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Why can Uber and Lyft use city streets for free?

Tim Redmond - June 16, 2017

When San Francisco news media reported on a blockbuster study showing the impacts of Uber and Lyft on San Francisco transportation and traffic, Sup....

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Mandelman kickoff sets tone for D8 supe race

Tim Redmond - June 14, 2017

Rafael Mandelman officially launched his campaign for D8 supervisor Wednesday night with a rally that drew around 150 people and set the tone for...

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Tenants protest Farrell’s move to block effective anti-eviction bill

Tim Redmond - June 11, 2017

Tenant advocates will rally at noon on the steps of City Hall Monday/12 to denounce a move by Sup. Mark Farrell to fast-track his...

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Safai concedes defeat, will allow DeJesus to remain on Police Commission

Tim Redmond - June 6, 2017

Sup. Ahsha Safai has apparently conceded defeat in his efforts to replace the city’s best Police Commission member with one of his political allies. Safai...

Arts + Culture

Holes in our understanding

Caitlin Donohue - June 5, 2017

You may recognize dancer-performance artist-"faux queen" Fauxnique a.k.a. Monique Jenkinson from such gigs as winning the 2003 edition of Heklina’s landmark drag competition formerly known...

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Assembly passes bill to limit land-use ballot initiatives

Tim Redmond - June 1, 2017

A bill that would make it harder for local residents to pass ballot measures limiting development has passed the state Assembly with almost no...

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The case for a homeless shelter in Bayview

TJ Johnston - May 31, 2017

It’s Friday afternoon at the drop-in center known as Mother Brown’s on the corner of Jennings Street and Van Dyke Avenue. Despite the iron-gated...

Arts + Culture

Silent is golden

Dennis Harvey - May 29, 2017

SCREEN GRABS Particularly these days, a one-story building designated for commercial usage in space-hungry San Francisco is an unusual sight, so you may at...

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What the city’s new housing policy will mean

Tim Redmond - May 26, 2017

San Francisco wound up with a sweeping new affordable housing policy this week, one that will encourage the demolition of some existing low-rise commercial...

Arts + Culture

Surfing the docs

Dennis Harvey - May 26, 2017

SCREEN GRABS This is a moment when the notion of watching documentaries sounds like mandatory homework: The world is falling apart, many parties would...

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