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DBI director suspended in widening corruption probe

Tim Redmond - March 10, 2020

As the City Hall corruption scandal widens, Tom Hui, the director of the Department of Building Inspection, was put on administrative leave today, Mayor...

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Mohammed Nuru’s worst offense

Sam Lew - February 4, 2020

A $2,070 bottle of wine from a Chinese billionaire, a $5,000 bribe to an SFO airport commissioner, and a John Deer tractor for his...

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A culture of corruption at City Hall

Tim Redmond - January 30, 2020

I was in a taxi the night that the feds announced they had arrested DPW director Mohammed Nuru, and the driver wanted to talk...

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FBI complaint alleges widespread corruption by DPW chief

Sam Lew and Tim Redmond - January 28, 2020

The criminal complaint against Mohammed Nuru and Nick Bovis, and information from an FBI press conference, allege that the director of the Department of...

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The Chron’s bizarre (but predictable) attack on Chesa Boudin

Tim Redmond - January 14, 2020

To read the San Francisco Chronicle headlines, a rather routine decision by the new district attorney to bring his own staff to leadership positions...

Housing

Wiener’s housing deregulation bill is back!

Tim Redmond - January 5, 2020

State Sen. Scott Wiener will hold a press conference and rally in Oakland Tuesday/7 to announce that he’s re-introducing a new version of his...

Housing

Deal with SF’s worst planning scofflaw goes forward with little public review

Tim Redmond - December 4, 2019

A settlement deal with one of the city’s worst planning scofflaws comes before the Government Audit and Oversight Committee tomorrow – but the case...

Housing

Is Mayor Breed planning more homeless sweeps?

Tim Redmond - November 20, 2019

A press release from the Mayor’s Office arrived in my inbox two days ago, to wit: Mayor London N. Breed today joined City officials and...

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The Street Sheet: 30 years of journalism by and for homeless people

TJ Johnston - November 1, 2019

Since 2001, I’ve been involved with Street Sheet in some capacity — at first as a freelancer, and now as a sort-of managing editor...

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SF Planning’s really weak ‘Community Stabilization Policy’

Tim Redmond - October 14, 2019

The San Francisco Planning Commission will hear a presentation Thursday/ 17 on the department’s Community Stabilization Policy– supposedly an interagency effort to fight the...

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DBI director suspended in widening corruption probe

Mohammed Nuru’s worst offense

A culture of corruption at City Hall

FBI complaint alleges widespread corruption by DPW chief

The Chron’s bizarre (but predictable) attack on Chesa Boudin

Wiener’s housing deregulation bill is back!

Deal with SF’s worst planning scofflaw goes forward with little public review

Is Mayor Breed planning more homeless sweeps?

The Street Sheet: 30 years of journalism by and for homeless people

SF Planning’s really weak ‘Community Stabilization Policy’

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