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There’s nothing ‘unprecedented’ about Trump’s policies. They gave us the Great Depression a century ago

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Sara Dant

If California wants to show the nation it can govern, it can’t let Bay Area public transit fail

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Zack Rosen

A third term for Trump? Republicans were the ones who made the Constitution clear: No deal

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Jack Ohman

I flew combat missions against Houthi rebels. Damage from Gmail, Signal scandals is incalculable

I flew combat missions against Houthi rebels. Damage from Gmail, Signal scandals is incalculable

From left: National security adviser Michael Waltz, Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth were among the Trump administration...

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Erin Edwards

Trump’s fascination with crypto isn’t just a grift. Here’s how he can use it to consolidate global power

Trump’s fascination with crypto isn’t just a grift. Here’s how he can use it to consolidate global power

A cryptocurrency exchange office in Hong Kong features an image of President Donald Trump. The president’s USD1 could become part of a new...

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Steve Posner

Does harm reduction still have a future in San Francisco?

Does harm reduction still have a future in San Francisco?

Kenneth Winlund holds a box of Narcan from the Post Overdose Engagement on Willow Street in San Francisco in 2023. “The hamster wheel of narcan and...

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Keith Humphreys

No, immigrants aren’t responsible for the housing shortage. Here’s the real cause

No, immigrants aren’t responsible for the housing shortage. Here’s the real cause

Housing under construction in the East Cut area of San Francisco in 2024 will make a dent in the city shortage. San Francisco is notorious for...

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Christopher Calton

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

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

Jared Clark, an Oakland Fire Station 24 paramedic, checks his equipment in 2021. The city’s budget problems could force it to cut funding to the...

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Chronicle Editorial Board

It was one of Oakland’s most important neighborhoods. Here’s the plan to restore it to its former glory

It was one of Oakland’s most important neighborhoods. Here’s the plan to restore it to its former glory

The authors advocate for an infill BART station in this area of the I-880 freeway and BART and Union Pacific/Amtrak tracks, which cut the East...

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Mitchell Schwarzer

Why I launched a one-man guerrilla war on Berkeley’s ATMs and street signs

Why I launched a one-man guerrilla war on Berkeley’s ATMs and street signs

Josh Miele poses in his dorm room at UC Berkeley in 1987, his freshman year. He would eventually drop out and work in accessibility design. By the...

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Joshua A. Miele

How my ancestor fought for — and won — birthright citizenship for Americans

How my ancestor fought for — and won — birthright citizenship for Americans

Wong Kim Ark, the subject of a landmark 1898 U.S. Supreme Court case establishing birthright citizenship, pictured in a photograph dated 1904 for a...

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Norman Wong