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Beyond the valley of the gig economy

Johnny Ray Huston - July 10, 2019

Spanning the month of July, this year’s incarnation of LaborFest, the 26th annual, includes history talks and walks, union gatherings, films (including Sorry to...

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Kaiser workers prepare for strike over mental-health staffing

Tim Redmond - July 7, 2019

Mental-health workers at Kaiser’s French Campus on Geary are launching a one-day strike Wednesday/10 to focus attention on the massive health-care operation’s failure to...

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Gig economy horror stories frame supes hearing

Tim Redmond - June 28, 2019

The litany of horror stories at today’s hearing on the gig economy was alarming. One Uber driver said he used to get paid $50...

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The problems with the gig economy and a housing ‘crisis’ bill

Tim Redmond - June 23, 2019

The gig economy and its problems are big news all over the country. California is moving to crack down on some huge, profitable companies...

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Oakland budget fight focuses on city revenue

Carroll Fife - June 23, 2019

On June 24, Oakland's City Council will be six days away from the June 30 deadline to pass the next two-year budget. A special...

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Immersive Jazz Age decadence in ‘The Speakeasy: Age of Scofflaws’

Dennis Harvey - June 13, 2019

ONSTAGE One hundred years ago the US Senate bowed to the pressure of temperance activists and passed the National Prohibition Act. It was one...

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The absurd, failed economics of the jobs-housing linkage fee

John Elberling - June 11, 2019

The long-awaited Nexus Study documenting how much affordable housing is actually needed for the added workforce of new office developments has finally been released...

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SF seizes homeless people’s property — and they rarely get it back

Tim Redmond - June 6, 2019

An advocacy group for homeless people has just released a stunning set of videos that demonstrate how police and city workers are taking away...

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State bill could allow undocumented workers to claim tax credit

Tim Redmond - June 5, 2019

A bill making its way through the state Legislature would allow some undocumented Californians to claim the state’s earned-income tax credit – widely considered...

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SF rent control turns 40

Jennifer Fieber - June 4, 2019

Sometimes even long-time San Franciscans take the city's rent control regulations for granted, but we need to remember that we have tenant projections today...

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Beyond the valley of the gig economy

Kaiser workers prepare for strike over mental-health staffing

Gig economy horror stories frame supes hearing

The problems with the gig economy and a housing ‘crisis’ bill

Oakland budget fight focuses on city revenue

Immersive Jazz Age decadence in ‘The Speakeasy: Age of Scofflaws’

The absurd, failed economics of the jobs-housing linkage fee

SF seizes homeless people’s property — and they rarely get it back

State bill could allow undocumented workers to claim tax credit

SF rent control turns 40

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