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The sick politics behind the Farrell and Wiener anti-homeless measures

Tim Redmond - June 23, 2016

The key to understanding the two homeless and street crime ballot measures sponsored at the last minute by Sups. Mark Farrell and Scott Wiener...

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The Agenda, June 20-27: The budget battle begins

Tim Redmond - June 19, 2016

It’s all about the budget this week. For months, the supes Budget and Finance Committee has been holding hearings and going over department needs and...

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Election results updated: What the numbers mean

Tim Redmond - June 8, 2016

Elections in San Francisco don’t end on Election Night, and while progressives are celebrating, there were still 78,000 more votes to count as of...

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$1 million in tech and real-estate money pours into June SF election

Tim Redmond - May 27, 2016

The tide of tech and real-estate money flowing into the June 7th San Francisco election is now at more than $1 million, a stunning...

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Mayor Lee faces questions on police violence — and has no real answers

Tim Redmond - May 10, 2016

Mayor Ed Lee was forced to answer a series of questions about his embattled police chief and department today, and he took the opportunity...

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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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Airbnb suddenly drops $245,000 into local politics

Tim Redmond - April 28, 2016

Just days after Sups. David Campos and Aaron Peskin announced a measure to more tightly regulate short-term rentals, Airbnb, the biggest company in that...

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Wiener votes with cops, against Leno accountability bill

Tim Redmond - April 19, 2016

There was a strange moment at the Board of Supervisors today that shows just how powerful even the discredited law-enforcement lobby can be. The supes...

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The Agenda, April 10-17: Superdelegates, nationally and locally

Tim Redmond - April 10, 2016

Just as the Bernie Sanders campaign is stepping up its criticism of the role party officials play in the nomination process, a proposal to...

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The sick politics behind the Farrell and Wiener anti-homeless measures

The Agenda, June 20-27: The budget battle begins

Election results updated: What the numbers mean

$1 million in tech and real-estate money pours into June SF election

Mayor Lee faces questions on police violence — and has no real answers

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

The case for the youth vote

Airbnb suddenly drops $245,000 into local politics

Wiener votes with cops, against Leno accountability bill

The Agenda, April 10-17: Superdelegates, nationally and locally

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