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The big real-estate money in SF politics

Tim Redmond - February 12, 2014

By Darwin Bond Graham The tech boom has made San Francisco's real estate the most expensive in the nation. Tech companies, from startups to Fortune...

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Politics on Tuesday: The tenant vote, D10 – and a place where housing prices just go down

Marke B. - February 11, 2014

By Tim Redmond FEB. 11, 2014 -- There was a telling moment at the tenant convention this weekend, a hint at how the race for...

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Politics on Tuesday: Lee, unemployment, and Pelosi

Marke B. - February 4, 2014

By Tim Redmond Tenant advocate Dean Preston posted a note on Facebook yesterday that sums up how a lot of people feel, even after the...

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The attack on Soma: City wants to create a new downtown, wiping out culture and thousands of blue-collar jobs

Zelda Bronstein - January 30, 2014

By Zelda Bronstein (first of a series on South of Market development) Four years ago, Donny Beckwith lived and worked in San Francisco. He and his...

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City Beat: Airbnb, the cost of Google buses — and was there actually a protest at a Google employee’s house?

Marke B. - January 22, 2014

By Tim Redmond Finally, someone has sued Airbnb over an eviction, arguing that his landlord wanted him out so the apartment could be rented as...

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The year San Francisco fought back

Marke B. - January 2, 2014

By Tim Redmond There was not a lot of good news for my city in 2013: Evictions soared, nonprofits were forced out, artists have become...

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LEGAL TAX CHEATING: City loses $137 million to pointless “deferrals”

Marke B. - December 19, 2013

By Tim Redmond San Francisco has allowed developers to defer $166 million in payments that should have gone to affordable housing, Muni, and childcare, an...

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A little reality about the housing market in SF

Marke B. - December 11, 2013

By Tim Redmond Michael Yarne, a developer, former mayoral advisor and advocate for increased housing construction in San Francisco, has a metaphor for what economists...

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The big real-estate money in SF politics

Politics on Tuesday: The tenant vote, D10 – and a place where housing prices just go down

Politics on Tuesday: Lee, unemployment, and Pelosi

The attack on Soma: City wants to create a new downtown, wiping out culture and thousands of blue-collar jobs

City Beat: Airbnb, the cost of Google buses — and was there actually a protest at a Google employee’s house?

The year San Francisco fought back

LEGAL TAX CHEATING: City loses $137 million to pointless “deferrals”

A little reality about the housing market in SF

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