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A No on 10 study out of UC Berkeley is so dumb it’s almost a joke

Tim Redmond - October 24, 2018

The opponents of Prop. 10, which would allow cities to expand rent control, have another academic study they’re touting to make the strange case...

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Statewide tenant group celebrates ten years of organizing

Tim Redmond - September 20, 2018

What began as an experiment is now the longest running statewide tenant organization in California history. Tenants Together, California’s statewide renters’ rights organization, is...

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Poor People’s Campaign marches on Trump’s DC

Tiny and Leroy Moore - June 11, 2018

Well I went down to the rich man’s house- to take back what he stole from me -- take back my dignity, take back...

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Down to the wire, the race gets even nastier

Tim Redmond - June 4, 2018

It’s getting even nastier as we head to the final day. Over the weekend, a new superPAC, called SF Workforce Housing Alliance, spent $4,000 on...

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Tenants win major victory over speculators

Tim Redmond - May 22, 2018

San Francisco tenants won a major victory today when the supes – unanimously – agreed to stop speculators like Veritas from buying buildings and...

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How SF loses affordable housing almost as fast as it gets built

Tim Redmond - May 20, 2018

The Planning Commission will hear a report Thursday/24 on the city’s latest housing balance figures – and the data includes some startling information that...

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Dark money floods into SF mayor’s race

Tim Redmond - May 16, 2018

Dark money is flooding into the SF mayor’s race. The latest cash to drop on the scene: $100,000 for a new committee called “Voters for...

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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...

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SF supes oppose Wiener real-estate bill

Tim Redmond - April 3, 2018

The Board of Supes voted today to oppose State Senator Scott Wiener’s real-estate bill, SB 827, which would upzone most of San Francisco. The discussion...

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The flaws in Stanford’s anti-rent-control study

Tim Redmond - March 13, 2018

Economists who believe in free-market solutions generally don’t like rent control, because – by definition – it distorts the market. So we’ve seen a...

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A No on 10 study out of UC Berkeley is so dumb it’s almost a joke

Statewide tenant group celebrates ten years of organizing

Poor People’s Campaign marches on Trump’s DC

Down to the wire, the race gets even nastier

Tenants win major victory over speculators

How SF loses affordable housing almost as fast as it gets built

Dark money floods into SF mayor’s race

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

SF supes oppose Wiener real-estate bill

The flaws in Stanford’s anti-rent-control study

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