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An open letter to Tony Bennett

Tony Robles - August 5, 2016

Dear Mr. Bennett: Congratulations on your being honored by the city of San Francisco. I’m sure hundreds will attend the ceremony on Nob Hill on...

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Airbnb regulations pass — unanimously

Tim Redmond - June 7, 2016

In a somewhat surprising move that indicates an election-year shift at City Hall, a measure by Sups. David Campos and Aaron Peskin that will...

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The Agenda, June 6-12, 2016: Key vote on Airbnb, Election Day partying ….

Tim Redmond - June 5, 2016

So the San Francisco Chronicle can’t bring itself to issue an endorsement in the presidential primary. That’s pretty astonishing for a big-city newspaper in...

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Airbnb, tech execs fund nasty DCCC attack piece

Tim Redmond - May 12, 2016

A committee funded in large part by Airbnb and tech executives has unleashed a remarkable hit piece that targets almost entirely women of color...

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The lessons of last fall’s Airbnb campaign

Calvin Welch - May 2, 2016

Last month, at its annual meeting in Puerto Rico, the American Association of Political Consultants gave the $10M Airbnb-financed No on F campaign its...

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Airbnb suddenly drops $245,000 into local politics

Tim Redmond - April 28, 2016

Just days after Sups. David Campos and Aaron Peskin announced a measure to more tightly regulate short-term rentals, Airbnb, the biggest company in that...

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Who will oppose the new Airbnb measure?

Tim Redmond - April 25, 2016

Sups. David Campos and Aaron Peskin have teamed up to take on Airbnb with a simple, clear piece of legislation that could have an...

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The Agenda, April 4-10: Changing the DCCC rules (again), the first Kim-Wiener debate ….

Tim Redmond - April 3, 2016

Let us start this week with Airbnb. The company has finally decided, after many years, to help the city crack down on what everyone...

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Planning commissioners are dubious about affordable housing bonus plan

Tim Redmond - February 1, 2016

The Planning Commission is ready to move forward on a potentially dramatic rezoning of some 30,000 building lots, many of them with housing already...

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Ethics Commission tries to figure out nonprofit lobbying — and pushes steep Farrell fine

Tim Redmond - January 25, 2016

The San Francisco Ethics Commission took on two fascinating items tonight involving campaign finance and lobbying. Sup. Mark Farrell is refusing to pay $190,000 that...

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