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How can San Francisco finally make up for the sin of urban renewal?

28.02.2026 9

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S.F.’s teacher strike is over. Here’s the hard reality about what needs to happen next

15.02.2026 150

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S.F. budgets are collapsing. Downtown is its economic engine. Revitalization can’t wait

13.02.2026 100

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These are the ugly facts and truths that are being ignored in the battle over SFUSD

08.02.2026 10

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San Francisco’s comeback is at a ‘fragile moment’ — let’s not blow it

23.01.2026 10

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To keep neighborhoods safe, California needs to reinvent the way it handles violent mental illness

13.12.2025 20

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California is releasing violent mentally ill people into communities. It’s worse than you could imagine

07.12.2025 6

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Season of Sharing Fund keeps thousands of Bay Area families from falling into homelessness

28.11.2025 10

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San Francisco’s system of governance is a mess. There’s a fix — but it will take a village

15.11.2025 8

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With Nancy Pelosi’s retirement, San Francisco’s political circus is coming back to town

09.11.2025 7

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Why was Bill Gene Hobbs back on S.F. streets? His case shows the state of California's justice system

04.11.2025 6

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Editorial board’s Prop 50 endorsement: ‘Do the ends justify the means?’

12.10.2025 10

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Everything about the way California handles its electric grid is changing. What will it do to your bill?

27.09.2025 10

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Bay Area transit needs a cash infusion — and an overhaul. Cut the politicking and get it done

09.09.2025 7

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California will do anything to save democracy — except build housing

New homes fill the Grove Village subdivision in Santa Rosa. California lags far behind some red states in developing policies to encourage new...

06.09.2025 6

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If Californians want to get their hands dirty fighting Trump with redistricting, let them

22.08.2025 7

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Endorsement: No on Joel Engardio recall. Yes on charter reform

16.08.2025 10

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S.F. treats the Tenderloin like a containment zone. A bill to end that isn’t quite ready for prime time

20.07.2025 8

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This California school district has zero sexual abuse claims. It’s still paying a price

12.07.2025 5

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California will do anything to protect immigrants — except build them housing

22.06.2025 7

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Donald Trump is losing. Here’s how California can keep the pressure on

14.06.2025 8

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Budget trutherism is growing out of control in the Bay Area. There will be consequences

31.05.2025 7

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Yes, San Francisco has a budget deficit. No, it’s not Airbnb’s fault

25.05.2025 7

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Has California learned anything from the rise of Trump? The fate of this bill will tell us

27.04.2025 9

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In a time of chaos, S.F. has managed to stay sane under Lurie. How do we keep it that way?

20.04.2025 10

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Daniel Lurie’s new housing rezoning map is a winner. Let’s make sure it stays that way

06.04.2025 10

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Endorsement: Barbara Lee is an icon, but Loren Taylor has the ideas to lead Oakland into the future

06.04.2025 9

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Endorsement: Measure A won’t save Oakland’s budget. Only better leadership can do that

31.03.2025 10

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Endorsement: One of the strongest Bay Area candidates in recent memory deserves the nod in Oakland’s District 2

24.03.2025 7

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Is California’s plan to force people into mental health treatment meaningless talk? It increasingly appears so

21.03.2025 9

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Yes, you should have to pay to park in Golden Gate Park

03.03.2025 8

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This Bay Area special election is a case study in why the country doesn’t trust California

23.02.2025 10

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

09.02.2025 8

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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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