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Transportation

Robotaxis are an existential threat to SF’s public transit system

Calvin Welch - August 20, 2023

The Breed Administration is ignoring perhaps the most dangerous impact of the new autonomous vehicles.

Business + Tech

The real problem with the CPUC’s robotaxi decision

Tim Redmond - August 11, 2023

Like AI, this is going to displace human employees. And nobody in government is demanding that the profits be shared with the people whose lives are damaged.

Opinion

The environmental case against robotaxis

Susan Vaughan - August 6, 2023

They will further damage public transit—and they're no help to people with disabilities

Development

Lots of housing laws. Not much housing

Zelda Bronstein - August 1, 2023

Hearing, data show how the state's 'streamlining' supply-side approach is failing.

LGBTQ

A trans immigrant fleeing persecution tries to get asylum—and just get by—in SF. It’s not easy

Stardust Doherty - July 31, 2023

Millions face pervasive discrimination and unjustifiable violence at home. Some come here seeking asylum in the true sense of the word. This is one story

Music

Fans lost their cool over binki’s post-punk, shrugging star quality

John-Paul Shiver - July 30, 2023

The artist was charismatic, goofy, fun at Cafe du Nord—but what was with all the random crowd comments?

Housing

Supes approve housing measure that won’t lead to much new housing

Tim Redmond - July 27, 2023

Yimbys and Big Tech are going to blame the supes for blocking housing; what happens if they cut developer fees and it doesn't help the crisis?

News + Politics

Does SF need 24/7 robot taxis (that don’t pay any fee to be taxis)?

Tim Redmond - July 9, 2023

Plus: A move to limit ballot information, and a cut to affordable housing requirements for developers. That's The Agenda for July 9-16

News + Politics

London Breed’s astonishing trickle-down economics define budget message

Tim Redmond - May 31, 2023

She praised billionaire CEOs for hiring low-wage janitors. She opposed progressive taxes. She wants even more money for the cops. We've seen this agenda before, and it doesn't work.

Media

Dianne Feinstein and the ghoulish media

Calvin Welch - May 25, 2023

The longtime press darling is now, it appears, getting manipulated by some of her old friends.

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