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Why is SF tolerating Airbnb’s bad behavior?

Tim Redmond - October 6, 2016

The way the Chronicle spun the new study on Airbnb was just fine: The platform does, indeed, hurt the city’s hotel industry (and hospitality...

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The real housing record of London Breed

Calvin Welch - September 12, 2016

Sup. London Breed’s campaign website makes the ambiguous claim that she is “creating more affordable housing,” as if she has a hammer and is...

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The Agenda, Sept. 12-18: A plea for political honesty

Tim Redmond - September 11, 2016

(THIS STORY INCLUDES AN UPDATE TO CORRECT AN EARLIER ERROR) The hits just keep on coming, and they are going to continue into the fall....

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Palo Alto and the tech shop of horrors

Zelda Bronstein - September 2, 2016

On August 10, Kate Vershov Downing, a 31-year-old intellectual-property lawyer, set the media aflutter when she posted on Medium a letter to the Palo...

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We beat a bad housing bill, so let’s forget the blame game

Peter Cohen - August 28, 2016

There was a provocative screed in Beyond Chron this past Thursday by its editor Randy Shaw about Governor Brown’s failed “By Right Development” bill...

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The agenda, Aug. 29-Sept 4: What if Ed Lee decides to step down …

Tim Redmond - August 28, 2016

It's the week before Labor Day, and the fall campaigns are moving into high speed, and I look around at the state of San...

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The Agenda, July 11-17: Why bad committee appointments matter …

Tim Redmond - July 10, 2016

Pretty much everyone agrees that elected officials should be judged on their records in office, and typically that means legislation introduced, votes on difficult...

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Homelessness: the media’s big problem

Tim Redmond - June 29, 2016

These are some of the headlines we saw in the San Francisco Chronicle this past year: “San Francisco’s summer of urine and drug-addicted homeless.” “Amid rising...

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$1 million in tech and real-estate money pours into June SF election

Tim Redmond - May 27, 2016

The tide of tech and real-estate money flowing into the June 7th San Francisco election is now at more than $1 million, a stunning...

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The Agenda, May 9-15: Hunger strike moves to City Hall, early voting starts ….

Tim Redmond - May 8, 2016

UPDATED WITH CORRECTION The Frisco Five have changed tactics. The hunger strike is over, and they and their supporters are moving to large-scale protests, starting...

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Why is SF tolerating Airbnb’s bad behavior?

The real housing record of London Breed

The Agenda, Sept. 12-18: A plea for political honesty

Palo Alto and the tech shop of horrors

We beat a bad housing bill, so let’s forget the blame game

The agenda, Aug. 29-Sept 4: What if Ed Lee decides to step down …

The Agenda, July 11-17: Why bad committee appointments matter …

Homelessness: the media’s big problem

$1 million in tech and real-estate money pours into June SF election

The Agenda, May 9-15: Hunger strike moves to City Hall, early voting starts ….

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