Tim Redmond
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DA Brooke Jenkins is getting a total pass from the local news media
Crime is as bad as it was under Chesa Boudin. But none of the outlets that attacked him are holding the new DA accountable. → Read More
Legal settlements for police abuse have cost SF more than $20 million since 2019
Plus: Ronen takes on the feds over Laguna Honda, Jenkins drops charges against cop, and planners finally want to close the book on a scandal. That's The Agenda for Feb. 12-19. → Read More
Breed's solution to affordable housing crisis: require less affordable housing
And why do I keep getting this feeling that the generals are fighting the last war? → Read More
Sheriff's Oversight Board could ban members from speaking to the news media
Unusual gag order is a 'huge problem' and probably unconstitutional. → Read More
What the new AI says about the Yimby movement and agenda
You can make it argue almost anything, and it's alarmingly cogent. Here's an example. → Read More
The story behind the garden-hose assault outside a North Beach gallery
Sup. Peskin's office has been working for years to get help for this homeless person—and city agencies have completely failed them. → Read More
SF plans for the next storm—but what about the one after that?
Breed blames forecasters—and city offers only 170 new shelter beds for thousands of unhoused people. → Read More
Some New Year's resolutions for SF politics
I'm always happy to take the time as 2023 dawns to tell everyone else what to do. → Read More
Public outrage works: Killer robots are dead, at least for the moment
After massive organizing efforts, supes back off on lethal force issue—but that discussion is by no means over. → Read More
Supes approve killer robots, 8-3
With the national press watching, even progressives vote for a disturbing escalation in police power. → Read More
SF cops want to let robots shoot people, but the supes are going to be dubious
Plus: A sad little demolition in the Richmond and what it means. The mystery of John Arntz. And why I don't shop on Black Friday. That's The Agenda for Nov. 28 to Dec. 4 → Read More
Examiner faces criticism over image of Preston in a bulls-eye target
Paper apologizes but the violent image is still on the web—at a time when political violence is a very serious problem. → Read More
Mar concedes, as Board of Supes shifts in a conservative direction
Gerrymandering and fear-mongering on crime gives the mayor two allies. → Read More
The state's local housing goals are nothing more than a farce
Why is everyone so set on meeting "RHNA" standards when the evidence is very clear that it will never happen? → Read More
Police racism, police violence, a hiatus on the Amazon tax ....
... and gee, they are so nice in Sacramento. Guess that's why the landlord lobby keeps on winning. → Read More
Breed names Jenkins as new DA; now will the media hold her accountable?
Let's see if a 'tough-on-crime' prosecutor gets a pass from the critics who hounded Chesa Boudin. → Read More
I hate the Fourth of July
We are celebrating slavery, sexism, and a profoundly undemocratic system with fireworks that terrify my poor dog. → Read More
BREAKING: New poll shows Boudin recall is a dead heat
Likely voters split 47-47; with very few undecided, it's going to be all about turnout. → Read More
The state's housing goals would require massive demolition and evictions in SF
Data shows that RHNA rules are just impossible without complete urban transformation. What was Wiener thinking? → Read More
Two unhoused men were fighting. The cops killed them both. Why?
SFPD finally provides some data on May 19 shooting—and it raises more questions than answers. → Read More