Thursday, May 2, 2024

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Flawed Airbnb legislation takes effect — as problem proliferates

New map shows there are short-term rentals in every part of town. How can weak regulation ever control this loss of housing?   By Jennifer Fieber JANUARY...

Undocumented residents can give organs — but not receive them

By Viji Sundaram  SAN PABLO, DECEMBER 5 – Without treatment to replace her failing kidneys, Olga knows she will die. The 37-year-old single mother is desperate...

Kaiser is big, rich, and can afford to meet the nurses’ union demands

By Tim Redmond NOVEMBER 17, 2014 – The two-day strike by nurses at Kaiser attracted a fair amount of news coverage – and forced the...

Politics on Tuesday: Feinstein joins Airbnb opponents — but the bill gets final approval anyway. Plus: When is a campaign consultant a lobbyist? And...

By Tim Redmond OCTOBER 21, 2014 – Senator Dianne Feinstein, who hasn’t made a habit of getting involved in local politics of late, threw a...

Airbnb battle — and it will be a battle –heads for Board of Supervisors

By Tim Redmond OCTOBER 1, 2104 -- The remarkable thing about the Land Use Committee’s decision on Airbnb Monday was how few substantive amendments were...

Get ready for the attack on Prop. M. Because it’s coming

  By Tim Redmond SEPTEMBER 25, 2014 – In San Francisco, important political signals often lurk in the shadows. Powerful interests don’t come out and announce...

Airbnb hearing shows serious problems with taxes, enforcement

By Tim Redmond SEPTEMBER 17, 2014 -- It’s remarkable that every single person supporting Airbnb at a Land Use Committee hearing on Sup. David Chiu's...

Judge hears City College case — and schools ACCJC

  By Tim Redmond SEPTEMBER 10, 2014 – Judge Curtis Karnow heard arguments today on the immensely complicated flurry of litigation in the City College lawsuit,...

United adds Uber app — despite SFO ban on Uber faux-cab pickups

By Tim Redmond Uber’s attempt at world domination doesn’t end with its somewhat dubious efforts to screw its competitors. The faux-taxi app is now partnering...

Uber whines about insurance rules that would level the playing field

By Tim Redmond AUGUST 12, 2014 -- If you believe a recent letter from Uber, a bill pending in the state Legislature would mandate that...