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The real-estate sleaze reaches high tide in the DCCC race

Tim Redmond - June 5, 2016

The sleaze coming out of the real-estate industry has reached astonishing levels in the past couple of days, with Big Tech and the Association...

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Dem Party Chair Mary Jung’s sex-work hypocrisy

Tim Redmond - June 2, 2016

Truth is a pretty fungible commodity during election season, and we all give candidates a little slack. But an oped in today’s Examiner by...

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The Agenda, May 30-June 5: Ed Lee’s bizarre judicial strategy ….

Tim Redmond - May 30, 2016

Mayor Ed Lee stopped by the Chronicle last week for an Editorial Board meeting, and since he didn’t have an effective answer for why...

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A terrible housing bill looms in Sacramento

Tim Redmond - May 22, 2016

The State Assembly may vote as early as Monday on a bill that would give real estate developers a huge windfall at the expense...

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Why allowing more housing makes property more expensive

Tim Redmond - May 18, 2016

Fred Sherburn-Zimmer, director of the Housing Rights Committee, stood on the steps of City Hall yesterday morning and explained why allowing the free market...

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A real answer to the mayor’s (latest) bogus housing plan

Calvin Welch - May 16, 2016

Market based “solutions” to our housing affordability crisis come and go like spring fashions; only the crisis persists. Eight years ago, it was removing maximum...

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Airbnb, tech execs fund nasty DCCC attack piece

Tim Redmond - May 12, 2016

A committee funded in large part by Airbnb and tech executives has unleashed a remarkable hit piece that targets almost entirely women of color...

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The absurdity of the Airbnb supporters

Jennifer Fieber - May 11, 2016

The San Francisco Tenants Union fully supports and helped craft the long-needed fix to our short-term rental regulations that Supervisors David Campos and Aaron...

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The Agenda, May 9-15: Hunger strike moves to City Hall, early voting starts ….

Tim Redmond - May 8, 2016

UPDATED WITH CORRECTION The Frisco Five have changed tactics. The hunger strike is over, and they and their supporters are moving to large-scale protests, starting...

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The case for the youth vote

Tim Redmond - May 4, 2016

The Board of Supes met with the Youth Commission Tuesday, and the biggest question around a potential charter amendment allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to...

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The real-estate sleaze reaches high tide in the DCCC race

Dem Party Chair Mary Jung’s sex-work hypocrisy

The Agenda, May 30-June 5: Ed Lee’s bizarre judicial strategy ….

A terrible housing bill looms in Sacramento

Why allowing more housing makes property more expensive

A real answer to the mayor’s (latest) bogus housing plan

Airbnb, tech execs fund nasty DCCC attack piece

The absurdity of the Airbnb supporters

The Agenda, May 9-15: Hunger strike moves to City Hall, early voting starts ….

The case for the youth vote

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