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Mayor and police chief want more cops on the streets …

Tim Redmond - July 13, 2021

... but SFPD has lots of money and is still far behind on the reforms it needs.

City Hall

The budget’s not perfect — but it’s a lot better than what the mayor offered

Tim Redmond - July 11, 2021

Plus: Parklets, small business -- and the terrible mess that is public housing in the Western Addition. That's The Agenda for July 11-18

Police

Mayor Breed’s budget doesn’t even remotely defund the police

Tim Redmond - June 18, 2021

Proposal heard in budget committee calls for major increases to SFPD -- even when the city is investing in alternatives to armed law enforcement.

News + Politics

Should the Castro be filled with a tech mogul’s surveillance cameras?

Tim Redmond - June 1, 2021

A sort-of, kind-of private organization that does neighborhood improvements in the Castro is meeting next week to decide whether to move forward with a...

Opinion

Opinion: Unfairly fired reporter Emily Wilder—and the fraud of journalistic ‘objectivity’

Bruce Mirken - May 29, 2021

An AP reporter is let go for revealing the choices journalists make all the time when reporting "political" stories.

News + Politics

DA closes Amilcar Lopez case, but the community trauma still remains

Father Richard Smith - May 27, 2021

San Francisco needs to make big changes in policing so this young immigrant didn't die in vain.

The Agenda

SF supes want an end to tear gas and rubber bullets at peaceful demos

Tim Redmond - May 23, 2021

Plus: What are we going to do about all of those parklets as the city opens up again? That's The Agenda for May 24-31

News + Politics

Is San Francisco a ‘conservative’ city? That’s what the Chron thinks.

Tim Redmond - May 9, 2021

But is opposing the Big Business and Big Tech Agenda really 'conservative?' Plus: Free Muni --and a complex new Muni yard. That's The Agenda for May 10-18.

Opinion

Mayor Schaaf needs to stop resisting the movement to defund the Oakland PD

Cat Brooks - April 19, 2021

A bloated police budget has not made the streets any safer; it's time for real alternatives.

Opinion

Women of color are not puzzled by the Atlanta killer’s motivation

Rebecca Young, Niki Solis and Jane Brown - April 1, 2021

Racism? Misogyny? Easy access to guns? It’s not one or the other. It’s all of the above.

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Mayor and police chief want more cops on the streets …

The budget’s not perfect — but it’s a lot better than what the mayor offered

Mayor Breed’s budget doesn’t even remotely defund the police

Should the Castro be filled with a tech mogul’s surveillance cameras?

Opinion: Unfairly fired reporter Emily Wilder—and the fraud of journalistic ‘objectivity’

DA closes Amilcar Lopez case, but the community trauma still remains

SF supes want an end to tear gas and rubber bullets at peaceful demos

Is San Francisco a ‘conservative’ city? That’s what the Chron thinks.

Mayor Schaaf needs to stop resisting the movement to defund the Oakland PD

Women of color are not puzzled by the Atlanta killer’s motivation

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