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Final, final results: Progressives win three judges, DCCC

Tim Redmond - March 11, 2020

The results of the March 3 San Francisco election are finally (almost) final; the Department of Elections reports all but about 1,500 ballots have...

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Screen Grabs: A major director quietly remakes the Western

Dennis Harvey - March 10, 2020

Austerity is not a quality greatly prized in commercial filmmaking. While we may revere them now, it’s worth remembering that such leading cinematic minimalist...

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Some surprising political analysis from the local election results

Tim Redmond - March 5, 2020

The voter turnout is up to 55 percent in San Francisco now, and will exceed 60 percent once the last 54,000 ballots are counted....

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Wednesday results: Not much has changed

Tim Redmond - March 4, 2020

I’ve been seeing a lot of social media comments about low turnout in the primary in San Francisco. That’s understandable – the early returns...

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Results show strong night for local progressives

Tim Redmond - March 3, 2020

It’s a good night for progressives in San Francisco. With the final Election-Day results in, we can say that two public defenders and a tenant...

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First results: A few surprises

Tim Redmond - March 3, 2020

The early results are in and there are some surprises. For starters, the numbers are very small – only 46,000 ballots were returned by...

Campaign Trail

‘Families first’ public defender enters D7 race

Tim Redmond - February 13, 2020

UPDATED: A public defender who coaches girls' basketball at a Catholic school announced today that’s he’s running for supervisor. With about 100 supporters lined up in...

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Political operatives try to defend dark money

Tim Redmond - February 9, 2020

The city’s new law mandating real disclosure for dark money in local elections is under attack – and the legal filing include some fascinating...

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The politics of the race for SF judge

Tim Redmond - February 6, 2020

When four public defenders challenged sitting judges two years ago, it created a furor in the world of the local judiciary. As I wrote...

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A culture of corruption at City Hall

Tim Redmond - January 30, 2020

I was in a taxi the night that the feds announced they had arrested DPW director Mohammed Nuru, and the driver wanted to talk...

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Final, final results: Progressives win three judges, DCCC

Screen Grabs: A major director quietly remakes the Western

Some surprising political analysis from the local election results

Wednesday results: Not much has changed

Results show strong night for local progressives

First results: A few surprises

‘Families first’ public defender enters D7 race

Political operatives try to defend dark money

The politics of the race for SF judge

A culture of corruption at City Hall

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