Newsom Archives - Page 5 of 33

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.

The Agenda

A bit of Breed budget trickery, and the side of the housing story that the press missed

Tim Redmond - June 25, 2023

Plus: A measure that would allow massive demolitions of existing housing. That's The Agenda for June 25 to July 2

Housing

Newsom tries to pressure SF to adopt a housing plan that will never work

Tim Redmond - June 19, 2023

Governor's Office, in highly unusual move, lobbies local Planning Commission on Breed legislation.

Drug policy

Mayor doubles down on arresting drug users, refuses to move on wellness centers

Tim Redmond - June 14, 2023

Breed denounces Question Time, ignores her own Health Department in drive to force users into treatment.

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.

Housing

The state housing secrecy just keeps getting worse and worse

Zelda Bronstein - May 18, 2023

Crucial planning decisions are made behind closed-doors, with Yimby stakeholders—and the public can't even get the basic records

Crime

Death for spitting—and more key revelations from the Police Commission

Tim Redmond - May 4, 2023

Homeless assaults 'not on the radar,' and Newsom-Breed Tenderloin plan is a lot of hype but very little substance.

Crime

Supes say DA erred in failing to charge security guard who killed Banko Brown

Tim Redmond - May 2, 2023

Huge crowd demands justice as Brooke Jenkins, without releasing video evidence, says the shooter of a Black trans man acted in self-defense.

Featured

A brutal double-standard on crime, and the guv wants the military in the Tenderloin

Tim Redmond - April 23, 2023

Plus: The future of an affordable housing complex in the Western Addition—and why does the Sheriff's Office need combat equipment? That's The Agenda for April 23-30.

Development

Wiener, the Yimbys, and the 50-story tower

Zelda Bronstein - April 19, 2023

An ambitious politician is backing away from the Yimby position in the face of a project that is going to be deeply unpopular.

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