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A regional-planning coup

Zelda Bronstein - May 16, 2016

In late April the year-long power struggle between our region’s land use and transportation planning agencies, respectively the Association of Bay Area Governments and...

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A real answer to the mayor’s (latest) bogus housing plan

Calvin Welch - May 16, 2016

Market based “solutions” to our housing affordability crisis come and go like spring fashions; only the crisis persists. Eight years ago, it was removing maximum...

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The Frisco 5 are back: ‘This is a community-driven fight and we will keep fighting’

Sana Saleem - May 12, 2016

In their first appearance since they were taken to the hospital on Friday, May 6th, the Frisco 5 – except Maria Cristina Gutierrez –...

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One After Another Supervisors Jane Kim, David Campos, John Avalos, and Eric Mar call for Chief Suhr to quit

Sana Saleem - May 11, 2016

In a statement released this morning Supervisor Jane Kim joined the Frisco 5 – Maria Cristina Gutierrez, Edwin Lindo, Sellassie Blackwell, Ilyach Sato and...

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Mayor Lee faces questions on police violence — and has no real answers

Tim Redmond - May 10, 2016

Mayor Ed Lee was forced to answer a series of questions about his embattled police chief and department today, and he took the opportunity...

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The Agenda, May 2-May 9: Will the mayor meet with the hunger strikers?

Tim Redmond - May 1, 2016

The hunger strike for police accountability is now well into its second week, and still not one word – seriously, not one word –...

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The Agenda, April 18-25: Police accountability, fighting a really bad eviction ….

Tim Redmond - April 17, 2016

In Los Angeles County, law-enforcement officers have shot more than 2,000 people in the past 15 years – and exactly one officer has ever...

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Regional government sells out Bay Area cities

Zelda Bronstein - April 15, 2016

I’ve been covering the current power struggle between the Association of Bay Area Governments, our region’s land use planning authority, and its transportation planning...

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The Agenda, April 4-10: Changing the DCCC rules (again), the first Kim-Wiener debate ….

Tim Redmond - April 3, 2016

Let us start this week with Airbnb. The company has finally decided, after many years, to help the city crack down on what everyone...

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The Agenda, March 21-27, 2008: A homeless emergency, mayoral vetoes ….

Tim Redmond - March 20, 2016

The mayor was out of town when news broke that his approval ratings continue to dive, just a few months into his final term....

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A regional-planning coup

A real answer to the mayor’s (latest) bogus housing plan

The Frisco 5 are back: ‘This is a community-driven fight and we will keep fighting’

One After Another Supervisors Jane Kim, David Campos, John Avalos, and Eric Mar call for Chief Suhr to quit

Mayor Lee faces questions on police violence — and has no real answers

The Agenda, May 2-May 9: Will the mayor meet with the hunger strikers?

The Agenda, April 18-25: Police accountability, fighting a really bad eviction ….

Regional government sells out Bay Area cities

The Agenda, April 4-10: Changing the DCCC rules (again), the first Kim-Wiener debate ….

The Agenda, March 21-27, 2008: A homeless emergency, mayoral vetoes ….

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