Peskin Archives - 48 hills

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?

Housing

A chron oped on the housing hearing is wrong, and signals a new attack on the supes

Tim Redmond - September 27, 2023

Board members asked for a modest delay to consider the mayor's amendments to a complex housing bill. The Chron talks of "Nimbys."

Housing

Mayor’s Office missing as supes discuss mayor’s proposed housing policies

Tim Redmond - September 18, 2023

Breed's plan, drafted with little community input, would do nothing for the city's affordable housing needs; supes aren't going along.

Housing

Tenants, community rally against Breed’s developer-friendly housing bill

Tim Redmond - September 16, 2023

Evictions, demolition, displacement—and no affordable housing. That's The Agenda for Sept. 17-24

Arts + Culture

A revitalized Mission mural—and some lessons from the history of BART

Tim Redmond - September 10, 2023

Michael Rios art event reminds us of the displacement and gentrification that the train system caused in the neighborhood.

The Agenda

Armed guards, public safety, the future of Laguna Honda Hospital …

Tim Redmond - September 10, 2023

... plus a discussion on the need for district elections of supervisors. That's The Agenda for Sept. 10-17

Transportation

Cruise and Waymo are finding widespread opposition

Tim Redmond - August 22, 2023

For a change, a new technology is not impressing people, and the city might actually take regulation seriously.

Elections

Preston campaign kickoff draws large and diverse crowd

Tim Redmond - August 17, 2023

District 5 is one of the critical seats progressives will try to win in 2024

Business + Tech

What the city can still do to control the rogue robotaxis

Tim Redmond - August 14, 2023

This is by no means over—but SF needs to get out in front of this kind of tech before it becomes such a huge problem

Housing

Supes approve housing measure that won’t lead to much new housing

Tim Redmond - July 27, 2023

Yimbys and Big Tech are going to blame the supes for blocking housing; what happens if they cut developer fees and it doesn't help the crisis?

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

A chron oped on the housing hearing is wrong, and signals a new attack on the supes

Mayor’s Office missing as supes discuss mayor’s proposed housing policies

Tenants, community rally against Breed’s developer-friendly housing bill

A revitalized Mission mural—and some lessons from the history of BART

Armed guards, public safety, the future of Laguna Honda Hospital …

Cruise and Waymo are finding widespread opposition

Preston campaign kickoff draws large and diverse crowd

What the city can still do to control the rogue robotaxis

Supes approve housing measure that won’t lead to much new housing

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