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Tom’s Town: Can we elect our elected officials?

Tim Redmond - June 24, 2014

By Tom Temprano JUNE 14, 2014 -- I’m sure I’m not alone in having mentally blocked out quite a bit of my middle school experience....

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Politics on Tuesday: The Democratic Party, the real-estate industry, and nudists on Muni

Tim Redmond - June 17, 2014

By Tim Redmond JUNE 17, 2014 – Just three days before the June 3 election, tech mogul and mayoral ally Ron Conway handed $25,000 to...

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Politics on Tuesday: Deals on minimum wage, health-care accounts; something screwy going on with housing proposal

Tim Redmond - June 10, 2014

Supervisors London Breed and Mark Farrell worked with David Campos to craft a health-care bill that everyone could accept. By Tim Redmond JUNE 10, 2014 --...

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Tom’s Town: What the election numbers mean

Tim Redmond - June 6, 2014

By Tom Temprano Numbers! I hated them in high school as I slogged through summer school Algebra II classes while friends got to enjoy the...

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Politics on Tuesday: Clipping the mayor’s appointment power

Tim Redmond - May 20, 2014

Sup. John Avalos wants San Franciscans to elect their elected officials. Photo: Luke Thomas, Fog City Journal By Tim Redmond MAY 20, 2014 -- Sup. John...

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Some reality about the Mirkarimi vote — and the Ron Conway attack piece

Tim Redmond - May 15, 2014

By Tim Redmond MAY 14, 2014 -- Our local billionaire tech lord has injected the Ross Mirkarimi vote into the 17th Assembly District race –...

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Guest opinion: Folly on wheels (and rails)

Tim Redmond - May 13, 2014

By Kevin Bard With all of the recent pitfalls and controversies that BART and Muni have to juggle on a continual basis (do they even...

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Supes vote 7-4 to oust Angela Chan from Police Commission

Tim Redmond - April 29, 2014

By Tim Redmond APRIL 29, 2014 -- Well, that was ugly. By a 7-4 vote, the Board of Supervisors tossed Angela Chan off the Police Commission...

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Big battle brewing over funding for children’s programs

Tim Redmond - April 17, 2014

By Tim Redmond There’s a serious battle brewing over the re-authorization of the Children’s Fund and the city’s funding for public schools, possibly pitting the...

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Tom’s Town: Google Buses and High-School bullies

Tim Redmond - April 4, 2014

By Tom Temprano This Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting had to be the most cramped and uncomfortable place I’ve been in stuck for five hours...

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Tom’s Town: Can we elect our elected officials?

Politics on Tuesday: The Democratic Party, the real-estate industry, and nudists on Muni

Politics on Tuesday: Deals on minimum wage, health-care accounts; something screwy going on with housing proposal

Tom’s Town: What the election numbers mean

Politics on Tuesday: Clipping the mayor’s appointment power

Some reality about the Mirkarimi vote — and the Ron Conway attack piece

Guest opinion: Folly on wheels (and rails)

Supes vote 7-4 to oust Angela Chan from Police Commission

Big battle brewing over funding for children’s programs

Tom’s Town: Google Buses and High-School bullies

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