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OPINION: Yes we cannabis — even in Chinatown

Tom Ammiano and Jesse Stout - July 28, 2018

We love cannabis legalization, both personally and as a policy matter: healing the sick, employing workers, reducing criminal-justice disparities, and generating tax revenue for...

Opinion

OPINION: The best sort of democracy for San Francisco

Steven Hill and Tom Ammiano - July 18, 2018

Calvin Welch has been a dedicated housing activist and progressive leader for decades, but we have consistently disagreed with him about Ranked Choice Voting...

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Measure to tax big, rich corporations to fund housing for the homeless heads for November ballot

Tim Redmond - July 9, 2018

Sponsors of a measure that would raise hundreds of millions of dollars to build supportive housing, increase the city’s shelter capacity, and fund efforts...

Campaign Trail

Dean Preston files for D5 supe

Tim Redmond - July 6, 2018

We just finished one election cycle, but the next one is already on us – and it’s shaping up as a key test of...

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Pride, 40 years after the Briggs Initiative

Tim Redmond - June 24, 2018

In 1978, it was scary to be a gay teacher. The Briggs Initiative, which would have banned lesbian and gay people from teaching in...

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OPINION: The progressive movement was the winner in this election

David Campos - June 21, 2018

San Francisco just went through one of the most memorable elections in decades. The mayor’s race was the closest in modern San Francisco history,...

Opinion

Stopping Facebook at SF General Hospital

Sarah Lapidus - May 13, 2018

People rallied Saturday at the San Francisco General Hospital, to demand that patients’ personal information stay private and to protest the newly proposed policies...

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The big debate for governor was an embarrassing bust

Tim Redmond - May 8, 2018

I shouldn’t have expected much from the first statewide televised debate for governor. I got even less. The two Republicans – John Cox and Travis...

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The Agenda: Standing up to the cops

Tim Redmond - April 29, 2018

Tuesday/1is International Workers Day, celebrated in countries around the globe, but not (officially) in the United States. It’s also the day when 48hills celebrates...

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Rose Aguilar and Tom Ammiano to appear at 48 Hills Gala, May 1

Marke B. - April 7, 2018

Join us for the 48 Fifth Anniversary Hills May Day Gala at Mission Cultural Center, May 1, 6pm-9pm. Enjoy food fro Casa Sanchez, beer...

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OPINION: Yes we cannabis — even in Chinatown

OPINION: The best sort of democracy for San Francisco

Measure to tax big, rich corporations to fund housing for the homeless heads for November ballot

Dean Preston files for D5 supe

Pride, 40 years after the Briggs Initiative

OPINION: The progressive movement was the winner in this election

Stopping Facebook at SF General Hospital

The big debate for governor was an embarrassing bust

The Agenda: Standing up to the cops

Rose Aguilar and Tom Ammiano to appear at 48 Hills Gala, May 1

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