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In historic vote, Democratic Party supports rent control

Dean Preston - May 23, 2017

Here’s some big news from last weekend’s California Democratic Party Convention that won’t make the papers: Delegates voted to pass a resolution expressing “the...

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It’s official: Leno is running for mayor

Tim Redmond - May 4, 2017

The 2019 mayor’s race formally began today when former state Sen. Mark Leno did what everyone had been expecting for months and pulled papers...

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The life and death of Iris Canada, the 100-year-old victim of eviction

Sana Saleem - March 30, 2017

Iris Canada, 100, sat in a wheelchair looking frail and tired but not without the touch of her impeccable sense of style; yellow blazer,...

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Who wants to evict a 100-year-old?

David Bogachik - February 6, 2017

Peter Owens feels hurt. That’s what he said in the courtroom to Tommi Avicolli Mecca, a tenant-rights activist. Mecca has spent months fighting for...

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A militant in pink slippers: Remembering an eviction fighter

Ron Winter - December 14, 2016

Mary Elizabeth Phillips was the reluctant media star of San Francisco’s eviction epidemic. And now, she has quietly passed into the vibrant history of...

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The Media Homeless Project: Is it working?

Tim Redmond - December 6, 2016

Back in June, at the instigation of Chronicle Editor Audrey Cooper, more than 70 media organizations put out hundreds of stories on the homeless...

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More than a million people in SF? Did anyone ask you?

Zelda Bronstein - November 28, 2016

It’s hard not to be riveted by the terrifying advance of Donald Trump’s presidency. But it would be a huge mistake to ignore less...

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Corporate Democrats, nationally and at home

Tim Redmond - November 15, 2016

I am not an expert on national politics or the national Democratic Party. But I think at this point we ought to be able...

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Does California need to secede?

Tim Redmond - November 9, 2016

There was enough talk on Twitter this morning about California seceding from the United States to merit a story on CBS News. I don’t...

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The sleaze reaches high tide in SF election

Tim Redmond - November 1, 2016

The level of sleaze in the local elections has reached the level where it’s threatening to swamp us all; some of the district supe...

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In historic vote, Democratic Party supports rent control

It’s official: Leno is running for mayor

The life and death of Iris Canada, the 100-year-old victim of eviction

Who wants to evict a 100-year-old?

A militant in pink slippers: Remembering an eviction fighter

The Media Homeless Project: Is it working?

More than a million people in SF? Did anyone ask you?

Corporate Democrats, nationally and at home

Does California need to secede?

The sleaze reaches high tide in SF election

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