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Uber, the Conference of Mayors, and the taxi drivers

Expect protests from (real) cab drivers as Uber helps host US Conference of Mayors -- just as that company is getting hit for failing...

The week ACT UP shut SF down

25th anniversary events commemorate historic Sixth International Conference on AIDS protests -- and reunite seminal local activists, Fri/19-Sun/21. By Marke B. JUNE 16, 2015 -- "We were fraught,...

A chance for undocumented Californians to get health care coverage

SB 4 would expand Medi-Cal to all residents, including those who are left out of Obamacare By Viji Sundaram APRIL 22, 2015 – Painful ulcers on his...

Immigrants depend on luck for health care

New study shows 'how unjust and unethical the system is' By Viji Sundaram MARCH 24, 2015  – Undocumented immigrants’ ability to stay healthy might come down...

Gaping holes in safety net for uninsured

Undocumented residents make up half of the 3 million Californians who still lack health insurance By Anna Challet MARCH 19, 2015 -- The safety net for uninsured...

There was never an “anti-tech” movement in SF

The protests aren't about technology -- they're about displacement, economic inequality, and bad corporate behavior. And they are part of a long political legacy By...

Almost nobody has registered under the Airbnb law

Just 282 applications have been filed so far -- meaning about 96 percent of all short-term rentals in the city are illegal today   By Tim...

The Agenda: Feb. 9-14

 Clean Power, the CIA, Hedge Funds ... and are we really punishing the rich?   By Tim Redmond FEBRUARY 9, 2015 – Question Time, the brilliant creation...

The sharing economy shifts liability from corporations to workers

We used to have "welfare capitalism." Now we have nothing. By Tim Redmond JANUARY 30, 2014 – There’s lots of talk about regulating the sharing economy...

The Uber model runs into the DMV

A state agency is the latest to say: Get permission first. But sharing economy companies aren't interested in that. By Tim Redmond JANUARY 26, 2015 –...