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Despite ‘Twitter’ tax breaks, tech firms do little for senior neighbors

Tim Redmond - March 11, 2014

Zendesk launched Link-SF, a database of resouces for homeless and low-income residents accessible from mobile devices, at a press event last week. Featured from...

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The Cove of Weepers: Why San Francisco has often had good reason to be nervous about new arrivals

Tim Redmond - March 10, 2014

By Rebecca Solnit “In the past, it was racists and homophobes who attacked newcomers to San Francisco. Today, anti-tech activists are promoting a new nativism,...

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Mayor Lee’s latest plaza-privatization plan is based on a troubling New York model

Marke B. - March 5, 2014

By Tim Redmond The Mayor's Office of Economic and Workforce Development is pushing a plan that would allow private entities to "sponsor" public plazas –...

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Politics on Tuesday: Yee cancels fundraiser at Ellis-eviction law office

Marke B. - March 4, 2014

By Tim Redmond MARCH 4, 2014 -- With little fanfare, State Sen. Leland Yee, who is running for Secretary of State, has apparently cancelled a...

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Double-crossed by the DEA: The story of an undocumented informant

Marke B. - March 3, 2014

By Yolanda Gonzalez Gomez New American Media March 3, 2014 -- Norma knows what it's like to live through hell. She says she's experienced it ever...

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The Ellis Act, elder abuse, and a trip to the DA’s Office

Tiny - February 11, 2014

By Tiny, aka Lisa Gray-Garcia FEB. 11, 2014 -- On Wednesday, Feb 5, citing California Penal Code Section 368, we -- the evicted,...

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Some real lessons on homelessness

Marke B. - February 6, 2014

By Tim Redmond Sup. Mark Farrell has an issue: Nine years after San Francisco launched its Ten Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness, the supervisor...

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The attack on Soma: City wants to create a new downtown, wiping out culture and thousands of blue-collar jobs

Zelda Bronstein - January 30, 2014

By Zelda Bronstein (first of a series on South of Market development) Four years ago, Donny Beckwith lived and worked in San Francisco. He and his...

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City Beat: Serial Ellis Evictors and mid-Market community benefits (or not)

Marke B. - January 14, 2014

A map of all the no-fault evictions in the city (antievictionmap.squarespace.com) By Tim Redmond I'm not a church-going sort, but at least once a year I...

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San Francisco’s War on Poor People

Marke B. - January 13, 2014

By Tim Redmond The federal War on Poverty is 50 years old, and a lot of the news media reports are calling it a failure:...

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Despite ‘Twitter’ tax breaks, tech firms do little for senior neighbors

The Cove of Weepers: Why San Francisco has often had good reason to be nervous about new arrivals

Mayor Lee’s latest plaza-privatization plan is based on a troubling New York model

Politics on Tuesday: Yee cancels fundraiser at Ellis-eviction law office

Double-crossed by the DEA: The story of an undocumented informant

The Ellis Act, elder abuse, and a trip to the DA’s Office

Some real lessons on homelessness

The attack on Soma: City wants to create a new downtown, wiping out culture and thousands of blue-collar jobs

City Beat: Serial Ellis Evictors and mid-Market community benefits (or not)

San Francisco’s War on Poor People

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