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City Beat: Police – and political — guilt and innocence

Marke B. - March 19, 2014

By Tim Redmond Oh, what fun to see the Police Officers Association sending out a solicitation that ends with the phrase: "Innocent until proven guilty." I'm...

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Politics on Tuesday: Poor landlords and the tax-break deficit

Marke B. - March 18, 2014

Sups. David Campos, Eric Mar and John Avalos lead a tenant rally at City Hall By Tim Redmond March 18, 2014 --The Chronicle didn't seem to...

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The Cove of Weepers: Why San Francisco has often had good reason to be nervous about new arrivals

Tim Redmond - March 10, 2014

By Rebecca Solnit “In the past, it was racists and homophobes who attacked newcomers to San Francisco. Today, anti-tech activists are promoting a new nativism,...

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The attack on SoMa, part two: Why is this happening, anyway?

Zelda Bronstein - March 3, 2014

By Zelda Bronstein In a story that’s become somewhat legendary of late, David Talbot, founder of Salon.com, asked whether San Francisco could survive the tech...

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City Beat: My meeting with tech folks – and what did the SFPD higher-ups know?

Marke B. - February 28, 2014

By Tim Redmond FEB. 28, 2014 -- The Chron's somewhat sensationalistic coverage of the "tech against displacement" meeting missed the point. At least, according to...

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A protest targets the ‘serial evictors’

Marke B. - February 27, 2014

Tom Rapp and Patricia Kerman are fighting an Ellis eviction. Photo by Sara Bloomberg By Sara Bloomberg FEB 27, 2014 -- A march against one of...

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Anti-speculation tax headed for November ballot

Marke B. - February 26, 2014

By Tim Redmond FEB. 26, 2014 -- A tax on real-estate speculators first proposed by Harvey Milk in the late 1970s could wind up on...

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Eviction lawyer, Ellis Act supporters hold fundraiser for Leland Yee

Marke B. - February 26, 2014

By Tim Redmond State Sen. Leland Yee, who was conspicuously absent from the tenant rally in Sacramento, is raising campaign money from some of the...

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Politics on Tuesday: Fall campaigns begin March 17

Marke B. - February 25, 2014

By Tim Redmond FEB. 25, 2014 – The campaigns for supervisor and state Assembly get real March 17, when the first seriously controversial housing bill...

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Everyone in town (except a few landlords) is supporting Leno’s Ellis Act bill

Marke B. - February 24, 2014

State Sen. Mark Leno, with Mayor Ed Lee and Assemblymember Phil Ting By Tim Redmond FEB 24, 2014 -- A broad coalition that includes tenant activists...

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City Beat: Police – and political — guilt and innocence

Politics on Tuesday: Poor landlords and the tax-break deficit

The Cove of Weepers: Why San Francisco has often had good reason to be nervous about new arrivals

The attack on SoMa, part two: Why is this happening, anyway?

City Beat: My meeting with tech folks – and what did the SFPD higher-ups know?

A protest targets the ‘serial evictors’

Anti-speculation tax headed for November ballot

Eviction lawyer, Ellis Act supporters hold fundraiser for Leland Yee

Politics on Tuesday: Fall campaigns begin March 17

Everyone in town (except a few landlords) is supporting Leno’s Ellis Act bill

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