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The next police commissioner

Tim Redmond - December 12, 2016

The Board of Supes Rules Committee, on a 2-1 vote, sent the full board a recommendation that law professor and immigration-rights lawyer Bill Ong...

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The Agenda, Dec. 12-18: Will the supes fold on free City College?

Tim Redmond - December 11, 2016

First, let us take a moment to say: We are losing three great supervisors. John Avalos, David Campos, and Eric Mar have been the...

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The Agenda: Why Breed and Lee are blocking Sanctuary City legislation

Tim Redmond - December 5, 2016

You can see the shape of the new Board of Supervisors, and the impact of the November election, with the decision by President London...

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The SF election: What happened?

Calvin Welch - December 2, 2016

The 2016 election may well be a turning point in our national and local politics. The problem is that it’s unclear what direction the...

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The Agenda, Nov. 28-Dec. 4: An honest tenant scorecard

Tim Redmond - November 27, 2016

There are lies and misleading statements in every election, and San Francisco has seen its share. But this fall’s contests featured a particularly painful...

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How we beat the real estate industry

Deepa Varma - November 20, 2016

As we assess the implications of last week’s elections, it is worth considering two clear wins for progressives and for the tenant movement in...

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Corporate Democrats, nationally and at home

Tim Redmond - November 15, 2016

I am not an expert on national politics or the national Democratic Party. But I think at this point we ought to be able...

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Defending San Francisco values

Tim Redmond - November 13, 2016

You have to go back to 1972, and the landslide victory of Richard Nixon, to find a moment where so many people were so...

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Now, more than ever, San Francisco matters

Tim Redmond - November 9, 2016

Eight years ago, I rode home from Election Night parties on my bicycle and had to stop, over and over, because people were out...

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Early local results: A very mixed bag

Tim Redmond - November 8, 2016

You can’t stipulate anything with the election, since it’s so odd and frankly fucking scary. But it we assume that the early absentees in...

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The next police commissioner

The Agenda, Dec. 12-18: Will the supes fold on free City College?

The Agenda: Why Breed and Lee are blocking Sanctuary City legislation

The SF election: What happened?

The Agenda, Nov. 28-Dec. 4: An honest tenant scorecard

How we beat the real estate industry

Corporate Democrats, nationally and at home

Defending San Francisco values

Now, more than ever, San Francisco matters

Early local results: A very mixed bag

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