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In dramatic hearing, Haney housing measure moves forward

Tim Redmond - October 22, 2019

The Land Use and Transportation Committee yesterday moved forward a plan to increase the fee office developers pay for housing after a remarkable hearing...

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Screen Grabs: News of the world at the Arab Film Fest

Dennis Harvey - October 8, 2019

Who knows if we’ll ever see the day when the Arab Film Film Festival does not seem of urgent political relevance. But this year’s...

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How the NY Times bungled coverage of the Warren/Sanders tax plans

Tim Redmond - October 3, 2019

I read The New York Times every day. I know people who have worked for the paper, and most of them are experienced professionals...

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Screen Grabs: Native American Reelism, Bay Area Thrash Metal …

Dennis Harvey - September 10, 2019

SCREEN GRABS The ever-lengthening annual period known as “awards season” arguably starts this Friday with the arrival of The Goldfinch, which premiered at the Toronto...

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Foreign Correspondent: Will Trump Bring Peace to Afghanistan?

Reese Erlich - September 6, 2019

Washington, DC is buzzing with talk of troop withdrawals and the impact on peace talks in Afghanistan. The US may start withdrawing troops within...

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‘If you’re done with poverty, build your union’

Emily Wilson - September 3, 2019

When Sara Nelson, the president of the Association of Flight Attendants, talked about the protestors in Hong Kong and police violence, she got choked...

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As Amazon burns, Democratic leaders deny climate-change debate

Christopher D. Cook - August 26, 2019

As the Amazon rainforest blazed into blackening skies in Brazil, further intensifying the climate crisis, activists’ months-long push for a Democratic Party presidential debate...

Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent: What is the role of the US in Hong Kong demonstrations?

Reese Erlich - August 23, 2019

I first met Jason Lee when he was promoting jazz concerts in his hometown of Hong Kong. More recently, he has been sending me...

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Facebook money pushes Chiu housing bill

Zelda Bronstein - August 17, 2019

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...

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Big Telecom tries another deregulation scam in Sacramento

Chris Witteman and Tracy Rosenberg - August 14, 2019

They’re at it again. After losing in their attempt to torpedo net neutrality protections in California, Assembly members are back with a new and better way...

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In dramatic hearing, Haney housing measure moves forward

Screen Grabs: News of the world at the Arab Film Fest

How the NY Times bungled coverage of the Warren/Sanders tax plans

Screen Grabs: Native American Reelism, Bay Area Thrash Metal …

Foreign Correspondent: Will Trump Bring Peace to Afghanistan?

‘If you’re done with poverty, build your union’

As Amazon burns, Democratic leaders deny climate-change debate

Foreign Correspondent: What is the role of the US in Hong Kong demonstrations?

Facebook money pushes Chiu housing bill

Big Telecom tries another deregulation scam in Sacramento

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