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Privatization and displacement, from Detroit to the Bay Area

Tim Redmond - July 2, 2014

By Tiny (aka Lisa Gray-Garcia) "We are hiding out in our own house with no water," Shelah, a 15-year-youth and poverty skola, whispered on the...

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City beat: parking spaces for sale and mandatory jail time for sex workers

Tim Redmond - June 23, 2014

The city attorney is going after an app that auctions off parking spaces. Photo by Luke Thomas/Fog City Journal By Tim Redmond JUNE 23, 2014 --...

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What we Yo about when we Yo about Yo

Tim Redmond - June 19, 2014

By Julia Carrie Wong JUNE 19, 2014 -- On Wednesday morning, news broke that a silly little app called “Yo” had raised $1 million in...

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Campaign against 16th and Mission project escalates

Tim Redmond - June 13, 2014

By Julia Carrie Wong JUNE 13, 2014 -- Last Friday morning, a group of 18 activists styling themselves “Minimus” huddled behind a stand of bushes...

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Why Muni workers are feeling sick

Tim Redmond - June 5, 2014

By Julia Carrie Wong JUNE 5, 2014 -- “We are sick,” Dave Reardon, a 67-year-old Muni operator told me last night. “We are sick of...

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Rest in Poetry, Mama Maya: a tribute to Warrior Poet Maya Angelou

Tim Redmond - May 29, 2014

By Tiny, daughter of Dee We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated." ..Maya Angelou The Art of Fiction No. 119, the...

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The fate of Marcus Books

Tim Redmond - May 14, 2014

By Tiny MAY 13, 2014 -- “We got a ‘Funky and low-down feeling, but we rock steady,” said Greg Johnson, Marcus Books co-owner addressing...

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Why consumers – and tenants – should be happy about the Leno cell-phone bill victory

Tim Redmond - May 11, 2014

State Sen. Mark Leno's cell phone bill could be a sign that Ellis Act reform is also possible. By Tim Redmond MAY 12, 2014 – The...

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The flipside of San Francisco’s displacement crisis: The influx of the very rich

Tim Redmond - May 5, 2014

By Darwin Bond Graham Yahoo began running its hulking purple buses into San Francisco in 2005. Google followed two years later with a bus system...

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Tom’s Town: The gloves come off in the Campos-Chiu race

Tim Redmond - May 2, 2014

By Tom Temprano The gloves are officially off (were they ever on?) in the race to succeed Tom Ammiano in the 17th Assembly District --...

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Privatization and displacement, from Detroit to the Bay Area

City beat: parking spaces for sale and mandatory jail time for sex workers

What we Yo about when we Yo about Yo

Campaign against 16th and Mission project escalates

Why Muni workers are feeling sick

Rest in Poetry, Mama Maya: a tribute to Warrior Poet Maya Angelou

The fate of Marcus Books

Why consumers – and tenants – should be happy about the Leno cell-phone bill victory

The flipside of San Francisco’s displacement crisis: The influx of the very rich

Tom’s Town: The gloves come off in the Campos-Chiu race

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