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Housing

Check the record: Preston and his progressive colleagues are not against housing

Tim Redmond - December 15, 2023

Back in 2021, when Heather Knight was still at the Chronicle, the Yimbys put out something they called a "study" of the housing record...

Lit

In ‘Portal,’ John King tells the strange and wondrous saga of the Ferry Building

Marke B. - December 13, 2023

Beloved landmark came with surprising amount of drama and alternate realities, vividly detailed in Chron critic's new book.

Labor

Who are these nice people who say they want me to get a raise?

Tom Gallagher - December 11, 2023

Turns out it's a rabid anti-labor group that wants to destroy public-sector unions.

Housing

How Breed undermined plan to save affordable housing on Divisadero Street

Tim Redmond - December 10, 2023

Building could easily have gone to nonprofit instead of convicted felon who tried to burn down res hotel in Oakland.

Crime

Breed announces budget cuts as Dorsey plays the ‘cops tax’ card in campaign

Tim Redmond - December 4, 2023

The city has a $1 billion budget problem, and only a total tax overhaul will fix it.

The Agenda

The housing crisis Scott Wiener created

Tim Redmond - December 3, 2023

Demolitions. Displacement. And zero new affordable housing. That's the bill the state senator got passed, and the supes have to deal with it this week.

Featured

On Giving Tuesday, please support the future of local news in San Francisco

Tim Redmond - November 27, 2023

Local newspapers are dying all over, threatening democracy. We are trying to keep community journalism alive. Can you help?

Environment

New report says we can’t save the planet without taxing the rich

Tim Redmond - November 20, 2023

Oxfam says there is no such thing as an effective climate plan that isn't also an economic equality plan.

Stage Review

‘Bulrusher’: A California story that wades into fetid weeds

Charles Lewis III - November 16, 2023

Eisa Davis' 2007 Pulitzer nominee at Berkeley Rep is engrossing, until it succumbs to colorism and misogynoir.

Crime

Right-wing attack on local judges is officially underway

Tim Redmond - November 8, 2023

Two candidates backed by StopCrimeSF have now filed to challenge sitting judges, and more may be on the way.

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