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Recology files fake ‘reform’ petition

Tim Redmond - January 17, 2022

Company wants to undermine changes to its monopoly; 'even PG&E doesn't operate this way.'

Housing

Robots in the crash pad: The twisted takeover of the Red Victorian Hotel

Natalia Robyns-Kresich - September 21, 2021

How Haight Ashbury countercultural ideals were distorted by a tech "co-living" experiment, and a trans performance community was displaced.

News + Politics

Growth machine wins big in Berkeley

Zelda Bronstein - January 14, 2021

Mayor who ran as a progressive sides with developer-friendly plan for Adeline Corridor.

Housing

More election sleaze: Fake tenant groups in District 1

Garrett Leahy - October 29, 2020

Organizations that didn't exist a month ago are suddenly saying that tenants support Marjan Philhour.

Campaign Trail

The big GOP and real-estate money moves into District One

Tim Redmond - October 15, 2020

Fake tenants group and big outside cash is now trying to promote Philhour over Chan in a race that could determine the balance of power on the board.

Campaign Trail

The end of Shahid Buttar’s campaign — and the lessons

Tim Redmond - July 21, 2020

Shahid Buttar’s campaign against Rep. Nancy Pelosi was always a longshot. He was challenging the person most responsible for challenging Donald Trump, and while...

Campaign Trail

Some defining issues in the fall supes race

Tim Redmond - July 21, 2020

The San Francisco Democratic Party will vote on endorsements for the Board of Supes Wednesday/22, and while the party nod doesn’t always mean victory,...

News + Politics

Big money from the cops is becoming politically toxic

Tim Redmond - June 5, 2020

One of the positive results of the past week of in-the-streets outrage is the increased focus on politicians who take money from law-enforcement organizations...

COVID

Sup. Preston calls for permanent ban on evictions due to COVID-related rent debt

Tim Redmond - April 14, 2020

Sup. Dean Preston is moving to ensure that tenants who are impacted by COVID-19 don’t wind up getting evicted after the crisis is over. Preston...

Housing

The latest way VC and tech disruptors are attacking SF’s housing stock

Tim Redmond - February 27, 2020

Sup. Aaron Peskin opened a hearing this week on regulations of corporate rentals with a remarkable statement: “In the almost 20 years I have been...

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Recology files fake ‘reform’ petition

Robots in the crash pad: The twisted takeover of the Red Victorian Hotel

Growth machine wins big in Berkeley

More election sleaze: Fake tenant groups in District 1

The big GOP and real-estate money moves into District One

The end of Shahid Buttar’s campaign — and the lessons

Some defining issues in the fall supes race

Big money from the cops is becoming politically toxic

Sup. Preston calls for permanent ban on evictions due to COVID-related rent debt

The latest way VC and tech disruptors are attacking SF’s housing stock

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