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Foreign Correspondent: Here comes the recession

Reese Erlich - April 10, 2020

The current recession was triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. But after 11 years of economic boom, a capitalist bust was inevitable. And it’s being...

New Music: Monophonics’ ‘It’s Only Us’ summons classic soul’s expansive phase

John-Paul Shiver - March 18, 2020

Veteran San Francisco based psychedelic soul outfit Monophonics seem to be going through a "thing." Their latest record Itʻs Only Us (Colemine Records) with the first three song titles "Chances," "Suffocating," and the...

Music

Noise Pop snaps, crackles, and jangles with surprises and new favorites

John-Paul Shiver - March 6, 2020

Facilitators of Noise Pop Music and Arts Festival know the key to running a successful week-long bill of shows throughout the Bay Area, which extended...

Housing

Affordable housing is a great bargain for SF

Calvin Welch - March 5, 2020

A recent New York Times article, headlined "Why Does it Cost $750,000 to Build Affordable Housing in San Francisco," continues the Gray Lady's endless...

News + Politics

Unlimited growth doesn’t help the local economy

Tim Redmond - February 17, 2020

I went to see Joseph Stiglitz, the Nobel-prize-winning economist, speak at USF last week. Lectures by economists don’t tend to fill up large rooms,...

Housing

The fix was in: Mayor appoints political ally to run city planning

Tim Redmond - February 12, 2020

Mayor London Breed has appointed to the crucial role of Planning Director a former commissioner whose main credentials appear to be his political loyalty...

News + Politics

The misleading reports (and reporting) on Prop. E

Tim Redmond - February 2, 2020

I was around in 1986, when the San Francisco Chronicle, along with most of the political power structure of the city, argued that Proposition...

Housing

SF 2019 Housing scorecard is really bleak

Tim Redmond - January 6, 2020

On the day that State Sen. Scott Wiener is announcing a new bill to mandate more private-market housing – which means, given the economics...

News + Politics

City College chancellor wants to reject emergency funding

David Mamaril Horowitz - December 16, 2019

The sudden cancellation of 345 classes at City College of San Francisco on Nov. 20, the night before the school’s spring 2020 registration, prompted...

News + Politics

Downtown prepares attack on jobs-housing measure

Tim Redmond - December 15, 2019

The Chamber of Commerce will apparently be leading the opposition to Prop. E, the measure that would link office growth to housing– and the...

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Foreign Correspondent: Here comes the recession

New Music: Monophonics’ ‘It’s Only Us’ summons classic soul’s expansive phase

Noise Pop snaps, crackles, and jangles with surprises and new favorites

Affordable housing is a great bargain for SF

Unlimited growth doesn’t help the local economy

The fix was in: Mayor appoints political ally to run city planning

The misleading reports (and reporting) on Prop. E

SF 2019 Housing scorecard is really bleak

City College chancellor wants to reject emergency funding

Downtown prepares attack on jobs-housing measure

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