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Endorsement: Prop 41 is a cynical poison pill. And it isn’t the only one on California’s ballot

Endorsement: Prop 41 is a cynical poison pill. And it isn’t the only one on California’s ballot
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Endorsement: Is California coming for your retirement account? That’s what Prop 42 asks you to believe

Endorsement: Is California coming for your retirement account? That’s what Prop 42 asks you to believe
yesterday 3

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Endorsement: Who should replace Nancy Pelosi in Congress? It’s not even a choice

Endorsement: Who should replace Nancy Pelosi in Congress? It’s not even a choice
26.09.2026 8

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Endorsement: Affordable housing in California isn’t going to pay for itself. Is Prop. 1 the answer?

Endorsement: Affordable housing in California isn’t going to pay for itself. Is Prop. 1 the answer?
26.09.2026 6

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Endorsement: Want more affordable housing? Prop C is the only S.F. measure guaranteed to pay for it

Endorsement: Want more affordable housing? Prop C is the only S.F. measure guaranteed to pay for it
24.09.2026 10

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Endorsement: Put the Great Highway out of its misery so Sunset Dunes can live. No on G

Endorsement: Put the Great Highway out of its misery so Sunset Dunes can live. No on G
24.09.2026 10

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Endorsement: Billionaire tax is getting the attention. But Prop 3 will decide California’s future

22.09.2026 8

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Endorsement: S.F.’s Prop D is mostly great. Does it really have a poison pill?

Endorsement: S.F.’s Prop D is mostly great. Does it really have a poison pill?
20.09.2026 20

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Endorsement: Prop 44 uses California’s most vulnerable patients as cannon fodder

Endorsement: Prop 44 uses California’s most vulnerable patients as cannon fodder
19.09.2026 10

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Endorsement: San Franciscans voted to put their bloated commission system on a diet. Prop A is the start

17.09.2026 10

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Prop 37 endorsement: Buying a home in California can feel impossible. Is this the fix?

15.09.2026 10

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Endorsement: The Bay Area cannot function without public transit. Yes on the Regional Transit Measure

13.09.2026 10

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Endorsement: Prop B is the first step to create an S.F. public bank. It's set up to fail

10.09.2026 20

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Endorsement: The way S.F. does business is broken. Prop E would rein in the waste

06.09.2026 10

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Endorsement: Our choice for California lieutenant governor comes with serious reservations

29.08.2026 20

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Endorsement: This outcomes-driven progressive should be California’s superintendent of public instruction

15.08.2026 20

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Endorsement: One candidate is ready to be California’s insurance commissioner. The other would be a disaster

01.08.2026 20

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

20.06.2026 40

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Endorsement: Oakland residents deserve a city that works. No on Measure E, yes on good governance

28.05.2026 40

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Voting in San Francisco? Here’s a full list of the Chronicle’s local endorsements in the June 2 primary

27.05.2026 100

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Endorsement: District 14 voters need a representative they can trust after Eric Swalwell. There’s only one option

23.05.2026 40

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Endorsement: A cautious recommendation for California state controller

21.05.2026 50

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Endorsement: Jesse Hsieh for Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge

20.05.2026 60

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Endorsement: Prop C is a classic San Francisco poison pill. Vote no

19.05.2026 50

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Endorsement: Two governor candidates stand out. Here’s our pick

16.05.2026 40

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Endorsement: Overpaid CEOs won’t pay a cent under S.F.’s Prop D. But you will

15.05.2026 40

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Endorsement: Attorney general is California’s top cop. There’s only one candidate worth considering

14.05.2026 40

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Endorsement: California needs a school superintendent who puts kids first. Here’s our pick

12.05.2026 80

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Endorsement: Sonoma-Marin rail service is growing. It needs support. Yes on Measure B

11.05.2026 40

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Endorsement: There’s only one candidate capable of filling Pelosi’s shoes in Congress. That’s Scott Wiener

09.05.2026 40

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Endorsement: Two outstanding candidates are running for S.F. Superior Court judge. Here’s our pick

08.05.2026 40

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Endorsement: Oakland businesses need all the help they can get. Yes on Measure C

07.05.2026 40

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Endorsement: Insurance commissioner might be the toughest job in California. Patrick Wolff is up for it

02.05.2026 100

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Endorsement: California elections have never been more fraught. We need a steady hand as secretary of state

01.05.2026 60

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Endorsement: No candidate can give S.F. District 4 voters what they say they want. Here’s who comes closest

25.04.2026 40

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

24.04.2026 40

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Endorsement: Eleni Kounalakis for California treasurer

23.04.2026 100

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

22.04.2026 150

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

18.04.2026 40

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

17.04.2026 40

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

15.04.2026 50

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

11.04.2026 100

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

09.04.2026 70

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

28.02.2026 40

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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 150

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

08.02.2026 50

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

23.01.2026 60

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

13.12.2025 50

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

07.12.2025 40

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