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Kim and Breed file; Herrera doesn’t. The race is on

Tim Redmond - January 9, 2018

Sups. London Breed and Jane Kim both filed to run for mayor this morning, and City Attorney Dennis Herrera did not, so we know...

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Leno files for mayor, promises ‘fundamental change’

Tim Redmond - January 8, 2018

Mark Leno formally filed his nomination papers for mayor this morning, and promised a “fundamentally new direction for City Hall.” He told a group of...

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The Agenda, Jan 8-16: A critical rent-control vote, and the power struggle at City Hall

Tim Redmond - January 7, 2018

The most important and dramatic change in state rent control law in 20 years is up for its first hearing at a state Assembly...

News + Politics

Some sunshine for the mayor-go-round

Tim Redmond - December 27, 2017

If we can say anything about the process for choosing the person who will run San Francisco’s executive branch for the next five months,...

News + Politics

The next mayor has to promise real, dramatic change

Tim Redmond - December 13, 2017

Unless Acting Mayor London Breed does something really bad (and she’s way too smart for that to happen), or the Board of Supes feels...

News + Politics

The next mayor may serve for 10 years. And candidates have 27 days to decide

Tim Redmond - December 12, 2017

It was very strange to go to the Board of Supes Question Time today and not see Ed Lee. I’ve concluded that under Lee, the...

Foreign Correspondent

The future of an independent Catalonia

Reese Erlich - December 7, 2017

During a trip to Barcelona, I sat down to read a local newspaper and, although I understand Spanish, I couldn't fathom a word. The...

News + Politics

How to Save SF’s Heart

Tim Redmond - October 20, 2017

Editors note: Jon Golinger, a longtime local campaign manager and activist, has written a new book called Saving San Francisco's Heart. It's published by...

Arts + Culture

Dolores Huerta, filling the screen

Caitlin Donohue - August 29, 2017

In 1962, political organizer Dolores Huerta was a twice-divorced mother of seven. She had also just told Cesar Chávez that she would join him...

News + Politics

How do we respond to the white supremacists?

Tim Redmond - August 20, 2017

The White Supremacists are coming to San Francisco Saturday/26, and while city leaders have already made it clear they and their hate are not...

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