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Lies and misinformation threaten California’s future. When will lawmakers stand up for the truthtellers?

Lies and misinformation threaten California’s future. When will lawmakers stand up for the truthtellers?
09.02.2025 20

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Daniel Lurie’s fentanyl bill is a test of San Francisco’s entire city government

26.01.2025 10

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What can Daniel Lurie actually do differently on fentanyl?

San Francisco Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie vows to “get tough” on drug dealing in the city. Can he fulfill his promises? A suspect is held after a drug...

22.12.2024 9

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Missed rent sends many into homelessness. The Chronicle’s Season of Sharing Fund helps keep people housed

Andreas Calix and his grandparents, Virginia Salgado and Victor Calix, receive items from the Redwood Empire Food Bank last November at the Sonoma-...

28.11.2024 4

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For California, success is the best and only revenge against Trumpism

How can Democrats convince people of their compassionate vision when cities in Texas are solving homelessness while street conditions in San...

09.11.2024 2

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Endorsement: Kamala Harris for president to put an end to Trump’s long con

Vice President Kamala Harris has earned the Chronicle’s endorsement for president.  Insurrection. Sexual assault. Election fraud. Advertisement...

04.11.2024 80

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Endorsement: Contra Costa’s dismal 15th Assembly District race has somehow gotten even worse

The Chronicle editorial board reluctantly recommends  Anamarie Avila Farias for the 15th Assembly District seat in Contra Costa County. The March...

31.10.2024 10

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Endorsement: Sheng Thao’s repeated fumbles have cost her Oakland’s trust. And ours. She should be recalled

Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao’s seeming lack of basic management skills and the cloud of an FBI investigation warrant her recall. In 2022, Sheng Thao...

29.10.2024 2

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Voting in San Francisco? Here’s our full list of local endorsements for the November 2024 election

Share image for November 2024 voter guide and endorsements The San Francisco Chronicle editorial board has completed its San Francisco endorsements...

29.10.2024 7

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Endorsement: Two stellar candidates make it coin flip for S.F.’s District 3 supervisor seat. Here’s our pick

Sharon Lai has earned the Chronicle's endorsement for San Francisco District 3 supervisor. In the race to replace outgoing Supervisor Aaron Peskin,...

28.10.2024 2

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Endorsement: You’re right to be outraged over street conditions. Prop 36 is a message, not an answer

Let’s be honest. Proposition 36, the measure to toughen penalties for certain drug and theft crimes and roll back portions of California’s...

26.10.2024 2

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Endorsement: Roberto Hernandez for S.F. District 9 supervisor

Roberto Hernandez is a longtime community organizer in the Mission District with a broad range of support. San Francisco’s District 9 has a packed...

26.10.2024 9

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Endorsement: Yes, Alameda DA Pamela Price should be recalled

Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price is not competently performing basic aspects of her job Voters should recall her. Elected in 2022 as...

24.10.2024 30

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Endorsement: S.F. Sheriff’s Office is struggling. Paul Miyamoto can turn things around

San Francisco Sheriff Paul Miyamoto is thoughtful and dedicated. The editorial board believes he is well-suited to lead the sheriff’s office during...

23.10.2024 7

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Endorsement: In the age of work from home, Prop M is a necessary fix to save S.F.’s budget

San Francisco’s economy has changed a great deal since the pandemic descended in 2020. Its tax structure for businesses, however, has stayed the...

22.10.2024 3

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Endorsement: Marjan Philhour for S.F. supervisor in District 1

Marjan Philhour earns the Chronicle’s endorsement to unseat Connie Chan as supervisor in San  Francisco’s District 1. San Francisco’s District 1...

21.10.2024 40

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Endorsement: Bilal Mahmood for S.F. District 5 supervisor

Bilal Mahmood has particularly strong public policy and problem-solving chops, making him the best candidate for San Francisco’s 5th District...

19.10.2024 2

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Endorsement: Prop E proposes another way to cut commissions. It reeks of politics

Two competing commission reform measures are on the San Francisco ballot in November. Proposition D — authored by TogetherSF Action, a moderate...

18.10.2024 10

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Endorsement: S.F. needs to cut its bloated number of commissions. But Prop D is a first draft, not a solution

Depending on whom you talk to, San Francisco has anywhere from 115 to 135 commissions, boards and advisory bodies. Ostensibly, they’re there to...

16.10.2024 4

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S.F. Chronicle editorial board endorsement: Daniel Lurie is a risk worth taking

If elected S.F. mayor, Daniel Lurie promises to be aggressive on housing and cut red tape on development and small businesses and to stay on top of...

16.10.2024 10

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Endorsement: Catherine Stefani for California’s 19th state Assembly district

The Chronicle editorial board again supports Supervisor Catherine Stefani — now with some reservations — for the Assembly. In November, residents...

15.10.2024 8

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Endorsement: Both BART 7th District director candidates are qualified. Here’s who stands out

BART faces catastrophic cuts by 2026 if there is no new funding to replace federal and state pandemic bailout money. An effort by the state...

15.10.2024 7

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Endorsement: Yes on Prop 6 to end a historic wrong and fight crime recidivism

13.10.2024 3

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Endorsement: At a perilous time for SFUSD, here are the Chronicle’s four picks for school board

11.10.2024 8

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Endorsement: Prop I could be the right move, but it’s definitely the wrong time

10.10.2024 2

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Endorsement: Sick of S.F.’s impossibly long ballots? Rejecting Prop N could help

09.10.2024 5

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Endorsement: S.F. needs more police officers. Prop F won’t get us there

You know it. We know it. Just about everyone across the country who watches cable news knows it. San Francisco needs more police officers. SFPD is...

