - August 13, 2020

I watched the dramatic first event with Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris this afternoon. It was inspiring, with powerful personal stories (including Harris’...

Labor

Judge orders Uber, Lyft to treat drivers as employees

Garrett Leahy - August 10, 2020

San Francisco Superior Court judge Ethan Schulman issued a prohibitory injunction ruling Monday stating that Uber and Lyft must cease classifying employees as independent...

Business + Tech

How Big Philanthropy undermines democracy

Tim Redmond - July 29, 2020

I have never believed that Big Philanthropy was the solution to economic inequality. The very, very rich give money to organizations and institutions that...

Business + Tech

Supes pass Overpaid CEO tax

Tim Redmond - July 28, 2020

Tax policy was at the top of the Board of Supes agenda Tuesday. The supes placed on the ballot a new business tax that would...

Opinion

Opinion: Action desperately needed for COVID-hit Latino community

Jon Jacobo - May 5, 2020

Numbers matter. Inequity, by definition, means a lack of fairness or justice. Inequity in practice means 84% of the hospital beds in San Francisco General Hospital for...

Culture

Screen Grabs: Great new docs, from global inequality to SF thrash metal

Dennis Harvey - April 30, 2020

Though the impulse for many during times of stress is to escape into fictional entertainment—or something “stranger than fiction,” like Tiger King—nonfiction can prove...

Housing

It’s easy to find housing in SF — if you’re in the 1 percent

Tim Redmond - February 23, 2020

The Chron put the story on the front page of the Sunday paper: There is no housing crisis in San Francisco. It is a good...

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