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The Cove of Weepers: Why San Francisco has often had good reason to be nervous about new arrivals

Tim Redmond - March 10, 2014

By Rebecca Solnit “In the past, it was racists and homophobes who attacked newcomers to San Francisco. Today, anti-tech activists are promoting a new nativism,...

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Tom’s Town: A visit to River City (and what’s up with the David Chiu landlord-lawyer fundraiser?)

Tim Redmond - February 21, 2014

By Tom Temprano My last visit to Sacramento happened when I was ten years old on a road trip to Gold Country with my dad....

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Politics on Wednesday: Tony Kelly files, Ammiano fights for Healthy SF … and the rock band that makes (much) more money than Twitter

Marke B. - February 19, 2014

(So, I was up in Sacramento on the tenant bus yesterday. This week, the Politics on Tuesday Column is called Politics on Wednesday.) FEB. 19,...

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Statewide tenant movement comes alive in Sacramento. Where was Leland?

Marke B. - February 18, 2014

Assemblymember Tom Ammiano (center) addresses the tenant rally, with State Sen. Mark Leno (left) and Supervisors David Campos and John Avalos (behind Ammiano) looking...

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Tom’s Town: Harvey Milk (or Dianne Feinstein) at the airport

Marke B. - January 17, 2014

By Tom Temprano I managed to squeeze in a rare out-of-states trip to Mexico this past week and found myself doing my finest 6am zombie...

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Politics on Tuesday: Private phones, public business

Marke B. - January 14, 2014

By Tim Redmond There’s been a lot of fallout from the Chris Christie scandal, but one of the most interesting elements to me was the...

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BREAKING NEWS: A new waterfront initiative will test local politics

Marke B. - December 29, 2013

By Tim Redmond In the wake of the stunning success of the battle against the 8 Washington project, waterfront advocates were set to file a...

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POLITICS ON TUESDAY: Jerry Brown’s presidential campaign and the politics of a serious local Ellis Act limit

Marke B. - December 24, 2013

By Tim Redmond Willie Brown says he broke the story that Our Governor is thinking about running for president. (Yes, of the United States.) Mark...

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The other Twitter tax break — and how it cost the city $25 million

Marke B. - December 19, 2013

By Tim Redmond Way back in 1969, when Sue Hestor was a young activist organizing a peace march, she asked the sympathetic owner of the...

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POLITICS ON TUESDAY: Dufty, again? Kelly, again? And what tech could really do to change its image

Marke B. - December 17, 2013

By Tim Redmond Wouldn’t it be crazy if Bevan Dufty, who has redeemed himself somewhat among progressives as the mayor’s homeless services coordinator, decided to...

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The Cove of Weepers: Why San Francisco has often had good reason to be nervous about new arrivals

Tom’s Town: A visit to River City (and what’s up with the David Chiu landlord-lawyer fundraiser?)

Politics on Wednesday: Tony Kelly files, Ammiano fights for Healthy SF … and the rock band that makes (much) more money than Twitter

Statewide tenant movement comes alive in Sacramento. Where was Leland?

Tom’s Town: Harvey Milk (or Dianne Feinstein) at the airport

Politics on Tuesday: Private phones, public business

BREAKING NEWS: A new waterfront initiative will test local politics

POLITICS ON TUESDAY: Jerry Brown’s presidential campaign and the politics of a serious local Ellis Act limit

The other Twitter tax break — and how it cost the city $25 million

POLITICS ON TUESDAY: Dufty, again? Kelly, again? And what tech could really do to change its image

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