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Katie Porter: Don’t be fooled by the California billionaire tax’s false progressive bravado

Katie Porter: Don’t be fooled by the California billionaire tax’s false progressive bravado
yesterday 5

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Katie Porter

Movie pitch: California’s desperate rush to use tax credits to save Hollywood

Movie pitch: California’s desperate rush to use tax credits to save Hollywood
previous day 5

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Joe Mathews

Endorsement: S.F.’s Prop D is mostly great. Does it really have a poison pill?

Endorsement: S.F.’s Prop D is mostly great. Does it really have a poison pill?
previous day 7

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Chronicle Editorial Board

Endorsement: Prop 44 uses California’s most vulnerable patients as cannon fodder

Endorsement: Prop 44 uses California’s most vulnerable patients as cannon fodder
saturday 9

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Chronicle Editorial Board

Yes, S.F. has a rent emergency. So why are we still slow walking the solution?

Yes, S.F. has a rent emergency. So why are we still slow walking the solution?
saturday 5

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Brandon Powell

The crisis at S.F. Opera reveals the hidden economics of high culture

The crisis at S.F. Opera reveals the hidden economics of high culture
18.09.2026 9

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Stacy Olive Jarvis

ICE actions against AAPI immigrants are surging. California is a hot spot

ICE actions against AAPI immigrants are surging. California is a hot spot
17.09.2026 7

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Harry Mok

Endorsement: San Franciscans voted to put their bloated commission system on a diet. Prop A is the start

Endorsement: San Franciscans voted to put their bloated commission system on a diet. Prop A is the start
17.09.2026 7

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Chronicle Editorial Board

Newsom says he won’t run for president if Harris does. So why campaign in the South?

Newsom says he won’t run for president if Harris does. So why campaign in the South?
16.09.2026 6

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Jack Ohman

Dementia cases are set to triple by 2050. Here’s how we can improve early detection

Dementia cases are set to triple by 2050. Here’s how we can improve early detection
15.09.2026 8

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Anna Chodos

Prop 37 endorsement: Buying a home in California can feel impossible. Is this the fix?

Prop 37 endorsement: Buying a home in California can feel impossible. Is this the fix?
15.09.2026 5

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Chronicle Editorial Board

Endorsement: The Bay Area cannot function without public transit. Yes on the Regional Transit Measure

Endorsement: The Bay Area cannot function without public transit. Yes on the Regional Transit Measure
13.09.2026 8

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Chronicle Editorial Board

How to understand the many tricks of California’s ‘Great Gavini,’ aka Gavin Newsom

How to understand the many tricks of California’s ‘Great Gavini,’ aka Gavin Newsom
13.09.2026 8

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Joe Mathews

I’ve been riding Muni for 60 years. Here’s what it has taught me about San Francisco

I’ve been riding Muni for 60 years. Here’s what it has taught me about San Francisco
12.09.2026 8

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Tina Martin

Two cancer survivors agree: Prop 38 is the wrong way to fund medical research

Two cancer survivors agree: Prop 38 is the wrong way to fund medical research
12.09.2026 10

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Jon Fleischman And Steve Maviglio

25 years after 9/11, America’s greatest enemy now comes from within

25 years after 9/11, America’s greatest enemy now comes from within
11.09.2026 10

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Brett Wagner

Why Gov. Newsom should support California’s big bet on local news

Why Gov. Newsom should support California’s big bet on local news
11.09.2026 10

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Matt Pearce

Trump’s $5,000 promise is unseemly, absurd and transparent. It’s also protected speech

10.09.2026 10

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Erwin Chemerinsky

Why California’s November ballot is going to be a hot mess

10.09.2026 10

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Harry Mok

Endorsement: Prop B is the first step to create an S.F. public bank. It's set up to fail

10.09.2026 10

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Chronicle Editorial Board

Mono Lake still needs saving. Here’s what should happen next

09.09.2026 9

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Erin Ryan

Trump’s mail-in voting order is worse than you think — especially for California

08.09.2026 10

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Richard Zitrin

It took 74 years, but this lifelong Luddite learned to stop worrying and love AI

07.09.2026 10

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Bob Brody

There’s cash in trash. Democracy, too, if done right.

06.09.2026 10

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Joe Mathews

Endorsement: The way S.F. does business is broken. Prop E would rein in the waste

06.09.2026 10

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Chronicle Editorial Board

An iconic Bay Area company can’t fix its roof because of red tape. Is help on the way?

05.09.2026 9

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Emily Hoeven

A super El Niño will take a toll on California’s coast. Building seawalls will make it worse

04.09.2026 10

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Chad Nelsen And Charles Lester

Stunning new Bay Area trail a reminder of what we stand to lose under Trump

03.09.2026 10

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Harry Mok

Letters: The federal government is using SFO as a detention center. Aren’t we better than this?

03.09.2026 10

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Chronicle Readers

I lead the Sierra Club. Trump is America’s biggest threat to its national parks

03.09.2026 9

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Loren Blackford

The firing of Lowell’s baseball coaching staff shows a sports reckoning is underway

01.09.2026 10

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Adam Maldonado

Playing tackle football causes brain damage. Why do we keep ignoring the evidence?

01.09.2026 20

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Christopher Nowinski

Doug Burgum’s Yosemite development deal reeks of corruption

31.08.2026 10

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Robert Binnewies

Newsom, Harris and Khanna seem oblivious to the country’s feelings about California

31.08.2026 9

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Jack Ohman

Save the children. Ban everyone age 18 and older from social media

30.08.2026 90

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Joe Mathews

Endorsement: Our choice for California lieutenant governor comes with serious reservations

29.08.2026 10

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Chronicle Editorial Board

Not all ‘magic’ mushrooms are the same. Here’s one to watch out for

29.08.2026 10

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Michelle Priest And Beau Kilmer

City College is failing students by not offering enough classes

28.08.2026 20

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Rick Baum

Why Dolly Parton was such a beloved icon in the LGBT community

27.08.2026 20

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David Eugene Perry

This overlooked S.F. neighborhood is getting a night market. Here’s why you should go

27.08.2026 20

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Harry Mok

Trump wants to keep Stars and Stripes from telling the truth about the Iran War

27.08.2026 10

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Edward Wasserman

How companies are using AI ‘personalization’ to rip you off

27.08.2026 10

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Phil Radford

California shouldn’t limit wildfire liability for public utilities like PG&E

26.08.2026 10

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Jennifer Gray Thompson And Graham Knaus

Mexican students acknowledge the risks but continue to pursue educations in the U.S.

25.08.2026 20

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Rachel Newman

California should fight Trump’s plan to end protections for U.S. national forests

24.08.2026 10

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Laura Deehan

Zahra Billoo: I spoke to high schoolers at a mosque. Now I’m named in a federal lawsuit

24.08.2026 10

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Zahra Billoo

There’s a plot against Los Angeles. And it goes straight to the top

23.08.2026 20

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Joe Mathews

California has forgotten how to fix things. Can these new Bay Area cafés help?

23.08.2026 10

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Allison Arieff

California has passed hundreds of housing laws. Why aren’t they working?

23.08.2026 20

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Christopher Calton

California is home to the rarest trout in North America. It’s now in danger from Trump

23.08.2026 20

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Ted Williams