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What the regional housing “compact” amounts to — so far

Zelda Bronstein - January 10, 2019

The first installment of my CASA story listed bills introduced in the state Legislature on December 3, most notably Scott Wiener’s do-over of his...

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Regional planners mount a quiet coup to promote developers and attack vulnerable communities

Zelda Bronstein - January 3, 2019

The Metropolitan Transportation Commission has been planning a coup. Not the putsch kind of coup, where armed insurgents overthrow a duly constituted government, but an...

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Gascon will step down — but who will step up?

Tim Redmond - October 3, 2018

A lot of people in the San Francisco political world were stunned when District Attorney George Gascon announced he would not be running for...

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Big Tech, Real Estate money pours into D6 and D4

Tim Redmond - September 23, 2018

You can tell a lot about a politician by what they have done in previous offices – a School Board member running for supervisor...

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Breed, Wiener endorse transphobic School Board candidate

Tim Redmond - August 12, 2018

A startling number of local officials, including Mayor London Breed and state Sen. Scott Wiener, have endorsed for School Board a candidate who helped...

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Profiles in corruption: How telecoms control the state Legislature

Chris Witteman and Tracy Rosenberg - July 1, 2018

The last couple of weeks have not been good ones for those who see communications as a social justice issue. The 2015 Open Internet Order,...

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Tech and real-estate money pours into SF mayoral race

Tim Redmond - May 30, 2018

So much money has poured into political clubs and independent expenditure committees supporting London Breed and attacking her opponents that the Ethics Commission has...

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Police accountability bill passes key state Senate committee

Tim Redmond - April 21, 2018

A bill that would open some disciplinary records of police officers accused to serious misconduct cleared a key state Senate committee last week after...

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Wiener endorses Breed as battle over SB 827 heats up

Tim Redmond - April 2, 2018

State Sen. Scott Wiener endorsed Sup. London Breed for mayor today, putting her squarely in the Yimby camp that supports SB 827 – and...

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Progressive groups promote Kim-Leno dual endorsement strategy

Tim Redmond - March 8, 2018

The chorus or progressive groups endorsing both Sup. Jane Kim and Mark Leno for mayor continues to get louder, with the Milk Club, the...

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What the regional housing “compact” amounts to — so far

Regional planners mount a quiet coup to promote developers and attack vulnerable communities

Gascon will step down — but who will step up?

Big Tech, Real Estate money pours into D6 and D4

Breed, Wiener endorse transphobic School Board candidate

Profiles in corruption: How telecoms control the state Legislature

Tech and real-estate money pours into SF mayoral race

Police accountability bill passes key state Senate committee

Wiener endorses Breed as battle over SB 827 heats up

Progressive groups promote Kim-Leno dual endorsement strategy

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