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Some surprising political analysis from the local election results

Tim Redmond - March 5, 2020

The voter turnout is up to 55 percent in San Francisco now, and will exceed 60 percent once the last 54,000 ballots are counted....

News + Politics

First results: A few surprises

Tim Redmond - March 3, 2020

The early results are in and there are some surprises. For starters, the numbers are very small – only 46,000 ballots were returned by...

Campaign Trail

Last-minute campaign intelligence — and Election Night Parties

Tim Redmond - March 1, 2020

I haven’t seen a campaign mailer from Rep. Nancy Pelosi in at least 20 years. She doesn’t make a habit of coming back to...

Campaign Trail

The Democratic convention delegates might matter — here’s how to apply

Tim Redmond - February 28, 2020

Let’s make a huge leap here – even before the California primary, and I will explain why in a moment – and look at...

Housing

The fix was in: Mayor appoints political ally to run city planning

Tim Redmond - February 12, 2020

Mayor London Breed has appointed to the crucial role of Planning Director a former commissioner whose main credentials appear to be his political loyalty...

News + Politics

Political operatives try to defend dark money

Tim Redmond - February 9, 2020

The city’s new law mandating real disclosure for dark money in local elections is under attack – and the legal filing include some fascinating...

News + Politics

When Jerry Brown sounds like Donald Trump

Tim Redmond - January 26, 2020

Scott Shafer’s conversations with former Gov. Jerry Brown are running as a series on KQED, and the section on his work in Oakland, which...

Housing

Forget SB 50 — San Francisco needs a bold plan for social housing

Steven Hill - January 9, 2020

State Senator Scott Wiener has reintroduced his housing bill, SB 50, which seeks to alleviate the housing crisis by forcing more density around transit corridors. But...

Campaign Trail

Sorting out the California presidential primary

Tim Redmond - December 30, 2019

The March 3 primary in California matters; it could be a big day for the Democratic presidential candidates. But there are a lot of...

Culture

Bingeing on dystopia: The politico-cultural decade in review

Peter-Astrid Kane - December 30, 2019

Gore Vidal once remarked that the three saddest words in the English language were “Joyce Carol Oates,” but from the vantage point of late...

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Some surprising political analysis from the local election results

First results: A few surprises

Last-minute campaign intelligence — and Election Night Parties

The Democratic convention delegates might matter — here’s how to apply

The fix was in: Mayor appoints political ally to run city planning

Political operatives try to defend dark money

When Jerry Brown sounds like Donald Trump

Forget SB 50 — San Francisco needs a bold plan for social housing

Sorting out the California presidential primary

Bingeing on dystopia: The politico-cultural decade in review

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