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Why SF’s campaign finance laws aren’t working

Tim Redmond - August 7, 2024

The billionaires just break the rules with impunity and pay meaningless fines to make it all go away.

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Tom Ammiano’s feisty new memoir tells all, from Milk to mayoral run

Marke B. - May 7, 2020

In 'Kiss My Gay Ass,' the eminent politico, activist, comedian, teacher, and personality spills the tea.

News + Politics

Political operatives try to defend dark money

Tim Redmond - February 9, 2020

The city’s new law mandating real disclosure for dark money in local elections is under attack – and the legal filing include some fascinating...

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Campaign finance loophole allows more big money in D5 race

Tim Redmond - October 1, 2019

Because of a strange loophole in the city’s campaign finance laws, the spending limits for both Sup. Vallie Brown and her D5 opponent, Dean...

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The stunning corruption that shows why supporters are pushing a Dark Money initiative

Tim Redmond - July 15, 2019

The Board of Supes Rules Committee heard today why the city needs to seriously upgrade its campaign-finance disclosure laws in an era when dark...

News + Politics

Campaign against dark money kicks off Wednesday

Tim Redmond - April 16, 2019

The campaign to shed sunlight on dark money in San Francisco holds its kickoff Wednesday/17 at Manny’s on 16thStreet. Sup. Gordon Mar, former Assemblymember Tom...

News + Politics

The local TV news coverage of Jeff Adachi’s death is a disgrace

Tim Redmond - February 24, 2019

I’m just going to come right out and say it: Some of the TV news coverage of Jeff Adachi’s death has been utterly repugnant. Channel...

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Ethics Commission rejects plan to eliminate spending caps

Tim Redmond - February 18, 2019

The San Francisco Ethics Commission decided Friday not to propose rules that would have in effect abolished spending caps for local campaigns. The proposal from...

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Cops opposing reform come in big for Trauss, Johnson, and Ho

Tim Redmond - October 16, 2018

The San Francisco Police Officers Association, which most mainstream San Francisco elected officials are running away from as fast as they can, because of...

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Chronicle reporting on Kim backfires

Tim Redmond - May 4, 2018

A Chronicle story that was shaping up as a hit piece on Jane Kim was spiked this week after reporter Rachel Swan sent Kim...

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Why SF’s campaign finance laws aren’t working

Tom Ammiano’s feisty new memoir tells all, from Milk to mayoral run

Political operatives try to defend dark money

Campaign finance loophole allows more big money in D5 race

The stunning corruption that shows why supporters are pushing a Dark Money initiative

Campaign against dark money kicks off Wednesday

The local TV news coverage of Jeff Adachi’s death is a disgrace

Ethics Commission rejects plan to eliminate spending caps

Cops opposing reform come in big for Trauss, Johnson, and Ho

Chronicle reporting on Kim backfires

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