Local Government Archives - Page 4 of 12

Housing

State auditor attacks local land-use authority

Zelda Bronstein - December 1, 2020

Study of housing agency finances veers into politically disputed territory.

Music

For Puerto Rican freedom, MaJo Montijo summons a bomba ‘Huracán’

Joanna Ladd - October 27, 2020

Oakland musician fights "continuous colonial disaster," including Hurricane María aftermath, with gale-force release.

Business + Tech

Big real estate escapes $360 million in annual SF taxes

Zachary James, Elissa Mann, and Tim Redmond - September 30, 2020

SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: Owners of 55 local buildings (including Donald Trump) use Prop. 13 to save millions in taxes that could go to schools and city services.

Puff

Cannabis tax money goes to fund the cops

Mitchell Colbert - September 14, 2020

One way to defund the police: take away the mandatory cut they get of the state's taxes on weed.

Homelessness

Supreme Court upholds Prop. C in major victory for SF homeless advocates

Tim Redmond - September 9, 2020

Ruling shows that the odious Prop. 13, which devastated schools and local government, is starting to crumble.

Campaign Trail

BREAKING: California Labor Federation drops Wiener endorsement

Tim Redmond - August 5, 2020

In a stunning turnaround, the California Labor Federation today decided not to endorse incumbent state Sen. Scott Wiener for re-election. The powerful organization had backed...

Business + Tech

Appeals Court upholds Prop. C in major win for local tax measures

Tim Redmond - July 1, 2020

Less than a week after hearing oral arguments on the validity of the city’s big-business tax to fund homeless programs, a unanimous panel of...

News + Politics

Public toilets—and public corruption

Tim Redmond - June 28, 2020

The deepening public works scandal, which now involves political connected permit expediter Walter Wong, appears to have links to a big corporation that has...

Housing

Appeals Court hears arguments on SF tax on big businesses

Tim Redmond - June 24, 2020

A California Court of Appeal panel yesterday heard oral arguments on a lawsuit seeking to block the city from collecting taxes from the biggest...

The Agenda

Breed’s choices on cops and homeless face challenges

Tim Redmond - June 8, 2020

The full Board of Supes will decide Tuesday/8 whether to reject Mayor London Breed’s two nominees to the Police Commission. The vote will come as...

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