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Single-payer’s next step

Anjali Baliga - May 19, 2017

On April 26, 2017, the Healthy California Act (S.B. 562) was passed with a 5-2 vote at the Senate Health Committee hearing in Sacramento. The...

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The only two ways out of the eviction crisis

Tim Redmond - April 3, 2017

We are all talking this week about the eviction of seniors, about how San Francisco has become such a hostile place for long-time residents....

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The Agenda, Feb 21-26: More Mission displacement ….

Tim Redmond - February 20, 2017

The luxury-housing assault on the Mission continues this week as the Planning Commission decides Thursday/23 whether to allow a developer to demolish an auto...

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The Agenda: LGBT history, high insurance rates, the leaning tower of Soma …

Tim Redmond - January 30, 2017

Phil Burton, the legendary politician who created the Golden Gate National Recreation Era and helped define the modern US Congress, lost his first race...

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The Media Homeless Project: Is it working?

Tim Redmond - December 6, 2016

Back in June, at the instigation of Chronicle Editor Audrey Cooper, more than 70 media organizations put out hundreds of stories on the homeless...

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More than a million people in SF? Did anyone ask you?

Zelda Bronstein - November 28, 2016

It’s hard not to be riveted by the terrifying advance of Donald Trump’s presidency. But it would be a huge mistake to ignore less...

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The Agenda, Nov. 28-Dec. 4: An honest tenant scorecard

Tim Redmond - November 27, 2016

There are lies and misleading statements in every election, and San Francisco has seen its share. But this fall’s contests featured a particularly painful...

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Corporate Democrats, nationally and at home

Tim Redmond - November 15, 2016

I am not an expert on national politics or the national Democratic Party. But I think at this point we ought to be able...

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Defending San Francisco values

Tim Redmond - November 13, 2016

You have to go back to 1972, and the landslide victory of Richard Nixon, to find a moment where so many people were so...

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The Agenda, Election Day issue: Will Big Tech take over SF politics?

Tim Redmond - November 7, 2016

There’s not much going on in San Francisco government this week, because everyone is focused on Election Day. A few thoughts: We have no idea who...

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Single-payer’s next step

The only two ways out of the eviction crisis

The Agenda, Feb 21-26: More Mission displacement ….

The Agenda: LGBT history, high insurance rates, the leaning tower of Soma …

The Media Homeless Project: Is it working?

More than a million people in SF? Did anyone ask you?

The Agenda, Nov. 28-Dec. 4: An honest tenant scorecard

Corporate Democrats, nationally and at home

Defending San Francisco values

The Agenda, Election Day issue: Will Big Tech take over SF politics?

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