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Music

Time’s running out for SF’s live music venues. What’s being done to save them?

Caitlin Donohue - January 8, 2021

Via the Independent Venue Alliance and SF Venue Coalition, businesses seek private donations—and put much-needed pressure on federal and city level politicians to help.

News + Politics

Breaking the law and abusing workers plays well on Wall Street

Tim Redmond - December 14, 2020

Breaking the law repeatedly, enabling thousands of evictions, ducking your taxes, overturning state labor codes, and abusing your workers seems to be a recipe...

Housing

Bill that could cost SF $50 million up for key Assembly vote

Tim Redmond - July 27, 2020

A bill that could cost San Francisco as much as $50 million in lost affordable housing money comes before a key state Assembly committee...

News + Politics

Large majority of voters support tax on millionaires

Tim Redmond - June 9, 2020

Some 70 percent of California voters would support a higher tax on income above $1 million, a new poll shows. The survey, by the highly...

Culture

LGBT leaders take on elder abuse

Tim Redmond - March 3, 2020

Two longtime LGBT leaders are holding a special event Thursday/5 to discuss elder abuse in the queer community. The LGBT population of San Francisco is aging....

Campaign Trail

Preston to join board Dec. 17

Tim Redmond - December 11, 2019

City Hall will move another big step in the progressive direction next week as Dean Preston joins the Board of Supes. Preston, who narrowly defeated...

Campaign Trail

Behind the ‘dark money’ in the DA’s race

Tim Redmond - August 26, 2019

Suzy Loftus, a candidate for district attorney, just sent out a fundraising email complaining that a “dark money” group is pouring money into the...

Campaign Trail

Convention Day One: Prop. 13 reform, progressive support for Kimberly Ellis …

Tim Redmond - May 31, 2019

Wow – just the first afternoon, no candidates for president yet -- and so much is happening at the state Democratic Party convention. We had...

Campaign Trail

Large, enthusiastic crowd welcomes Bernie Sanders to San Francisco

Haley Keizur - March 25, 2019

Adults, teens, children and their pets gathered in Green Meadow Park near Fort Mason on a sunny Sunday afternoon March 24. Sen. Bernie Sanders...

News + Politics

Police-reform advocates push Assembly bill to restrict shootings

Haley Keizur - February 12, 2019

Nine hundred ninety-eight. That’s how many people were shot and killed by police in the US in 2018. And 115 of those were in...

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Time’s running out for SF’s live music venues. What’s being done to save them?

Breaking the law and abusing workers plays well on Wall Street

Bill that could cost SF $50 million up for key Assembly vote

Large majority of voters support tax on millionaires

LGBT leaders take on elder abuse

Preston to join board Dec. 17

Behind the ‘dark money’ in the DA’s race

Convention Day One: Prop. 13 reform, progressive support for Kimberly Ellis …

Large, enthusiastic crowd welcomes Bernie Sanders to San Francisco

Police-reform advocates push Assembly bill to restrict shootings

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