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Airbnb suddenly drops $245,000 into local politics

Tim Redmond - April 28, 2016

Just days after Sups. David Campos and Aaron Peskin announced a measure to more tightly regulate short-term rentals, Airbnb, the biggest company in that...

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PG&E tries to cheat San Francisco — again

Tim Redmond - April 18, 2016

Pacific Gas and Electric Co., in another dramatic move to prevent San Francisco from operating a lucrative public-power system, is moving to block the...

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Regional government sells out Bay Area cities

Zelda Bronstein - April 15, 2016

I’ve been covering the current power struggle between the Association of Bay Area Governments, our region’s land use planning authority, and its transportation planning...

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Mayor faces challenge replacing labor-standards chief

Tim Redmond - March 28, 2016

When the San Francisco Office of Labor Standards Enforcement was established in 1996, it had a relatively limited mandate, watching to make sure that...

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Ethics Commission tries to figure out nonprofit lobbying — and pushes steep Farrell fine

Tim Redmond - January 25, 2016

The San Francisco Ethics Commission took on two fascinating items tonight involving campaign finance and lobbying. Sup. Mark Farrell is refusing to pay $190,000 that...

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Open source tech meets indigenous Oaxaqueños

Caitlin Donohue - November 24, 2015

How vital cell phone networks are reaching rural areas that corporate telecommunications have written off By Caitlin Donohue MEXICO CITY, MEXICO -- A few years ago,...

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The strange and telling story behind the regional planning merger deal

Zelda Bronstein - November 12, 2015

NOVEMBER 12, 2015 -- An overture by SEIU Local 1021, which represents the workers at the Association of Bay Area Governments, averted a showdown...

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OPINION: A perspective on Ethics reform

Tim Redmond - October 30, 2015

The nonprofit dispute over Prop. C By Larry Bush OCTOBER 30, 2015 -- Some nonprofits, and the newly revived Bay Guardian, are opposing Proposition C, which...

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The Agenda: Showdowns over evictions ….

Tim Redmond - September 13, 2015

... and a giant project at Fifth and Mission. By Tim Redmond SEPTEMBER 14, 2015 – Tenants flooded City Hall again last week, reminding the mayor...

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State regulators slam Uber

Tim Redmond - July 15, 2015

Fake cab outfit could lose its license, pay $7.5 million fine; ruling could have a broader impact on the sharing economy By Tim Redmond JULY 16,...

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Airbnb suddenly drops $245,000 into local politics

PG&E tries to cheat San Francisco — again

Regional government sells out Bay Area cities

Mayor faces challenge replacing labor-standards chief

Ethics Commission tries to figure out nonprofit lobbying — and pushes steep Farrell fine

Open source tech meets indigenous Oaxaqueños

The strange and telling story behind the regional planning merger deal

OPINION: A perspective on Ethics reform

The Agenda: Showdowns over evictions ….

State regulators slam Uber

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