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Trump wants a judiciary that submits to his will. China’s example shows the dangers of that model

Trump wants a judiciary that submits to his will. China’s example shows the dangers of that model

President Donald Trump and China’s premier, Xi Jinping, shake hands after economic talks at the Gimhae Air Base in Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 30....

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Ker Gibbs

Reader survey: Do you support reopening the Great Highway in S.F. to car traffic?

Reader survey: Do you support reopening the Great Highway in S.F. to car traffic?

Sunset Dunes park sits on a portion of the Great Highway in San Francisco that is now closed to car traffic.  Last year, San Francisco voters...

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Chronicle Staff

Medicaid cuts will make reentry to society for incarcerated people even harder

Medicaid cuts will make reentry to society for incarcerated people even harder

People exercise in the prison yard at San Quentin State Prison in 2023. Cuts to Medicaid imperil services that help the formerly incarcerated with...

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Shira Shavit And  Anna Steiner

Will San Francisco’s newest supervisor try to reopen the Great Highway? Here’s what he says

Will San Francisco’s newest supervisor try to reopen the Great Highway? Here’s what he says

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, right, swears in Alan Wong, the new supervisor for the Sunset District, on Monday at Abraham Lincoln High School....

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Harry Mok

Swalwell eyes Pelosi endorsement in California governor’s race — but is he ready for prime time?

Swalwell eyes Pelosi endorsement in California governor’s race — but is he ready for prime time?

Rep. Eric Swalwell speaks during a House Judiciary Committee hearing with FBI Director Kash Patel on Sept. 17. Swalwell has declared he’s running...

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Jack Ohman

Relying on a small circle of close friends can ultimately make you lonely

Relying on a small circle of close friends can ultimately make you lonely

A group attends the 2024 Outside Lands Music Festival in San Francisco. People who cultivate a broad social network of friendships are healthier...

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Eva M. Meyersson Milgrom

A lawsuit blocked Costco from building a Bay Area gas station. Now the company is trying again

A lawsuit blocked Costco from building a Bay Area gas station. Now the company is trying again

Customers enter the Costco store in Novato in 2019. The company and city are reviving plans to build a large gas station at the store. In 2021, I...

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Kevin J. Morrison

To prevent more e-bike deaths, we must rethink federal regulation

To prevent more e-bike deaths, we must rethink federal regulation

Jeremiah Amaku, right, test rides an electric bike at the Coliseum BART station parking lot in Oakland during a community test and ride event on...

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John Maa

At the ACT, I collaborated with Tom Stoppard on more than a dozen plays. Here’s what he taught me

At the ACT, I collaborated with Tom Stoppard on more than a dozen plays. Here’s what he taught me

Tom Stoppard holds his best play trophy for “Leopoldstadt” at the Tony Awards ceremony in New York on June 11, 2023. The acclaimed playwright’s...

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Carey Perloff

California used to be the craziest place in America. Not anymore

California used to be the craziest place in America. Not anymore

The rest of America is getting crazier than the crazies in the 2024 Bay to Breakers race in San Francisco. You crazy, America. Too crazy. Even for...

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Joe Mathews

He’s a leading expert in nonsmoker lung cancer. After he got the disease, insurance denied his treatment

He’s a leading expert in nonsmoker lung cancer. After he got the disease, insurance denied his treatment

Dr. Bryant Lin teaches a class at Stanford Hospital in September 2024. Lin, who’s never smoked, was diagnosed with nonsmoker lung cancer last year....

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Harry Mok