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How to vote on Prop 40: Will a billionaire tax actually help California?

How to vote on Prop 40: Will a billionaire tax actually help California?
yesterday 8

San Francisco Chronicle

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Endorsement: Prop 43 is absurd, but so is California’s entire system of taxation

Endorsement: Prop 43 is absurd, but so is California’s entire system of taxation
previous day 20

San Francisco Chronicle

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Endorsement: S.F.’s Prop J is hard to love. But it closes a loophole that needs fixing

Endorsement: S.F.’s Prop J is hard to love. But it closes a loophole that needs fixing
previous day 10

San Francisco Chronicle

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Endorsement: Three highly qualified candidates are running in S.F.’s District 10. Here’s our pick

Endorsement: Three highly qualified candidates are running in S.F.’s District 10. Here’s our pick
thursday 10

San Francisco Chronicle

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Endorsement: CCSF is in trouble. Help is on the way with these trustee candidates

Endorsement: CCSF is in trouble. Help is on the way with these trustee candidates
21.10.2026 10

San Francisco Chronicle

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Endorsement: There’s no question something needs to change in Oakland. Is Measure EE the answer?

Endorsement: There’s no question something needs to change in Oakland. Is Measure EE the answer?
20.10.2026 10

San Francisco Chronicle

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Endorsement: S.F.’s District 8 race is wide open. Here’s our pick

Endorsement: S.F.’s District 8 race is wide open. Here’s our pick
19.10.2026 10

San Francisco Chronicle

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Endorsement: CEQA is a mess. Prop 45 is even messier

Endorsement: CEQA is a mess. Prop 45 is even messier
17.10.2026 10

San Francisco Chronicle

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Endorsement: S.F.’s District 6 race is a snoozer. Here’s our pick

Endorsement: S.F.’s District 6 race is a snoozer. Here’s our pick
16.10.2026 10

San Francisco Chronicle

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Endorsement: Stephen Sherrill, again, for S.F. District 2 supervisor

Endorsement: Stephen Sherrill, again, for S.F. District 2 supervisor
16.10.2026 10

San Francisco Chronicle

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Endorsement: Prop 2 could help California be more fiscally responsible — if our politicians bother to use it

Endorsement: Prop 2 could help California be more fiscally responsible — if our politicians bother to use it
15.10.2026 20

San Francisco Chronicle

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Endorsement: ‘When everyone is in charge, no one is in charge.’ Yes on S.F.’s Prop F

Endorsement: ‘When everyone is in charge, no one is in charge.’ Yes on S.F.’s Prop F
14.10.2026 10

San Francisco Chronicle

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Endorsement: Prop 39 would create CEQA for voting rights. No thanks

12.10.2026 20

San Francisco Chronicle

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Yes or no? Here are the Chronicle’s endorsements for California Supreme Court and appeals courts

10.10.2026 200

San Francisco Chronicle

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Endorsement: Prop 5 has a flaw so bizarre even its author doesn’t like it

08.10.2026 200

San Francisco Chronicle

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Endorsement: Alan Wong, again, for S.F. District 4 supervisor

08.10.2026 100

San Francisco Chronicle

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Endorsement: California hasn’t even bothered to study its existing public financing programs. No on Prop 4

06.10.2026 20

San Francisco Chronicle

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Endorsement: Prop I is a cocktail of poison pills masquerading as a housing fix

05.10.2026 40

San Francisco Chronicle

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Endorsement: Prop 38 is one of the most noxious deposits on California’s political dung heap in years

03.10.2026 100

San Francisco Chronicle

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Endorsement: S.F.’s streets will become a parking lot without a Muni cash infusion. Yes on Prop H

01.10.2026 40

San Francisco Chronicle

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Endorsement: Prop 41 is a cynical poison pill. And it isn’t the only one on California’s ballot

29.09.2026 200

San Francisco Chronicle

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Endorsement: Is California coming for your retirement account? That’s what Prop 42 asks you to believe

29.09.2026 60

San Francisco Chronicle

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Endorsement: Who should replace Nancy Pelosi in Congress? It’s not even a choice

26.09.2026 90

San Francisco Chronicle

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Endorsement: Affordable housing in California isn’t going to pay for itself. Is Prop. 1 the answer?

26.09.2026 70

San Francisco Chronicle

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Endorsement: Want more affordable housing? Prop C is the only S.F. measure guaranteed to pay for it

24.09.2026 80

San Francisco Chronicle

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Endorsement: Put the Great Highway out of its misery so Sunset Dunes can live. No on G

24.09.2026 30

San Francisco Chronicle

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Endorsement: Billionaire tax is getting the attention. But Prop 3 will decide California’s future

22.09.2026 60

San Francisco Chronicle

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

20.09.2026 60

San Francisco Chronicle

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

19.09.2026 30

San Francisco Chronicle

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

17.09.2026 30

San Francisco Chronicle

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

15.09.2026 100

San Francisco Chronicle

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

13.09.2026 70

San Francisco Chronicle

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

10.09.2026 100

San Francisco Chronicle

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

06.09.2026 60

San Francisco Chronicle

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

29.08.2026 30

San Francisco Chronicle

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Endorsement: This outcomes-driven progressive should be California’s superintendent of public instruction

15.08.2026 40

San Francisco Chronicle

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Endorsement: One candidate is ready to be California’s insurance commissioner. The other would be a disaster

01.08.2026 90

San Francisco Chronicle

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Will the AI IPO boom make S.F. richer, or wipe out what’s left of its middle class?

20.06.2026 70

San Francisco Chronicle

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Endorsement: Oakland residents deserve a city that works. No on Measure E, yes on good governance

28.05.2026 60

San Francisco Chronicle

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Voting in San Francisco? Here’s a full list of the Chronicle’s local endorsements in the June 2 primary

27.05.2026 100

San Francisco Chronicle

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Endorsement: District 14 voters need a representative they can trust after Eric Swalwell. There’s only one option

23.05.2026 50

San Francisco Chronicle

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Endorsement: A cautious recommendation for California state controller

21.05.2026 70

San Francisco Chronicle

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Endorsement: Jesse Hsieh for Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge

20.05.2026 80

San Francisco Chronicle

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Endorsement: Prop C is a classic San Francisco poison pill. Vote no

19.05.2026 60

San Francisco Chronicle

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Endorsement: Two governor candidates stand out. Here’s our pick

16.05.2026 50

San Francisco Chronicle

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Endorsement: Overpaid CEOs won’t pay a cent under S.F.’s Prop D. But you will

15.05.2026 60

San Francisco Chronicle

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Endorsement: Attorney general is California’s top cop. There’s only one candidate worth considering

14.05.2026 50

San Francisco Chronicle

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Endorsement: California needs a school superintendent who puts kids first. Here’s our pick

12.05.2026 100

San Francisco Chronicle

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Endorsement: Sonoma-Marin rail service is growing. It needs support. Yes on Measure B

11.05.2026 60

San Francisco Chronicle

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Endorsement: There’s only one candidate capable of filling Pelosi’s shoes in Congress. That’s Scott Wiener

09.05.2026 50

San Francisco Chronicle

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