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A culture of corruption at City Hall

Tim Redmond - January 30, 2020

I was in a taxi the night that the feds announced they had arrested DPW director Mohammed Nuru, and the driver wanted to talk...

News + Politics

FBI complaint alleges widespread corruption by DPW chief

Sam Lew and Tim Redmond - January 28, 2020

The criminal complaint against Mohammed Nuru and Nick Bovis, and information from an FBI press conference, allege that the director of the Department of...

Housing

Wiener’s housing deregulation bill is back!

Tim Redmond - January 5, 2020

State Sen. Scott Wiener will hold a press conference and rally in Oakland Tuesday/7 to announce that he’s re-introducing a new version of his...

Housing

Deal with SF’s worst planning scofflaw goes forward with little public review

Tim Redmond - December 4, 2019

A settlement deal with one of the city’s worst planning scofflaws comes before the Government Audit and Oversight Committee tomorrow – but the case...

Housing

Is Mayor Breed planning more homeless sweeps?

Tim Redmond - November 20, 2019

A press release from the Mayor’s Office arrived in my inbox two days ago, to wit: Mayor London N. Breed today joined City officials and...

News + Politics

SF Planning’s really weak ‘Community Stabilization Policy’

Tim Redmond - October 14, 2019

The San Francisco Planning Commission will hear a presentation Thursday/ 17 on the department’s Community Stabilization Policy– supposedly an interagency effort to fight the...

News + Politics

Mayor Lee’s ‘jobs agenda’ made life worse for many San Franciscans

Tim Redmond - August 12, 2019

The late Mayor Ed Lee called it the “jobs agenda.” When he took office, the city was coming out of the recession, and he...

News + Politics

Supes, under intense pressure from mayor, drop plan for homeless commission

Tim Redmond - July 23, 2019

The Board of Supes today – under intense pressure from the mayor -- refused to put a measure to create a Homelessness Commission on...

Environment

SF responds to climate crisis (but will anyone mention Uber?)

Tim Redmond - July 21, 2019

The California Department of Housing and Community Development wants to know what you think the most important issues in your community are. And there’s...

News + Politics

Gig economy horror stories frame supes hearing

Tim Redmond - June 28, 2019

The litany of horror stories at today’s hearing on the gig economy was alarming. One Uber driver said he used to get paid $50...

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A culture of corruption at City Hall

FBI complaint alleges widespread corruption by DPW chief

Wiener’s housing deregulation bill is back!

Deal with SF’s worst planning scofflaw goes forward with little public review

Is Mayor Breed planning more homeless sweeps?

SF Planning’s really weak ‘Community Stabilization Policy’

Mayor Lee’s ‘jobs agenda’ made life worse for many San Franciscans

Supes, under intense pressure from mayor, drop plan for homeless commission

SF responds to climate crisis (but will anyone mention Uber?)

Gig economy horror stories frame supes hearing

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