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For taxi drivers, COVID is a brutal dilemma

Garrett Leahy - April 3, 2020

“I can’t even afford to go to work,” said taxi driver Colin Marcoux, who has been driving a cab for over two decades. COVID has...

News + Politics

DA deal? D5 money … and will an 11-year EIR ever die?

Tim Redmond - October 6, 2019

There are really only two questions for George Gascon at this point: Did he cut a deal with the mayor (and everyone knows Gascon...

News + Politics

Behind the big money influencing City Hall

Haley Keizur - September 15, 2019

Lobbyists spent more than $12 million seeking to influence San Francisco City Hall in just the first six months of 2019, according to a...

News + Politics

Gig economy horror stories frame supes hearing

Tim Redmond - June 28, 2019

The litany of horror stories at today’s hearing on the gig economy was alarming. One Uber driver said he used to get paid $50...

News + Politics

Fewer calls on city to ‘blow up’ taxi permit system

Tim Redmond - June 11, 2019

Sup. Sandra Lee Fewer yesterday called for the city to “blow up” its current taxi permit system, find a way to pay back drivers...

News + Politics

Celebrate 40 years of rent control — and support the Tenants Union

Tim Redmond - June 9, 2019

If you live in San Francisco, and you pay rent, you can thank the Tenants Union for the fact that you are still here. The...

News + Politics

Uber is already undermining public transit …

Tim Redmond - May 9, 2019

Uber’s newly revealed goal of damaging public transit is already working in San Francisco, a new study shows. It comes in the wake of...

News + Politics

Can SF get ahead of new technology? Maybe …

Tim Redmond - April 8, 2018

San Francisco is not good at figuring out how to handle new technology. When Uber and Lyft began breaking the law and operating taxis...

The Agenda

The Agenda: Taxing Uber and Lyft …

Tim Redmond - March 4, 2018

THE AGENDA There’s not a lot going on at City Hall this week; everyone seems to be too busy campaigning. But Sup. Aaron Peskin...

News + Politics

The Agenda, July 10-16: A landlord attack on ballot initiatives …

Tim Redmond - July 9, 2017

A landlord-sponsored bill that would make it harder for local residents to pass growth-control ballot measures – and would have a huge impact in...

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For taxi drivers, COVID is a brutal dilemma

DA deal? D5 money … and will an 11-year EIR ever die?

Behind the big money influencing City Hall

Gig economy horror stories frame supes hearing

Fewer calls on city to ‘blow up’ taxi permit system

Celebrate 40 years of rent control — and support the Tenants Union

Uber is already undermining public transit …

Can SF get ahead of new technology? Maybe …

The Agenda: Taxing Uber and Lyft …

The Agenda, July 10-16: A landlord attack on ballot initiatives …

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