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PG&E is in bankruptcy court — and public power may be the only way out

Tim Redmond - January 14, 2019

It was, in a weird way, ironic to hear on NPR today that PG&E is one of the first companies that is directly impacted...

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What the regional housing “compact” amounts to — so far

Zelda Bronstein - January 10, 2019

The first installment of my CASA story listed bills introduced in the state Legislature on December 3, most notably Scott Wiener’s do-over of his...

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The politics of the Milk-Moscone assassinations

Tim Redmond - November 27, 2018

The assassinations of Harvey Milk and George Moscone were a terrible human tragedy. The murder of the first openly gay elected official in the...

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Tell the CPUC: No bailout for PG&E!

Tim Redmond - November 26, 2018

The president of the California Public Utilities Commission is prepared to protect Pacific Gas and Electric Company from bankruptcy. Activist say there’s a much...

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Tenant Troubles: What Prop. 10 is really about

Dave Crow - October 24, 2018

“Local governments are on the front lines of managing homelessness, displacement and gentrification. They need the ability to stop the bleeding. Proposition 10 would...

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The socialists aren’t leaving the Democratic Party

Tom Gallagher - October 23, 2018

In the October 20 “Willie’s World,” Willie Brown’s often surprisingly informative and entertaining San Francisco Chronicle column, the former mayor and state Assembly speaker...

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New study says rent control doesn’t discourage new housing

Tim Redmond - October 10, 2018

The landlord lobby – and it’s one of the most powerful interests in the state of California – is spending more than $40 million...

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Rust Belt SF? Are we doomed by progressive politics?

Tim Redmond - September 6, 2018

CNBC calls it a picture of a “dystopian future.” The Chron calls it a vision for “a better San Francisco.” That’s what we get with...

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We know how to control housing costs

Peter Dreier - August 23, 2018

Editors note: This is the testimony Professor Peter Dreier gave June 21 at a joint hearing of the state Senate Judiciary Committee and the Assembly...

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Prop. C will define progressive politics in SF

Tim Redmond - August 20, 2018

The most important measure to address homelessness in San Francisco in years now has a ballot designation: It’s Proposition C. And on the state level,...

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PG&E is in bankruptcy court — and public power may be the only way out

What the regional housing “compact” amounts to — so far

The politics of the Milk-Moscone assassinations

Tell the CPUC: No bailout for PG&E!

Tenant Troubles: What Prop. 10 is really about

The socialists aren’t leaving the Democratic Party

New study says rent control doesn’t discourage new housing

Rust Belt SF? Are we doomed by progressive politics?

We know how to control housing costs

Prop. C will define progressive politics in SF

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