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Bad housing bill stalled — but it’s not dead yet

Tim Redmond - August 17, 2016

A really bad housing bill that Gov. Jerry Brown has been pushing may be dead for now – but opponents are keeping a close...

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A regional-planning coup

Zelda Bronstein - May 16, 2016

In late April the year-long power struggle between our region’s land use and transportation planning agencies, respectively the Association of Bay Area Governments and...

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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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Campos throws down gauntlet, calls for state of emergency on homelessness

Tim Redmond - March 7, 2016

Supervisor David Campos, frustrated by the city’s lack of progress on homelessness, is planning to announce Tuesday/8 that he’s introducing legislation to call a...

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The problem with the Google bus program

Sue Vaughan - January 25, 2016

On Tuesday, Jan. 26, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors will hear an environmental appeal of the permanent commuter shuttle program. That program, now...

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Mayor’s budget message blames pension costs, lets corporations off the hook

Tim Redmond - January 5, 2016

JANUARY 6, 2015 -- Mayor Ed Lee is telling all city departments to cut their budgets by three percent over the next two years,...

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Chaos isn’t “change”

Guest Opinion - December 23, 2015

By Calvin Welch DECEMBER 23, 2015 -- In a period when our national politics are dominated by candidates on the right that rely on “counter...

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The attack on local zoning control

Zelda Bronstein - December 8, 2015

DECEMBER 8, 2015 -- My last story about the continuing power struggle between the Association of Bay Area Governments and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission...

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A pricey palace, huge losses in risky investments, a busted bridge — and now the agency responsible wants more power

Zelda Bronstein - October 11, 2015

OCTOBER 11, 2015 -- It now looks as if the open power struggle between the Association of Bay Area Governments and the Metropolitan Transportation...

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Should the regional transportation agency be elected?

Zelda Bronstein - September 17, 2015

The power struggle between the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Association of Bay Area Governments got a lot more complicated over the past week. Since...

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Bad housing bill stalled — but it’s not dead yet

A regional-planning coup

Regional government sells out Bay Area cities

Campos throws down gauntlet, calls for state of emergency on homelessness

The problem with the Google bus program

Mayor’s budget message blames pension costs, lets corporations off the hook

Chaos isn’t “change”

The attack on local zoning control

A pricey palace, huge losses in risky investments, a busted bridge — and now the agency responsible wants more power

Should the regional transportation agency be elected?

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