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Raising the wage for tipped workers

Emily Wilson - September 8, 2020

'Waging Change' by Berkeley filmmaker Abby Ginzberg tracks the fight for better service industry pay, from 9/11 to #MeToo.

Homelessness

The New York Times fails on equitable cities

Tim Redmond - September 1, 2020

The New York Times has been hyping its America We Need series of stories, editorials, and events on future public policy, and the latest...

Campaign Trail

Biden’s convention: Powerful images, powerful speeches ….

Tim Redmond - August 20, 2020

Wednesday night was about fighting back. The speakers took on Donald Trump, with former President Barack Obama – normally the calm, measured voice of...

Campaign Trail

Biden-Harris launches with inspired stories — but no talk of taxing the rich

Tim Redmond - August 13, 2020

I watched the dramatic first event with Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris this afternoon. It was inspiring, with powerful personal stories (including Harris’...

Labor

Judge orders Uber, Lyft to treat drivers as employees

Garrett Leahy - August 10, 2020

San Francisco Superior Court judge Ethan Schulman issued a prohibitory injunction ruling Monday stating that Uber and Lyft must cease classifying employees as independent...

Business + Tech

How Big Philanthropy undermines democracy

Tim Redmond - July 29, 2020

I have never believed that Big Philanthropy was the solution to economic inequality. The very, very rich give money to organizations and institutions that...

Business + Tech

Supes pass Overpaid CEO tax

Tim Redmond - July 28, 2020

Tax policy was at the top of the Board of Supes agenda Tuesday. The supes placed on the ballot a new business tax that would...

Campaign Trail

Some defining issues in the fall supes race

Tim Redmond - July 21, 2020

The San Francisco Democratic Party will vote on endorsements for the Board of Supes Wednesday/22, and while the party nod doesn’t always mean victory,...

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: Films that pull back the veil

Dennis Harvey - July 21, 2020

The Trump regime’s egregious wrongdoing and pollutive effect on society has wound up bringing greater attention to long-term (yet rapidly worsening) woes of American...

Housing

The Chron gives up on homelessness

Tim Redmond - July 12, 2020

You have to go pretty deep into the Chron’s annual series on homelessness to find anything very useful, but I read it all, and...

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Raising the wage for tipped workers

The New York Times fails on equitable cities

Biden’s convention: Powerful images, powerful speeches ….

Biden-Harris launches with inspired stories — but no talk of taxing the rich

Judge orders Uber, Lyft to treat drivers as employees

How Big Philanthropy undermines democracy

Supes pass Overpaid CEO tax

Some defining issues in the fall supes race

Screen Grabs: Films that pull back the veil

The Chron gives up on homelessness

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