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Wiener’s ‘transit-oriented development’ bill screws public transit

Calvin Welch - May 2, 2019

State Sen. Scott Wiener is promoting his housing bill, SB 50, as an example of environmental progress, since the measure is pushing transit-oriented development...

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Good for Gavin: Is this the end of the death penalty?

Tim Redmond - March 13, 2019

Good for Gavin. Seriously: I have had a lot of issues with the gov, but he's done something really important. The new governor has started...

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Community celebrates the life of Jeff Adachi

Tim Redmond - February 27, 2019

On Monday, March 4, Mayor London Breed will host a formal City Hall memorial for Public Defender Jeff Adachi. Politicians (some of whom were...

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Has Breed made an impact on homelessness?

Tim Redmond - February 25, 2019

On Feb. 12, as the SF Chamber of Commerce announced a new CEO, Mayor London Breed announced that her administration is making great strides...

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Will the state Democratic Party support public power?

Tim Redmond - February 10, 2019

The collapse of Pacific Gas and Electric Company is leading to serious efforts on both the statewide and the local level to replace the...

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Taxing the rich is suddenly a popular idea

Tim Redmond - January 29, 2019

I have always been fascinated by the World Economic Forum at Davos, where world leaders, rich people (and people who want to be seen...

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Building momentum and the Women’s March

Tim Redmond - January 21, 2019

The New York Times spent a lot of time talking about the “controversy” around this weekend’s Women’s March. The march was “smaller;”maybe there’s a “waning...

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PG&E is in bankruptcy court — and public power may be the only way out

Tim Redmond - January 14, 2019

It was, in a weird way, ironic to hear on NPR today that PG&E is one of the first companies that is directly impacted...

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Political power — in San Francisco and Sacramento

Tim Redmond - January 7, 2019

It was a time to celebrate in San Francisco tonight. Progressive groups in Chinatown held a banquet for the new supervisors, who ran on...

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The new supes, a public bank, police secrecy …

Tim Redmond - January 6, 2019

Matt Haney had his ceremonial swearing in today at Glide, and the room was packed. Even State Sen. Scott Wiener and Assemblymember David Chiu,...

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Wiener’s ‘transit-oriented development’ bill screws public transit

Good for Gavin: Is this the end of the death penalty?

Community celebrates the life of Jeff Adachi

Has Breed made an impact on homelessness?

Will the state Democratic Party support public power?

Taxing the rich is suddenly a popular idea

Building momentum and the Women’s March

PG&E is in bankruptcy court — and public power may be the only way out

Political power — in San Francisco and Sacramento

The new supes, a public bank, police secrecy …

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