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Endorsement: Prop B is the charter reform no one asked for and S.F. doesn’t really need

Endorsement: Prop B is the charter reform no one asked for and S.F. doesn’t really need
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Chronicle Editorial Board

If Muni cuts service, it should keep the cable cars running. Here’s how

If Muni cuts service, it should keep the cable cars running. Here’s how
yesterday 0

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Robert ogilvie

Why is California’s lieutenant governor trying to nab one of the least sexy jobs in politics?

Why is California’s lieutenant governor trying to nab one of the least sexy jobs in politics?
previous day 3

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Harry Mok

Endorsement: Eleni Kounalakis for California treasurer

Endorsement: Eleni Kounalakis for California treasurer
previous day 4

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Chronicle Editorial Board

Endorsement: Michael Johnson and Selia Warren for Alameda Superior Court judge

Endorsement: Michael Johnson and Selia Warren for Alameda Superior Court judge
wednesday 5

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Chronicle Editorial Board

Don’t be fooled by RFK Jr.’s ‘real food’ lectures. Making America healthy is much more complex

Don’t be fooled by RFK Jr.’s ‘real food’ lectures. Making America healthy is much more complex
21.04.2026 4

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Elizabeth jacobs and bruce mirken

Soaring prices are making California’s diesel truck problem worse. Here’s how we can fix it

Soaring prices are making California’s diesel truck problem worse. Here’s how we can fix it
20.04.2026 2

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Adrian Martinez

New multifamily housing in S.F. is mostly ugly. Here’s how we get better designs

New multifamily housing in S.F. is mostly ugly. Here’s how we get better designs
19.04.2026 3

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Allison Arieff

How long will it take to fix California’s glaring governmental flaws? History says about a century

How long will it take to fix California’s glaring governmental flaws? History says about a century
19.04.2026 6

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Joe Mathews

San Francisco is obsessed with the safest drivers — and ignoring the ones killing people

San Francisco is obsessed with the safest drivers — and ignoring the ones killing people
18.04.2026 9

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William riggs

Endorsement: The Board of Equalization shouldn’t exist. This candidate is willing to finally get rid of it

Endorsement: The Board of Equalization shouldn’t exist. This candidate is willing to finally get rid of it
18.04.2026 7

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Chronicle Editorial Board

Endorsement: One candidate clearly stands above the rest for S.F. school board

Endorsement: One candidate clearly stands above the rest for S.F. school board
17.04.2026 10

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Chronicle Editorial Board

S.F.’s Sunset Dunes park is thriving a year in, but its future could be in doubt

S.F.’s Sunset Dunes park is thriving a year in, but its future could be in doubt
16.04.2026 2

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Harry Mok

I’m an Oakland high school teacher. I discourage my students from using AI

I’m an Oakland high school teacher. I discourage my students from using AI
16.04.2026 6

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Lara trale

Endorsement: S.F. can’t prevent the Big One. It can only prepare. Prop A will help

Endorsement: S.F. can’t prevent the Big One. It can only prepare. Prop A will help
15.04.2026 8

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Chronicle Editorial Board

Jackie Robinson’s legacy is more than a symbol. It’s a responsibility

Jackie Robinson’s legacy is more than a symbol. It’s a responsibility
15.04.2026 4

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Scott reich

Climate change is hitting Californians hard. The state should make Big Oil pick up the tab

Climate change is hitting Californians hard. The state should make Big Oil pick up the tab
14.04.2026 5

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Dave Jones

Eric Swalwell’s political career is over — thank goodness

13.04.2026 7

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Jack Ohman

Break up PG&E? We should first try fixing the California Public Utilities Commission

13.04.2026 8

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Sam maslin

Over 60% of California kids can’t do math at their grade level. Here’s how we change that

12.04.2026 5

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Marshall Tuck

Sorry, not sorry, that California takes so long to count its votes

12.04.2026 6

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Joe Mathews

Endorsement: California lieutenant governor is a ‘backwater.’ But Michael Tubbs will know what to do with it

11.04.2026 20

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Chronicle Editorial Board

Mountain lions need more road crossings so they don’t end up in S.F. neighborhoods

11.04.2026 6

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Ana maría ruiz

Female Olympic athletes must now undergo genetic sex testing. Here’s why that’s problematic

10.04.2026 5

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Dov greenbaum

A Republican governor in California? The S.F. Chronicle editorial board will help you figure out the June election

09.04.2026 7

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Harry Mok

Endorsement: Stephen Sherrill has the big picture vision the city needs in S.F.’s District 2

09.04.2026 10

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Chronicle Editorial Board

With Meta and YouTube verdicts, Silicon Valley is having its big tobacco moment

08.04.2026 5

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Aaron shull

The California lake that revolutionized American environmental law

07.04.2026 8

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Caroline Tracey

Cleve Jones: Health is neither ideological nor optional. We shouldn’t need to fight for it. But we do

07.04.2026 3

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Cleve Jones

From norovirus to COVID, we keep ignoring the lessons of cruise ship outbreaks

06.04.2026 9

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Tyler Evans

What an obscure Chuck Norris film can teach California about governance and corruption

05.04.2026 10

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Joe Mathews

This S.F. neighborhood has rediscovered the magic formula of 19th century Paris

05.04.2026 20

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Allison Arieff

S.F. made this neighborhood a ‘hyper-concentration of poverty.’ Now, one group wants California to step in

04.04.2026 10

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Emily Hoeven

Trump is trying to steal the midterms. Can he leverage his ‘excursion’ in Iran to help?

04.04.2026 7

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Brett Wagner And J. Holmes Armstead

Pam Bondi is out as Attorney General — but the damage she has done to the DOJ is profound

03.04.2026 8

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Richard Zitrin

I’m a college admissions counselor. I’ve changed my mind about students using ChatGPT

03.04.2026 4

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Sophie sajnani

Trump’s attack on birthright citizenship is taking us back to the 1800s

02.04.2026 6

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Harry Mok

Yosemite National Park has a self-inflicted gridlock problem

02.04.2026 7

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Robert Binnewies

Passover begins at a time of war in Iran and rising antisemitism for Bay Area Jews

01.04.2026 10

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Tye gregory and joy sisisky

Here’s what California’s dismal snowpack means for the state’s future

01.04.2026 6

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Peter Gleick

Matt Mahan is running out of time to become California’s next governor

31.03.2026 6

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Jack Ohman

Why is the Filipino American who co-founded the UFW with Cesar Chavez nearly forgotten?

30.03.2026 10

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Harry Mok

California should extend Diablo Canyon nuclear plant’s lifespan to address state’s energy needs

30.03.2026 9

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John grubb and vidya schalk

The UC admissions process is secretive and uneven. Here’s how to fix it

29.03.2026 10

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Paul Gardiner

Here’s why Swalwell’s campaign downplays his Dublin hometown

29.03.2026 10

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Joe Mathews

Add to Cesar Chavez’s abuses: He overshadowed the farmworker movement

28.03.2026 7

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Freelance and matt garcia

I broke up with PG&E. Here’s why I came crawling back

28.03.2026 10

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Katherine Ellison

In this era of ‘slopulism,’ here’s how the Chronicle’s 2026 election endorsements can help

28.03.2026 10

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Matthew Fleischer

San Francisco’s climate change goals don’t account for the AI boom

27.03.2026 10

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Michael Redmond

AI deepfakes of girls are flooding schools. Teachers need more training to help stop it

26.03.2026 10

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Emma le And Stephanie Choi