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The real lessons from the surging numbers of homeless people on the streets of SF

Tim Redmond - May 17, 2019

The biggest takeaway from the disturbing (but not surprising) new homeless-count numbers is not that there are more homeless people on the streets. We...

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BREAKING: Wiener’s housing deregulation bill on hold — for now

Tim Redmond - May 16, 2019

State Senator Scott Wiener’s AB 50, which would have deregulated housing across California, was pulled from this year’s Legislative session today. Sen. Anthony Portantino, who...

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Activists warn of a new landlord scam: Seismic upgrade evictions

Tim Redmond - April 21, 2019

A relatively obscure hearing at the Board of Appeals this week shed some important light on the preservation of rental housing and a potential...

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Should the tech boom pay the costs of the tech boom?

Tim Redmond - April 21, 2019

The Board of Supes will discuss two very different issues this week that are actually closely related and could inform some productive discussion about...

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How to take housing out of the private market

Tim Redmond - March 31, 2019

Go through any of the real-estate-listings databases, and you’ll see dozens of small rental properties – typically places with four-to-six units – on the...

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Could SF tax new IPO wealth?

Tim Redmond - March 13, 2019

Supervisor Gordon Mar wants a hearing on the impacts of the IPOs that are the result of the Twitter tax break and that threaten...

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The local TV news coverage of Jeff Adachi’s death is a disgrace

Tim Redmond - February 24, 2019

I’m just going to come right out and say it: Some of the TV news coverage of Jeff Adachi’s death has been utterly repugnant. Channel...

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Save the Redstone Building!

Tim Redmond - February 19, 2019

My first job in San Francisco was in the Redstone Building, at 2940 16thStreet, near the 16thand Mission BART plaza. I worked as a...

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Breed’s State of the City: Let’s all work together

Tim Redmond - January 30, 2019

I have a lot of issues with Mayor London Breed’s State of the City speech, and I will get to that in a moment. But...

Culture

Capturing Harvey Milk’s martyrdom and living legacy

Marke B. - November 27, 2018

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the assassinations of Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone. (It's also the 10th anniversary of Milk, the movie...

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The real lessons from the surging numbers of homeless people on the streets of SF

BREAKING: Wiener’s housing deregulation bill on hold — for now

Activists warn of a new landlord scam: Seismic upgrade evictions

Should the tech boom pay the costs of the tech boom?

How to take housing out of the private market

Could SF tax new IPO wealth?

The local TV news coverage of Jeff Adachi’s death is a disgrace

Save the Redstone Building!

Breed’s State of the City: Let’s all work together

Capturing Harvey Milk’s martyrdom and living legacy

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