Public Records Archives

Housing

The state housing secrecy just keeps getting worse and worse

Zelda Bronstein - May 18, 2023

Crucial planning decisions are made behind closed-doors, with Yimby stakeholders—and the public can't even get the basic records

Housing

UCLA’s secretive neoliberal housing conference

Zelda Bronstein - March 23, 2023

It's worse than Davos: A one-sided policy event with no dissenters—and no reporters unless they sign gag orders.

News + Politics

The Boudin recall is entirely based on local media mythology. They should own it.

Tim Redmond - May 25, 2022

The "crime wave." The "unsafe city." There's no reality here—but it's creating a dangerous political narrative, with the SF cops the big winners.

Crime

Two misleading anti-Boudin ads are going to hit local TV this week

Tim Redmond - April 26, 2022

The allegations that the DA ignores domestic violence and car break-ins don't add up.

Environment

Does SF have enough water to give some back to the salmon—and the ecosystem?

Tom Molanphy - April 25, 2022

SF is hoarding water and killing fish—or it's preserving a precious resource from impending drought. Depends whose numbers you believe.

Labor

Giants workers get record contract

Marc Norton - October 5, 2021

Threat of playoff strike leads to a big win—but COVID is still a serious threat to the people who staff ballpark concessions.

Opinion

Opinion: The Great Highway shutdown fiasco

Steven Hill - September 9, 2021

It's worse for the environment. It's infuriated residents. The city needs to rethink the highway closure—now, when a compromise is possible.

Labor

‘Don’t be a Giant idiot’—workers demand better COVID safety at ballpark

Marc Norton - August 30, 2021

Growing number of positive tests set off alarm among the people who serve food and beverages at Oracle Park.

Crime

The data supports Chesa Boudin’s record: Why doesn’t the media tell us that?

Tim Redmond - August 22, 2021

Boudin is charging cases at the same rate as other local DAs. He has increased prosecutions of sexual assault cases. But the "balanced" Chron misses the point.

Transportation

Muni director talks about cutting lines and changing focus

Tim Redmond - July 25, 2021

Post-COVID plans could alter the city's transportation policy in some profound ways.

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