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Why is the DMV still such an unhappy place?

Tim Redmond - November 7, 2023

Seniors, people with mobility issues, and people who aren't fluent in English face problems getting essential documents. It doesn't need to be this way.

Housing

New laws seek to end private developer risk, burdening public instead

Zelda Bronstein - November 6, 2023

Why should cities and counties guarantee profits for builders and push the costs of growth onto the local taxpayers?

Crime

The new War on Drugs isn’t working any better than the old one did ….

Tim Redmond - October 30, 2023

But Breed and Jenkins are pushing to make it worse. We have seen this before and it ended very badly.

News + Politics

Breed’s police measure is a sweeping move to undermine civilian oversight and reform

Tim Redmond - October 18, 2023

It's cynical politics that could have serious implications for how the city manages a police department with a troubled history.

Healthcare

Singing the insanity of the US healthcare system

Bruce Mirken - October 17, 2023

Big Pharma spends a fortune on ads— but hardly anyone can figure out how much the medications really cost (and fewer can afford them).

The Agenda

WTAF is up with Newsom? And why is it so hard to get SF police reports?

Tim Redmond - October 9, 2023

Vetoes of a series of progressive reforms show the guv is thinking about Iowa 2028, not California today. Pus: A hearing on police data. That's The Agenda for Oct. 8-15

News + Politics

The local record and legacy of Dianne Feinstein

Tim Redmond - October 2, 2023

Let's celebrate her accomplishments. But there's another story that needs to be told. I was there.

Homelessness

Breed plans new sweeps that still violate federal law

TJ Johnston - October 1, 2023

Homeless people still have no path to shelter as mayor moves to evict them and take their possessions.

Drug policy

Breed looks for political points by finding more ways to punish poor people

Tim Redmond - September 27, 2023

The latest: Drug testing for welfare recipients, which will never work and probably never happen. Do we live in San Francisco or Texas?

News + Politics

How will the city implement forced treatment for people with mental illness?

Tim Redmond - September 24, 2023

Plus: Does the Mayor's Office have a real homelessness plan—and what's going to happen new to Laguna Honda Hospital? That's The Agenda this week

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Why is the DMV still such an unhappy place?

New laws seek to end private developer risk, burdening public instead

The new War on Drugs isn’t working any better than the old one did ….

Breed’s police measure is a sweeping move to undermine civilian oversight and reform

Singing the insanity of the US healthcare system

WTAF is up with Newsom? And why is it so hard to get SF police reports?

The local record and legacy of Dianne Feinstein

Breed plans new sweeps that still violate federal law

Breed looks for political points by finding more ways to punish poor people

How will the city implement forced treatment for people with mental illness?

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