Tag: Economic Inequality
Politics on Tuesday: Forget school assignment; the real issue in the Board of Ed race is a looming teacher...
By Tim Redmond
SEPTEMBER 2, 2014 -- The San Francisco School Board race is something of a sleeper this year; not much in the way of new stories, not much...
Guest opinion: Some reasons for hope on Labor Day
By Larry Bradshaw
SEPTEMBER 1, 2014 -- On Labor Day, we celebrate the American worker – but this year, many workers wonder what the celebration is about. Growing economic inequality...
Politics on Tuesday: Clipping the mayor’s appointment power
Sup. John Avalos wants San Franciscans to elect their elected officials. Photo: Luke Thomas, Fog City Journal
By Tim Redmond
MAY 20, 2014 -- Sup. John Avalos today introduced a city...
Big battle brewing over funding for children’s programs
By Tim Redmond
There’s a serious battle brewing over the re-authorization of the Children’s Fund and the city’s funding for public schools, possibly pitting the mayor and some of the...
Why techies are the new yuppies
By Annalee Newitz
Back in the 1980s, people talked about the 1 percent by referring to "young urban professionals," or yuppies. The term was supposed to contrast with hippies, the...
Welcome to 48hills.org!
Bernal. Potrero. San Miguel. Telegraph. There are 47 named hills in San Francisco – and as those of us who have spent their lives fighting for social and economic...