tim redmond

Editor of writer, parent of Vivian and Michael, martial artist, lover of bourbon and Bud Light

[tim redmond @timredmondsf]

This is a big deal that most local media haven’t noticed https://t.co/slgb9VnVrr

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@sciaticus_finch If only more market rate supply would bring down prices. That would be so easy. But it doesn’t work https://t.co/qTTWuysmFf

[tim redmond @timredmondsf]

@hecubian_devil When Marx was writing, housing markets were very, very different from today. Regulated S&Ls used to make 6 percent interest loans to build housing. Today, it's all speculative capital that requires returns so high you can't finance anything except high-end

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@hecubian_devil I'm not against density, but "removing constraints" on the private market just isn't going to work to make housing more affordable. Maybe 50 years ago, but not in 2025 capitalism. https://t.co/LCQ34hR2CN

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@hecubian_devil Cassie, I wish you were right, and more supply would make housing affordable. The NBER paper doesn't say supply and demand are irrelevant; it says that wealth and economic inequality are MORE inportant. The Twitter tax break did more for the housing crisis than Nimbys

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@mattdorsey @48hills I did defend what I wrote. You didn't read what I wrote in context. Question: Should the SFPD now raid all the bars in the Marina on Sat night and arrest everyone with cocaine? That's "cessation" of drug use.

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@mattdorsey https://t.co/oDlivtlRot

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While the rich are enjoying massive gains, public transit and education and affordable housing are fighting over crumbs. We don't have to put up with this https://t.co/vzlRylJaAp

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Even some millionaires now say it's time to raise taxes on the rich. Why isn't the Democratic Party paying attention? https://t.co/42yFrEHNHC

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This is why public corruption matters https://t.co/VFpVDvDTHD

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@ReidChalker @48hills That's the point, it won't work. It can't.

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@frank_sf @48hills So if you have no house to live in where are you supposed to sleep?

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@DolemiteSF @48hills 70 percent of homeless people in SF used to have a home in SF. This IS their home.

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Maybe there's a better way to think about bikes, cars, pedestrians, and Muni in SF. https://t.co/7k8k6a8785

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@A_New_Train @sfchronicle @JuliePitta @chrsdcook @HillaryRonen @DeanPreston @conniechansf @AaronPeskin Here’s the reality https://t.co/CfUyHqcx2j

[tim redmond @timredmondsf]

@A_New_Train @sfchronicle @JuliePitta @chrsdcook @HillaryRonen @DeanPreston @conniechansf @AaronPeskin If only the progressives were actually running this city. Why aren’t you blaming the mayor real estate and big tech who have been calling the shots?

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Mayor Breed just admitted that the sf housing element will fail to produce enough affordable housing on time @DeanPreston @LondonBreed @myrnamelgar https://t.co/tYwsaLPNt5

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@BigMeanInternet And I will do a review on @48hills

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@BigMeanInternet I read the review and it convinced me to buy the book!

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