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A chance at civic leadership, stalemated

John Elberling - November 1, 2018

Upon her election as the "moderate" candidate in a very close race against two "progressive" competitors this June, Mayor Breed told San Francisco: "I’m going...

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Peskin challenges Breed in the first real ‘question time’ in 12 years

Tim Redmond - October 17, 2018

Twelve years after former Sup. Chris Daly suggested that the mayor debate policy with the supervisors once a month – and 12 years after...

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Prop. C: The battle for the soul of San Francisco

John Elberling - October 9, 2018

The New American Oligarchy of Wealth and Privilege that seized control of the United States two years ago with the election of President Donald...

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Breed’s opposition to Prop. C shows she’s on the side of big business

Tim Redmond - October 7, 2018

Mayor London Breed’s opposition to Prop. C is a dramatic and telling moment in her administration. You never really know when someone takes on an...

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Gascon will step down — but who will step up?

Tim Redmond - October 3, 2018

A lot of people in the San Francisco political world were stunned when District Attorney George Gascon announced he would not be running for...

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Prop. C will define progressive politics in SF

Tim Redmond - August 20, 2018

The most important measure to address homelessness in San Francisco in years now has a ballot designation: It’s Proposition C. And on the state level,...

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Why can’t we fix the DMV?

Tim Redmond - July 26, 2018

State Assemblymember Phil Ting is taking on an issue that has pretty much everyone in California angry right now – the lines at the...

Opinion

OPINION: The best sort of democracy for San Francisco

Steven Hill and Tom Ammiano - July 18, 2018

Calvin Welch has been a dedicated housing activist and progressive leader for decades, but we have consistently disagreed with him about Ranked Choice Voting...

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Supes reject Farrell’s final Police Commission nominee

Tim Redmond - July 10, 2018

The Board of Supes decided today to reject outgoing Mayor Mark Farrell’s move to renominate Joe Marshall to the Police Commission. Since Farrell’s previous...

Opinion

OPINION: What went wrong June 5 — and what we can learn

Calvin Welch - June 28, 2018

Editor’s note: Progressives who supported Mark Leno or Sup. Jane Kim are looking at the results of the election and trying to figure out...

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A chance at civic leadership, stalemated

Peskin challenges Breed in the first real ‘question time’ in 12 years

Prop. C: The battle for the soul of San Francisco

Breed’s opposition to Prop. C shows she’s on the side of big business

Gascon will step down — but who will step up?

Prop. C will define progressive politics in SF

Why can’t we fix the DMV?

OPINION: The best sort of democracy for San Francisco

Supes reject Farrell’s final Police Commission nominee

OPINION: What went wrong June 5 — and what we can learn

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