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There’s nothing to stop AI election deep fakes in San Francisco right now

Tim Redmond - May 14, 2024

State and local law are lagging while technology explodes—and is a real threat.

The Agenda

Tough budget times in a city full of rich people who don’t pay even remotely fair taxes ….

Tim Redmond - May 12, 2024

... plus AI and local elections, the crisis in the jails, and can the zoo really handle pandas? That's The Agenda for May 12-19

News + Politics

What all this talk about giving the mayor more power really means

Tim Redmond - November 3, 2023

It's all about giving Big Money more ability to control San Francisco. That has always been a disaster.

News + Politics

Leaders under 30: SF Youth Commissioner Jayden Tanaka on valuing diverse young voices

Isabel Ostroff - February 10, 2021

A high school student talks about the role of young people in the political process -- and why we need more affordable housing.

News + Politics

Leaders under 30: Assemblymember Alex Lee on the impact of engagement

Isabel Ostroff - January 25, 2021

The youngest member of the state Legislature in a century and the first openly bisexual member ever talks about running for office at 25.

News + Politics

Supes approve police contract that many agree is a bad deal

Tim Redmond - November 17, 2020

Facing threats of layoffs and promises of POA remorse, board approves raises for cops with no guarantees they will stop blocking reforms.

Campaign Trail

Public funding transforms D11 race

Tim Redmond - August 4, 2020

The District 11 fundraising records show how public financing is changing the nature of local political campaigns. Former Sup. John Avalos is challenging the incumbent,...

News + Politics

Grassroots uprising calls for defunding police

Tim Redmond - July 9, 2020

The grassroots movement to defund the SF police has made its presence felt this week as hundreds of callers have flooded two supes committee...

News + Politics

Wearing a mask is a political statement—that you care about community

Tim Redmond - June 22, 2020

Donald Trump has – no surprise – turned a basic public-health practice into a political issue, putting millions of lives at risk. Trump has consistently...

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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There’s nothing to stop AI election deep fakes in San Francisco right now

Tough budget times in a city full of rich people who don’t pay even remotely fair taxes ….

What all this talk about giving the mayor more power really means

Leaders under 30: SF Youth Commissioner Jayden Tanaka on valuing diverse young voices

Leaders under 30: Assemblymember Alex Lee on the impact of engagement

Supes approve police contract that many agree is a bad deal

Public funding transforms D11 race

Grassroots uprising calls for defunding police

Wearing a mask is a political statement—that you care about community

Political operatives try to defend dark money

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