Ed Lee Archives - 48 hills

Housing

Arrogant developer infuriates Mission activists

Tim Redmond - November 9, 2023

A community meeting erupts in anger when the person calling the shots on a big luxury project doesn't bother to show up.

City Hall

State Supreme Court rules in favor of district elections for local government

Tim Redmond - September 4, 2023

Ruling could be a blow to billionaire efforts to take control of San Francisco.

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.

News + Politics

Why is the city paying to evict tenants from supportive housing?

Tim Redmond - July 30, 2023

Plus: Some tough questions (and a missing interest group) in the robotaxi regulation discussion. That's The Agenda for July 31 to August 7.

letters we answer

Letters: Criminalizing SF youth, selling out cab drivers ….

Tim Redmond - July 13, 2023

... and the sad end to Anchor Steam. Our readers respond.

The Agenda

Minor item becomes referendum on Mayor Breed’s failed housing policies

Tim Redmond - April 30, 2023

Plus: Why you can't always trust developers, and monitoring SF cops for racist messages .... That's The Agenda for May 1-7 2023

News + Politics

Finally, Walton will get to ask Breed about reparations

Tim Redmond - April 16, 2023

Plus: Next steps for the Castro Theater, the farce of 479 Stevenson, and how the city in once again screwing over cab drivers. That's The Agenda for April 17-24

Movies

Screen Grabs: At SFFILM Fest, local looks from Steph Curry to Boots Riley

Dennis Harvey - April 9, 2023

Our picks from the 66th edition, which kicks off in Oakland and presents plenty of global visions (plus Rose Pak).

Development

The price of corruption: Families face eviction from illegal units in Portola

Tim Redmond - February 21, 2023

Developer cheated. City officials allowed it. Now the tenants have to pay.

Music

30 years of wild Noise Pop nights and ‘talent beyond genre’

Joshua Rotter - February 21, 2023

Festival co-owner Jordan Kurland on filling the city with independent music and his favorite live moments

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