One Percent Archives

The Agenda

The supes vote on an imperfect, but much better, budget …

Tim Redmond - July 14, 2024

... plus new affordable housing and a series of City Charter amendments. That's The Agenda for July 14-21

News + Politics

The alarming agenda of the big-money folks trying to take over SF

Tim Redmond - May 3, 2024

New report tracks the anti-union, anti-tax, pro-police program that a small number of very rich people want to impose on SF in the name of "moderate" politics.

Housing

The Yimbys think they rule—but there are some serious signs to the contrary

Zelda Bronstein - April 1, 2024

The case against the case against "The Case Against Yimbyism."

The Agenda

National magazine takes on the case against Yimby housing policies

Tim Redmond - March 17, 2024

Plus: Nurses demand answers to questions about UCSF takeover of St. Mary's and St. Francis Hospitals. That's The Agenda for March 17-24.

Business + Tech

The brutal budget crisis of 2024—and how the city could address it without huge cuts

Tim Redmond - December 27, 2023

San Francisco needs to rethink how it collects taxes—and the state is going to have to get out of the way.

Homelessness

Billionaires file legal brief attacking the unhoused in SF

Tim Redmond - October 8, 2023

While city fails to train staff on sweeps, the people who created this crisis are asking the Supreme Court to blame the victims.

Media

Media coverage of reparations hearing runs from bad to worse

Tim Redmond - September 19, 2023

News outlets miss the point, ignore the context, and can't even do basic math.

News + Politics

Nancy Pelosi is getting two more years. Maybe she can help SF with housing money

Tim Redmond - September 11, 2023

Is it all about her daughter taking her seat—or, for a change, will she use her clout to bring federal cash to SF for affordable housing?

Business + Tech

Excess profits tax on billionaires could vaccinate the entire world

Tim Redmond - August 12, 2021

New study shows just how much richer the rich got in the pandemic—and what could be done if we taxed some of that unearned wealth.

Housing

COVID rent strips Latinx tenants in SF of savings, wealth, and security

Tim Redmond - July 7, 2021

El Tecolote survey shows that more than 75 percent of families lost all or most of their savings to preserve their housing during the pandemic.

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