Economy Archives - Page 6 of 42

City Hall

Lies, damn lies, and the new ‘report’ on San Francisco government

Calvin Welch - August 28, 2023

Ignore the realities of SF politics. Ignore a wide-ranging corruption scandal. Just go after district elections. That's what the Rose Institute, funded by Michael Moritz, is doing.

Music

Outside Lands 2023: The scene and the herd

Tamara Palmer - August 15, 2023

The 15th edition of the music and food festival was the queerest yet — and that’s a good sign

Music

Under the Stars: Sweater Funk celebrates 15 years with DJ visionary Tim Zawada

John-Paul Shiver - August 2, 2023

Plus: Hip hop hero Diamond D, Kids on a Crime Spree, and our most excellent Bandcamp Friday picks

The Agenda

The New York Times suddenly discovers that neoliberal globalism was a massive fail

Tim Redmond - June 18, 2023

But the paper, like so many political leaders, refuses to admit any responsibility for the crisis that threatens humanity.

Housing

The state housing secrecy just keeps getting worse and worse

Zelda Bronstein - May 18, 2023

Crucial planning decisions are made behind closed-doors, with Yimby stakeholders—and the public can't even get the basic records

Labor

Inside the UC academic workers’ strike

Sonali Kolhatkar - November 21, 2022

UC has adopted a corporate philosophy, and graduate students who do much of the teaching work are suffering.

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: Laborfest in full swing, Foodwise dines out, more

Marke B. - July 7, 2022

Danceworks, Pod Blotz, Xiu Xiu, Depeche Mode tribute, Jim Henson's commercials, other great events. Plus: Diego Rivera is coming

Opinion

Opinion: The Great Highway shutdown fiasco

Steven Hill - September 9, 2021

It's worse for the environment. It's infuriated residents. The city needs to rethink the highway closure—now, when a compromise is possible.

Environment

Students demand that teacher pension fund revoke fossil fuel investments

Garrett Leahy - August 29, 2021

CalSTRS holds $6 billion in fossil-fuel company stock, and the next generation wants to see a dramatic change.

Business + Tech

Excess profits tax on billionaires could vaccinate the entire world

Tim Redmond - August 12, 2021

New study shows just how much richer the rich got in the pandemic—and what could be done if we taxed some of that unearned wealth.

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