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The solution to reviving the S.F. Centre has been sitting right under the city’s nose

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Allison Arieff

In the age of AI slop and misinformation, we need Wikipedia more than ever

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Thomas Lee

This proposed Trump administration rule could further upend abortion access

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Amanda Bryson

This hit Indian TV show is a hilarious window into how local government works

This hit Indian TV show is a hilarious window into how local government works
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Joe Mathews

This S.F. neighborhood actually demanded more housing. How did things turn out?

This S.F. neighborhood actually demanded more housing. How did things turn out?
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Allison Arieff

Is Gavin Newsom about to ram through one of the ‘biggest power grabs in California history’?

Is Gavin Newsom about to ram through one of the ‘biggest power grabs in California history’?
11.07.2026 4

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Emily Hoeven

California found a housing fix that works. San Francisco is trying to evade it

California found a housing fix that works. San Francisco is trying to evade it
11.07.2026 2

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Colin Parent

Don’t brush off Ro Khanna’s initial warts-and-all support of Graham Platner

Don’t brush off Ro Khanna’s initial warts-and-all support of Graham Platner
11.07.2026 3

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Jack Ohman

I did a legal analysis of the Golden Gate Bridge protester case. Here’s what I found

I did a legal analysis of the Golden Gate Bridge protester case. Here’s what I found
10.07.2026 10

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Richard Zitrin

Why using AI to write your college essay is a terrible idea

Why using AI to write your college essay is a terrible idea
09.07.2026 6

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James Rizzo

Trump is trying to bury this Bay Area window into Chinese American history

08.07.2026 7

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Harry Mok

Scott Wiener was harassed at the Trans March. It reveals a dangerous shift in protest

08.07.2026 6

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Ken Yeager

California can move the needle on homelessness — if local governments deliver

07.07.2026 5

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Mark Ghaly And Jason Elliott

California promised a legal weed market. It built a mess instead

California promised a legal weed market. It built a mess instead
06.07.2026 7

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Richard P. Ormond

This powerful family is California’s version of the Kennedys — without the entitlement

05.07.2026 8

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Joe Mathews

S.F. philanthropists are revitalizing the city’s public spaces. We need a human infrastructure fund, too

S.F. philanthropists are revitalizing the city’s public spaces. We need a human infrastructure fund, too
05.07.2026 10

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Larry Kwan

S.F.’s recovery is missing one of the hardest things to bring back

S.F.’s recovery is missing one of the hardest things to bring back
04.07.2026 9

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Allison Arieff

How am I celebrating America’s 250th birthday? By remembering Black bravery

03.07.2026 10

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Ishmael Reed

Birthright citizenship survived. But the Trump administration isn’t done yet

02.07.2026 9

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Harry Mok

Billionaire or not, California is coming for your money

02.07.2026 10

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Emily Hoeven

Trump wants to hijack our 250th anniversary. Don’t let him

02.07.2026 10

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Brett Wagner

California says it banned phones in schools. As a teacher, I know that’s fiction

01.07.2026 10

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John Lisovsky

With anti-trans decisions, the Supreme Court abandons its duty to protect minorities

30.06.2026 8

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Erwin Chemerinsky

After my father was deported to Mexico, this program kept me from becoming homeless

30.06.2026 10

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Melane Cabrera

California wants to tax billionaires’ wealth. Here’s a better target: Their land

29.06.2026 10

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Greg Miller And Lars Doucet

Is S.F. planning to tear up your street for construction? Here’s everything you need to know

28.06.2026 10

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Allison Arieff

Celebrate our 250th anniversary with a new, more accurate name: United Scammers of America

28.06.2026 10

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Joe Mathews

Mad about the Bay Area gas water heater ban? Here’s what you need to know

27.06.2026 10

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Sam Fishman

He moved to S.F. for an LGBTQ safe haven. He’s now been attacked here twice

27.06.2026 10

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Emily Hoeven

I asked 100 young people about the AI future. Here’s what they told me

26.06.2026 10

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Maddie Freeman

California Chamber of Commerce endorsement of Becerra adds salt to Hilton’s wounds

25.06.2026 10

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Jack Ohman

The Giants’ Pride Night errors keep on coming

23.06.2026 20

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Conor Hallinan

Mayor Lurie says ‘the arts will revitalize San Francisco.’ His budget tells a different story

23.06.2026 10

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Griff Williams

California’s rape kit audit deadline is fast approaching. There’s reason to worry

22.06.2026 10

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Ilse Knecht And Kate Karpilow

Californians are turning into the Big Lebowski. We may be abiding. But we aren’t thriving

21.06.2026 10

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Joe Mathews

California bureaucracy locks young people out of home ownership. Here’s the fix

20.06.2026 10

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Oisín Heneghan

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

20.06.2026 20

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Chronicle Editorial Board

This Juneteenth finds the U.S. backsliding on racial equality

19.06.2026 10

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The Rev. Amos C. Brown

Is your PG&E bill going up? This change by the state could be why

18.06.2026 10

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Harry Mok

PG&E says rates are dropping. My bill says otherwise

18.06.2026 20

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Emily Hoeven

This invasive species could turn Lake Tahoe’s clear water green

18.06.2026 10

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Laura Patten

He freed chickens from a Petaluma factory farm. California’s Supreme Court should exonerate him

17.06.2026 10

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Matthew Liebman And Justin Marceau

The Justice Department is pursuing a predictable investigation of Newsom and his wife

16.06.2026 10

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Jack Ohman

You’ve heard from my husband, Eric Schmidt, about AI. Now here’s my take

16.06.2026 10

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Wendy Schmidt

Pride Month needs more stories of LGBTQ progress, not just setbacks

15.06.2026 20

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Justin Ray

What happens when an insurance company decides your health emergency wasn’t one?

14.06.2026 10

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Maria Raven

Governors of this one religion dominate the bully pulpit in ecumenical California

14.06.2026 10

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Joe Mathews

I am a California judge. Here’s what we need to do to fix our mental health crisis

13.06.2026 10

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Michael Wendler

Republican attacks on S.F. school Superintendent Maria Su fell flat. Here’s why

12.06.2026 10

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Meredith Dodson

I’m the president of San Francisco Little League. Crocker Amazon’s baseball fields are a disgrace

12.06.2026 20

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Kath gillespie