State of the city Archives

Drug policy

Breed looks for political points by finding more ways to punish poor people

Tim Redmond - September 27, 2023

The latest: Drug testing for welfare recipients, which will never work and probably never happen. Do we live in San Francisco or Texas?

Opinion

SF has exploited, failed, and bankrupted its taxi drivers

Marcelo Fonseca - April 2, 2021

Mayors Lee and Newsom sold pricey medallions to make money--then let Uber and Lyft make those investments worthless. The drivers deserve help.

Elections

Finally, a state Senate debate

Tim Redmond - September 27, 2020

Plus: The municipal corruption scandal and the state of the city's economy. That's The Agenda for Sept. 28-Oct. 4

News + Politics

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...

News + Politics

A more inclusive city budget, housing that doesn’t get built …

Tim Redmond - January 13, 2019

The new Board of Supes starts its real work this week, and one of the opening events will be Question Time. The mayor can...

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: Gray Area Festival lineup, Laborfest, Fillmore Jazz Fest…

Marke B. - June 26, 2018

ARTS FORECAST Lots of fests coming at you fast! We've got details below, but here's a future one to put on your radar: The Gray...

The Agenda

The Agenda: Ron Conway gets his way

Tim Redmond - January 15, 2018

Two of the leading candidates for mayor told me this week that they think something went very wrong with the Planning Department’s decision to...

News + Politics

Transportation, housing, criminal justice, and climate change. That’s ….

Tim Redmond - September 4, 2017

The national news media still seems to be talking about the relatively minor incidents of violence in Berkeley when the white supremacists came to...

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Transit, housing, criminal justice and climate change. That’s …

Tim Redmond - September 4, 2017

The national news media still seems to be talking about the relatively minor incidents of violence in Berkeley when the white supremacists came to...

News + Politics

The case for a homeless shelter in Bayview

TJ Johnston - May 31, 2017

It’s Friday afternoon at the drop-in center known as Mother Brown’s on the corner of Jennings Street and Van Dyke Avenue. Despite the iron-gated...

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Breed looks for political points by finding more ways to punish poor people

SF has exploited, failed, and bankrupted its taxi drivers

Finally, a state Senate debate

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

A more inclusive city budget, housing that doesn’t get built …

Arts Forecast: Gray Area Festival lineup, Laborfest, Fillmore Jazz Fest…

The Agenda: Ron Conway gets his way

Transportation, housing, criminal justice, and climate change. That’s ….

Transit, housing, criminal justice and climate change. That’s …

The case for a homeless shelter in Bayview

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