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New Farrell corruption allegations could make case for inspector general initiative

Tim Redmond - July 1, 2024

Peskin proposal (and mayoral campaign) may benefit from ongoing reports (and ongoing scandals at CIty Hall).

Opinion

More parks privatization: The horses of Golden Gate Park

Steven Hill - March 23, 2021

Private vendor takes over public space for high-priced concession -- and workers get to live in trailers in the park (while homeless people are kicked out).

News + Politics

Are SF departments ‘corruption resilient?’

Tim Redmond - February 4, 2021

Despite assurances from the Controller's Office, it sure doesn't look that way.

News + Politics

Can SF supes take on political corruption?

Tim Redmond - January 31, 2021

Committee hearing will give us a clue. Plus: Protecting SRO tenants, preventing evictions and saving nightlife venues ... that's The Agenda for Feb. 1 - 8

News + Politics

Supes, by one vote, reject public advocate plan

Tim Redmond - July 21, 2020

The San Francisco supes today refused by one vote to put a measure on the ballot creating a public advocate to focus on public...

News + Politics

We’re all outside agitators at this point

David Talbot - May 31, 2020

We all knew America was a powder keg and, we all knew it had to blow up. Endless police or vigilante violence against Black...

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Screen Grabs: Buckle up for more cinematic adventure

Dennis Harvey - March 30, 2020

Part Two of our armchair audiovisual world tour offers more scenic and adventuresome distraction from “shelter-at-home” stasis. (Part One is here.) While we’re not heavily...

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: What happened to Dag Hammarskjold?

Dennis Harvey - August 13, 2019

SCREEN GRABS It’s mid-August, the weather is theoretically fine, the summer blockbusters are already well into their runs—it is not a time of the...

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: I Am Not a Witch, Iranian Film Fest, Blaze …

Dennis Harvey - September 16, 2018

SCREEN GRABS While you could say the annual fall sprawl of anticipatory “awards season” has already begun—with the Venice, Telluride and Toronto Film Festivals that...

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: Dark Money, Generation Wealth, Everything Else

Dennis Harvey - July 22, 2018

SCREEN GRABS This week’s movies seem unified by the theme of money—not least the big new popcorn movie Mission: Impossible 6, because no one...

Tagged with: Political Corruption

New Farrell corruption allegations could make case for inspector general initiative

More parks privatization: The horses of Golden Gate Park

Are SF departments ‘corruption resilient?’

Can SF supes take on political corruption?

Supes, by one vote, reject public advocate plan

We’re all outside agitators at this point

Screen Grabs: Buckle up for more cinematic adventure

Screen Grabs: What happened to Dag Hammarskjold?

Screen Grabs: I Am Not a Witch, Iranian Film Fest, Blaze …

Screen Grabs: Dark Money, Generation Wealth, Everything Else

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