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Why tech money wants to rule SF

Tim Redmond - November 3, 2016

There’s a huge amount of money going into the campaign against the four measures that I call “Definitely Helps Limit the Mayor,” Props. D,...

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No CEQA review for Uber

Zelda Bronstein - March 17, 2016

Our March 13 story about San Francisco’s replacement of traffic congestion as an environmental impact with the number of vehicle miles traveled that a...

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Lies of the “sharing economy” start to collapse

Tim Redmond - January 18, 2016

The “sharing-economy” companies like Lyft, Uber, and Airbnb have managed to avoid the regulations that govern taxis and hotels largely by insisting that they...

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The Agenda, Dec. 28- Jan 3: New Year’s resolutions ….

Tim Redmond - December 27, 2015

By Tim Redmond DECEMBER 27, 2015 – Nothing much happens in local politics during the week between Christmas and New Year’s. Hearings are cancelled; the...

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The Agenda, July 20-26: Micro-units and affordable housing …

Tim Redmond - July 19, 2015

... and should a parking garage become highrise luxury condos on the waterfront? We review the issues coming up this week By Tim Redmond JULY 20,...

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Uber’s cut-rate prices are destroying immigrant jobs

Tim Redmond - June 29, 2015

In Fremont, taxi drivers who used to be able to support a family are crushed beneath the giant tech company's plan to attract riders...

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Mayors sneak into Uber behind police barricades

Tim Redmond - June 22, 2015

Local leaders pay homage to a company that got rich breaking local laws By Tim Redmond JUNE 22, 2015 -- The US Conference of Mayors ended...

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The Agenda, June 15-21: Destroying culture for condos

Tim Redmond - June 14, 2015

Plus: Uber's hypocrisy, the school assignment system -- and George Soros on capitalism JUNE 15, 2015 – A plan that would wipe out five buildings...

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Leap buses are nice — unless you are in a wheelchair

Tim Redmond - April 6, 2015

The startup service has no room for people with mobility issues. Why do tech companies always get away with everything? By Tim Redmond APRIL 7, 2015...

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The Uber model runs into the DMV

Tim Redmond - January 25, 2015

A state agency is the latest to say: Get permission first. But sharing economy companies aren't interested in that. By Tim Redmond JANUARY 26, 2015 –...

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Why tech money wants to rule SF

No CEQA review for Uber

Lies of the “sharing economy” start to collapse

The Agenda, Dec. 28- Jan 3: New Year’s resolutions ….

The Agenda, July 20-26: Micro-units and affordable housing …

Uber’s cut-rate prices are destroying immigrant jobs

Mayors sneak into Uber behind police barricades

The Agenda, June 15-21: Destroying culture for condos

Leap buses are nice — unless you are in a wheelchair

The Uber model runs into the DMV

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