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Business districts use public money to attack homeless people, study finds

Tim Redmond - September 19, 2018

Business Improvement Districts, which are in essence private tax assessors that spend money to spiff up certain parts of town, have been using public...

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Leno’s lead drops as votes come in from conservative parts of town

Tim Redmond - June 7, 2018

Mark Leno’s lead dropped to 255 votes with the latest count, but a closer analysis of the numbers suggests that the ballots that were...

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Tech and real-estate money pours into SF mayoral race

Tim Redmond - May 30, 2018

So much money has poured into political clubs and independent expenditure committees supporting London Breed and attacking her opponents that the Ethics Commission has...

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Supes rebuke Planning Commission

Tim Redmond - July 25, 2017

The Board of Supes rejected a hotel project on Hyde Street today, sending a clear message that a residential building where tenants have been...

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The Agenda, Election Day issue: Will Big Tech take over SF politics?

Tim Redmond - November 7, 2016

There’s not much going on in San Francisco government this week, because everyone is focused on Election Day. A few thoughts: We have no idea who...

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The sleaze reaches high tide in SF election

Tim Redmond - November 1, 2016

The level of sleaze in the local elections has reached the level where it’s threatening to swamp us all; some of the district supe...

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Bernie comes to East Oakland — with Jane Kim — and talks about police killings and affordable housing

Tim Redmond and Sana Saleem - May 31, 2016

Bernie Sanders came to East Oakland today, showing up where few presidential candidates ever do, at a church where the Black Panthers once served...

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The Agenda, May 9-15: Hunger strike moves to City Hall, early voting starts ….

Tim Redmond - May 8, 2016

UPDATED WITH CORRECTION The Frisco Five have changed tactics. The hunger strike is over, and they and their supporters are moving to large-scale protests, starting...

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The case for the youth vote

Tim Redmond - May 4, 2016

The Board of Supes met with the Youth Commission Tuesday, and the biggest question around a potential charter amendment allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to...

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Democratic Party superdelegate plan fails

Tim Redmond - April 13, 2016

The future of the Democratic Party in San Francisco came down entirely to timing. As a move that would have given the mayor and his...

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Business districts use public money to attack homeless people, study finds

Leno’s lead drops as votes come in from conservative parts of town

Tech and real-estate money pours into SF mayoral race

Supes rebuke Planning Commission

The Agenda, Election Day issue: Will Big Tech take over SF politics?

The sleaze reaches high tide in SF election

Bernie comes to East Oakland — with Jane Kim — and talks about police killings and affordable housing

The Agenda, May 9-15: Hunger strike moves to City Hall, early voting starts ….

The case for the youth vote

Democratic Party superdelegate plan fails

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