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Why SF’s City Planning Department doesn’t get it

John Elberling - February 12, 2017

There is no designated Sociologist position on the 200+ staff of San Francisco’s City Planning Department. And a bachelor/masters degree in Urban Planning can...

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Trump means war. Let’s not forget that

Marc Norton - January 10, 2017

On Saturday afternoon, January 7, 2017, I attended an indoor rally entitled United Against Trump at the Women’s Building in San Francisco. The room...

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Local housing: A little reality

John Elberling - January 1, 2017

Reading the superficial year-end wrap-ups and “expert commentary” about the city’s housing situation in the local press this week is making my head hurt....

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Fake accounts and accountability: Wells Fargo and the public hospital

Sasha Cuttler - October 19, 2016

In late 2015, a sign mysteriously appeared on the outside of San Francisco General Hospital dubbing the area in front of the main entrance...

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Obama’s supply-side toolkit attacks local housing policy

Calvin Welch - October 4, 2016

On September 27th the Obama administration released a "Housing Development Toolkit" promoting a deregulation program for market rate housing development at the local level....

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The City College strike: Community support …

Tim Redmond - April 27, 2016

The City College faculty walked picket lines all over town today – with strong community support for a strike that was designed to send...

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City College management puts out salary offer — without telling the union

Tim Redmond - April 13, 2016

The management of City College released a new contract proposal for the faculty yesterday, posting the 55-page draft on the school’s website, sending a...

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New SF General Hospital name to be decided at the ballot

Tim Redmond - April 1, 2015

Mark Zuckerberg agrees that the San Franciscans who paid for the hospital with their tax dollars should decide its name; maybe "Empress Hospital" after...

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Mayor Lee’s failed housing policies — and how we can demand change in 2015

Tim Redmond - January 15, 2015

The mayor's State of the City address stressed housing -- but his actual record is dismal and his proposals won't work By Calvin Welch JANUARY 15,...

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New economy news: Twitter, tax breaks, a sky bridge and sub-prime loans

Tim Redmond - November 6, 2014

By Tim Redmond So Twitter now wants a sky bridge connecting two office buildings, just to make sure that the workers never have to set...

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Why SF’s City Planning Department doesn’t get it

Trump means war. Let’s not forget that

Local housing: A little reality

Fake accounts and accountability: Wells Fargo and the public hospital

Obama’s supply-side toolkit attacks local housing policy

The City College strike: Community support …

City College management puts out salary offer — without telling the union

New SF General Hospital name to be decided at the ballot

Mayor Lee’s failed housing policies — and how we can demand change in 2015

New economy news: Twitter, tax breaks, a sky bridge and sub-prime loans

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