07.10.2024 4

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Endorsement: Prop 4 is a drop in the bucket in the climate change fight. But we need all the drops we can get

Amid a devastating wildfire season that’s charred more than 1 million acres and a record-breaking heat wave, California’s Proposition 4 has the...

06.10.2024 10

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Endorsement: Prop G has a great idea at its core. That idea is already happening without a ballot measure

San Francisco’s so-called “affordable” housing stock isn’t necessarily affordable for everyone. Units are often earmarked for those making...

04.10.2024 4

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Endorsement: Prop H won’t protect firefighters, but it will put S.F.’s already precarious finances at risk

In the age of Trump, faced with both real and existential threats to American democracy itself, the issue of unfunded pension liabilities doesn’t...

02.10.2024 10

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Endorsement: CCSF is in trouble. Here are the Chronicle’s four picks for Board of Trustees

Amid the escalating chaos at San Francisco Unified School District, it’s easy to forget that another city educational institution is facing...

01.10.2024 10

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Endorsement: Ernest ‘E.J.’ Jones is the strongest candidate in a crowded race for District 11 supervisor

Ernest “E.J.” Jones is the San Francisco Chronicle editorial board’s pick for District 11 supervisor. A crowded field of hopefuls is on the...

27.09.2024 2

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Endorsement: California can’t allow its schools to crumble. Yes on Prop 2

In March 2020, not long before COVID shut down the country, California voters rejected a $15 billion school infrastructure bond that would have...

26.09.2024 10

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Endorsement: Myrna Melgar deserves to return as S.F.’s District 7 supervisor

24.09.2024 6

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Endorsement: Prop 5 contains a gross and unacceptable deal on where communities can build affordable housing. Vote no

In August, the backers of a $20 billion Bay Area affordable housing bond abruptly yanked the measure off the November ballot after years of work on...

21.09.2024 9

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Prop 32 endorsement: When wages aren’t enough to survive in California’s cheapest county, something has to change

Proposition 32, which would raise California’s minimum wage, is in many ways an odd, latchkey kid of a measure. Its father, wealthy investor and...

19.09.2024 3

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Endorsement: BART is in trouble. Two outstanding board candidates are poised to help in S.F.’s 9th District

BART as we know it could cease to exist by 2026. Ridership crashed during the pandemic and has yet to recover. Changing work patterns and public...

18.09.2024 4

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Endorsement: It costs money to fix S.F. Prop B would fund key hospital, mental health and street safety projects

Much of San Francisco’s infrastructure is out of date. Too many of our hospital buildings aren’t seismically sound. Our roadways and sidewalks are...

17.09.2024 3

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Endorsement: Prop 35 is a complicated maze of a measure that doesn’t belong on the ballot

14.09.2024 3

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Endorsement: Prop. J will hold S.F. accountable for the hundreds of millions it spends on kids

In 1991, San Francisco voters approved the creation of a dedicated fund for children, mandating that the city set aside 4% of local property taxes...

13.09.2024 8

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Endorsement: With Project 2025 threats looming, Prop. O boosts S.F.’s commitment to reproductive rights

Reproductive rights are easily the most hotly contested issue ahead in the November election. If former President Donald Trump is reelected, and he...

12.09.2024 2

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Endorsement: California should undo the ugly mistakes of past and protect marriage equality by passing Prop 3

Sixteen years ago, California voters approved Proposition 8, which added a line to the state Constitution that read, “Only marriage between a man...

12.09.2024 5

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Endorsement: Prop C will help S.F. get proactive about investigating city corruption

For years, rumors flew that Kyra Worthy, executive director of SF SAFE, a nonprofit contracted with the San Francisco Police Department, was...

09.09.2024 2

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Endorsement: Prop 33 promises a solution to the housing crisis. It would almost certainly make things worse

It’s no secret that California has a housing affordability crisis.  Seventy-two percent of renters say that the cost of housing puts at least some...

08.09.2024 8

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Endorsement: Prop 34 is cheap political gamesmanship that doesn’t belong on the ballot

The November election will be the third one in six years in which Californians will vote on a ballot measure — backed by the Los Angeles-based...

06.09.2024 1

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Endorsement: As driverless ride-hailing expands in S.F., Prop L would tax it to fund Muni

Proposition L would institute a new gross receipts tax on ride-hail companies in San Francisco, which could bring in $25 million a year to fund...

04.09.2024 10

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Endorsement: Proposition A is an essential step toward turning around S.F. schools

Proposition A on the November ballot asks San Francisco voters to approve $790 million in school bonds for infrastructure upgrades. San Francisco...

29.08.2024 3

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Endorsement: In drama-filled race, one candidate has the chops to represent Silicon Valley in the House

Former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo’s thoroughness in understanding complex issues makes him the best candidate to represent the 16th Congressional...

27.08.2024 3

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Endorsement: Only one candidate is remotely prepared to represent California’s 5th Senate district

State Senate candidate Jerry McNerney served 16 years in the House before stepping down in 2023. His legislative experience and energy policy...

26.08.2024 4

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Endorsement: Transforming S.F.’s Upper Great Highway into a park is once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Prop K is the start

Proposition K asks San Francisco voters whether they want to ban private cars on the Upper Great Highway and turn the roadway into public...

25.08.2024 20

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