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Wiener’s ‘transit-oriented development’ bill screws public transit

Calvin Welch - May 2, 2019

State Sen. Scott Wiener is promoting his housing bill, SB 50, as an example of environmental progress, since the measure is pushing transit-oriented development...

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The Patty Hearst kidnapping and the rise of community-based organizations in SF

Calvin Welch - April 25, 2019

UPDATED, see the end. The 1974 kidnapping of Patricia “Patty” Hearst, granddaughter of the founder of the Hearst media empire, was a dramatic chapter in...

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SF to pay $13.1 million to man who was framed by cops

Tim Redmond - March 17, 2019

The Board of Supes is set to approve Tuesday/19 a $13.1 million settlement of a lawsuit filed by a young man who, a jury found,...

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Good for Gavin: Is this the end of the death penalty?

Tim Redmond - March 13, 2019

Good for Gavin. Seriously: I have had a lot of issues with the gov, but he's done something really important. The new governor has started...

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Community celebrates the life of Jeff Adachi

Tim Redmond - February 27, 2019

On Monday, March 4, Mayor London Breed will host a formal City Hall memorial for Public Defender Jeff Adachi. Politicians (some of whom were...

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Has Breed made an impact on homelessness?

Tim Redmond - February 25, 2019

On Feb. 12, as the SF Chamber of Commerce announced a new CEO, Mayor London Breed announced that her administration is making great strides...

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Will the state Democratic Party support public power?

Tim Redmond - February 10, 2019

The collapse of Pacific Gas and Electric Company is leading to serious efforts on both the statewide and the local level to replace the...

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Breed’s State of the City: Let’s all work together

Tim Redmond - January 30, 2019

I have a lot of issues with Mayor London Breed’s State of the City speech, and I will get to that in a moment. But...

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Taxing the rich is suddenly a popular idea

Tim Redmond - January 29, 2019

I have always been fascinated by the World Economic Forum at Davos, where world leaders, rich people (and people who want to be seen...

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Building momentum and the Women’s March

Tim Redmond - January 21, 2019

The New York Times spent a lot of time talking about the “controversy” around this weekend’s Women’s March. The march was “smaller;”maybe there’s a “waning...

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Wiener’s ‘transit-oriented development’ bill screws public transit

The Patty Hearst kidnapping and the rise of community-based organizations in SF

SF to pay $13.1 million to man who was framed by cops

Good for Gavin: Is this the end of the death penalty?

Community celebrates the life of Jeff Adachi

Has Breed made an impact on homelessness?

Will the state Democratic Party support public power?

Breed’s State of the City: Let’s all work together

Taxing the rich is suddenly a popular idea

Building momentum and the Women’s March

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