Hillary Ronen Archives - Page 14 of 27

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

Doesn’t anyone have any questions for the mayor?

Tim Redmond - February 9, 2020

Rev. Norman Fong is stepping down as the head of Chinatown Community Development Center after 30 years of organizing leadership. He was, and is,...

News + Politics

Mohammed Nuru’s worst offense

Sam Lew - February 4, 2020

A $2,070 bottle of wine from a Chinese billionaire, a $5,000 bribe to an SFO airport commissioner, and a John Deer tractor for his...

News + Politics

Supes approve City College money; will mayor veto?

Sam Lew - January 29, 2020

In a 7-4 vote, supervisors approved $2.7M in supplemental funding to the City College of San Francisco from the general reserve on Tuesday. The money...

Housing

Could SF take over thousands of rent-controlled apartments?

Sam Lew - January 27, 2020

Supervisor Dean Preston is demanding that one of San Francisco’s biggest landlords, Veritas Investments, halt the sale of 76 buildings in the hope that...

Campaign Trail

With Fewer retiring, Connie Chan takes up progressive banner in D1

Tim Redmond - January 18, 2020

District 1 has a remarkable political history. It’s not, by definition, one of the most left-leaning parts of the city. The voters who tend...

Housing

Walton wants SF to get serious about reparations

Sam Lew - January 18, 2020

Supervisor Shamann Walton announced Friday that he’s asking the city to develop a reparations plan for the Black community. “The effect of slavery still remains...

Housing

Why so little state money for housing?

Tim Redmond - January 12, 2020

Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing the biggest budget in state history, $220 billion,which is a huge number, and it shows that Newsom, unlike his...

News + Politics

DA Chesa Boudin sworn in with promises of dramatic reform

Tim Redmond - January 8, 2020

A reformer who has promised to shake up the broken criminal justice system was sworn into office Thursday, with a promise to end cash...

News + Politics

More details emerge in Mission police shooting

Tim Redmond - December 18, 2019

We learned a lot more Tuesday night about the shooting of Jamaica Hampton – and it was, at best, disturbing. Chief Bill Scott released at...

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

Doesn’t anyone have any questions for the mayor?

Mohammed Nuru’s worst offense

Supes approve City College money; will mayor veto?

Could SF take over thousands of rent-controlled apartments?

With Fewer retiring, Connie Chan takes up progressive banner in D1

Walton wants SF to get serious about reparations

Why so little state money for housing?

DA Chesa Boudin sworn in with promises of dramatic reform

More details emerge in Mission police shooting

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