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Mayor Lee’s ‘jobs agenda’ made life worse for many San Franciscans

Tim Redmond - August 12, 2019

The late Mayor Ed Lee called it the “jobs agenda.” When he took office, the city was coming out of the recession, and he...

Foreign Correspondent

China trade war not going well for Trump

Reese Erlich - August 9, 2019

China is coming after us! Time to steel ourselves for battle against the human-rights-violating, currency-manipulating, job-grabbing, intellectual-property-stealing, missile-launching evil doers. Or so Washington, D.C....

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After 50 years, SF poised to move on public power

Tim Redmond - July 28, 2019

The Chron kicked off the annual media week of stories on homelessness Sunday with a long, detailed, Q&A – readers submitted questions, and Editor...

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‘In the name of climate sanity’

Tim Redmond - July 22, 2019

The supes listened for more than two and a half hours to testimony and expert reports on the city’s role in climate change –...

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New measure would link jobs and housing in SF

Tim Redmond - July 18, 2019

One of the most important – and desperately needed – land-use measures in years could be on the March, 2020 ballot. The Yerba Buena Neighborhood...

Foreign Correspondent

What’s really going on in Hong Kong

Reese Erlich - July 12, 2019

FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT For more than three months, people in Hong Kong massed in the streets to protest a proposed extradition law. Critics say it would...

Lit

Beyond the valley of the gig economy

Johnny Ray Huston - July 10, 2019

Spanning the month of July, this year’s incarnation of LaborFest, the 26th annual, includes history talks and walks, union gatherings, films (including Sorry to...

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Gig economy horror stories frame supes hearing

Tim Redmond - June 28, 2019

The litany of horror stories at today’s hearing on the gig economy was alarming. One Uber driver said he used to get paid $50...

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The first debate: Elizabeth Warren the consensus winner

Tim Redmond - June 26, 2019

I watched the first Democratic debate in a bar, during a 48hills Pride event, and there was noise and there were interruptions. I suspect...

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The problems with the gig economy and a housing ‘crisis’ bill

Tim Redmond - June 23, 2019

The gig economy and its problems are big news all over the country. California is moving to crack down on some huge, profitable companies...

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Mayor Lee’s ‘jobs agenda’ made life worse for many San Franciscans

China trade war not going well for Trump

After 50 years, SF poised to move on public power

‘In the name of climate sanity’

New measure would link jobs and housing in SF

What’s really going on in Hong Kong

Beyond the valley of the gig economy

Gig economy horror stories frame supes hearing

The first debate: Elizabeth Warren the consensus winner

The problems with the gig economy and a housing ‘crisis’ bill

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