Western Addition Archives - Page 2 of 8

The Agenda

Stopping evictions in the Western Addition

Tim Redmond - August 15, 2022

Plus: Housing nonsense in the Tenderloin, a Berniecrats art show—and who will replace Nancy Pelosi? That's The Agenda for Aug. 15-21

News + Politics

In stunning late-night move, Redistricting Task Force switches to map community opposes

Tim Redmond - April 5, 2022

A version of supes lines that has nearly zero visible public support—but would help the Mayor's Agenda—is now moving forward.

News + Politics

New district lines would deeply hurt progressive politics in San Francisco

Tim Redmond - March 28, 2022

Astonishing gerrymandering blows District 5 into bits and divides up progressive voters across the city to give the conservatives a strong advantage.

Music

They just weren’t ready, Betty: A tribute to “bad boy” Davis

John-Paul Shiver - February 24, 2022

Honoring the queen of funk's next-level sounds, her defiance of sexual norms—even the Bay Area pedigree of her collaborators.

Development

UCSF’s new hospital: A pretty building, but in the wrong place

Calvin Welch - January 12, 2022

The school's plans will make one part of the city more unlivable and the other part less healthy and wealthy.

Performance

Thank you for being a queen: “Golden Girls Live!” returns to save Christmas

Joshua Rotter - November 24, 2021

Founder Heklina dishes BTS tidbits from SF's silver-haired "ho ho ho" tradition.

Housing

How did the Housing Authority ignore awful conditions at Plaza East?

Tim Redmond - July 21, 2021

Western Addition public housing project has been a disaster -- but a private contractor ran it with very little oversigh

City Hall

The budget’s not perfect — but it’s a lot better than what the mayor offered

Tim Redmond - July 11, 2021

Plus: Parklets, small business -- and the terrible mess that is public housing in the Western Addition. That's The Agenda for July 11-18

The Agenda

Big Telecom giveaway bills head for state Assembly votes

Tim Redmond - May 16, 2021

Plus: Measure to limit CEQA appeals goes before supes and a rally to limit supportive housing rents. That's The Agenda for May 17-23

COVID

We can reimagine the post-COVID San Francisco

Tim Redmond - February 12, 2021

The future should be up to us -- not the corporate overlords who have controlled city planning for decades.

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