Tag: Mirkarimi
The Agenda, Nov. 2 to Nov. 8: Can tech and real-estate money buy the election?
Plus: Danny Glover stops by the Mission to promote Mirkarimi, Yes on I
By Tim Redmond
NOVEMBER 2, 2015 – Tomorrow, we will see whether big tech money can dominate and...
Supes reject anti-immigrant measure
Pro-Sanctuary-City law passes unanimously after "reactionary" alternative is tabled, 6-5, with Sup. Christensen voting to keep it alive
By Tim Redmond
OCTOBER 20, 2015 -- The Board of Supes today staved...
Lee avoids tough questions in mayoral debate
The challengers did the best they could, but a weak format allowed Lee to duck any criticism of his record
By Tim Redmond
OCTOBER 9, 2015 – Mayor Ed Lee showed...
Transphobia in the Sheriff’s race
The treatment of transgender inmates -- and the response of the deputy sheriff's union -- becomes an issue in the race between incumbent Ross Mirkarimi and challenger Vicki Hennessy
By...
The “Old Boys Club” is alive and well in SF
Annual Boys Night Out event gathers power players and media elite -- no girls allowed.
By Marke B.
The optics are disastrous. In the picture taken last night, freely shared on...
The Agenda, Aug. 17-23: Is the Left moving to the Right?
Or does the Chron, once again, have the whole thing completely wrong?
By Tim Redmond
AUGUST 17, 2015 – Just got back from upstate New York, where all the pizza is...
Supes move forward with jail that we might not need
$240 million project that nobody has seen and that might be obsolete the day it opens gets preliminary approval from board members who say they don't like it. Go...
Mayor denounces sheriff — but can’t explain why
Lee tells supes that Mirkarimi's policy endangers public safety -- but he can't offer a cogent alternative
By Tim Redmond
JULY 14, 2015 – Mayor Ed Lee came to the Board...
SF sheriff in the depths of media hell
Mirkarimi tried to tell the press what actually happened. You can guess how that went
By Alexis Terrazas
JULY 13, 2015 -- As the saga of whether or not San Francisco...
The Agenda, July 13-19: Should SF Build a new jail?
That's a real issue; the Mirkarimi pile-on is not. Plus: Stopping business displacement in the Mission and making tech dorms pay for affordable housing
By Tim Redmond
JULY 12, 2105 –...
