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Can SF tax economic inequality?

Tim Redmond - December 27, 2016

This needs to be the Year of Fighting Economic Inequality in San Francisco, and finding ways to get new revenue from the wealthy to...

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The next police commissioner

Tim Redmond - December 12, 2016

The Board of Supes Rules Committee, on a 2-1 vote, sent the full board a recommendation that law professor and immigration-rights lawyer Bill Ong...

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The Agenda, Dec. 12-18: Will the supes fold on free City College?

Tim Redmond - December 11, 2016

First, let us take a moment to say: We are losing three great supervisors. John Avalos, David Campos, and Eric Mar have been the...

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The SF election: What happened?

Calvin Welch - December 2, 2016

The 2016 election may well be a turning point in our national and local politics. The problem is that it’s unclear what direction the...

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Dramatic vote could slow Mission development

Tim Redmond - November 16, 2016

A remarkable, stunning vote happened at the Board of Supes Tuesday: By a 9-0 margin, the members agreed that a big market-rate housing project...

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The Agenda, July 11-17: Why bad committee appointments matter …

Tim Redmond - July 10, 2016

Pretty much everyone agrees that elected officials should be judged on their records in office, and typically that means legislation introduced, votes on difficult...

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The Agenda, June 27-July 4: Why Kim really won, helping victims of the Mission fire …

Tim Redmond - June 26, 2016

The supporters of Sup. Scott Wiener are trying to downplay the stunning victory of Sup Jane Kim in the primary of their state Senate...

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Election results updated: What the numbers mean

Tim Redmond - June 8, 2016

Elections in San Francisco don’t end on Election Night, and while progressives are celebrating, there were still 78,000 more votes to count as of...

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Election night: What the early results mean

Tim Redmond - June 7, 2016

The very early vote-by-mail results are in, and they show Sup. Scott Wiener with a significant lead over Sup. Jane Kim in the state...

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Why allowing more housing makes property more expensive

Tim Redmond - May 18, 2016

Fred Sherburn-Zimmer, director of the Housing Rights Committee, stood on the steps of City Hall yesterday morning and explained why allowing the free market...

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Can SF tax economic inequality?

The next police commissioner

The Agenda, Dec. 12-18: Will the supes fold on free City College?

The SF election: What happened?

Dramatic vote could slow Mission development

The Agenda, July 11-17: Why bad committee appointments matter …

The Agenda, June 27-July 4: Why Kim really won, helping victims of the Mission fire …

Election results updated: What the numbers mean

Election night: What the early results mean

Why allowing more housing makes property more expensive

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