Sanctuary Archives - Page 6 of 11

News + Politics

SF needs a mayor who will tax, spend, and regulate

Calvin Welch - April 23, 2018

Consider a short list of the realities facing our next mayor: The social/economic/cultural transformation of the city through unchecked hyper-gentrification caused by a development policy...

Campaign Trail

Campaign trail: DCCC backs Leno and Kim

Tim Redmond - March 28, 2018

The Democratic County Central Committee Wednesday night voted to endorse Mark Leno and Sup. Jane Kim for mayor, leaving the third spot vacant after...

News + Politics

No justice, no deal: Time for a better contract with the police union

Father Richard Smith - March 5, 2018

Two years after the city formally committed itself to police reform, we have almost bupkis to show for it. The reason? The San Francisco...

News + Politics

Ethics Commission blows up over controversial reform law

Tim Redmond - February 20, 2018

The SF Ethics Commission blew up last week as President Peter Keane abruptly announced his resignation after failing to get the four votes to...

Puff

Puff: Why isn’t SF a cannabis sanctuary city?

Dan Karkoska - February 20, 2018

PUFF On February 13, the city of Berkeley declared itself a sanctuary city for recreational marijuana, firmly kicking San Francisco’s cool cred in the butt. As proposed...

The Agenda

Perhaps, a real mayoral debate

Tim Redmond - February 11, 2018

Tom Ammiano called me this morning to say he was going to dial 911. “I just realized I agree with Willie Brown,” he said. That...

News + Politics

First mayoral debate has no winners and too much agreement

Tim Redmond - February 3, 2018

The first mayoral debate of the spring had no clear winners or losers; in fact, none of the candidates stood out as dramatically different...

News + Politics

Responding to ICE raids: Power, not Panic

Tim Redmond - January 25, 2018

We’ve all heard the reports that ICE is planning a series of raids in Northern California. The Trump Administration is now talking about sending...

Arts + Culture

Our most-read stories of 2017

Marke B. - December 30, 2017

This was a truly unsettling year, from the election of Donald Trump and the resurgence of white supremacist movements to the sudden death of...

The Agenda

No questions for Ed Lee? What has happened to the idea of robust debate?

Tim Redmond - December 10, 2017

Mayor Ed Lee appears before the Board of Supes Tuesday/12 for Question Time, but according to the agenda, no supervisor from an even-numbered district...

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