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Emily Hoeven

San Francisco Chronicle

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

S.F. made this neighborhood a ‘hyper-concentration of poverty.’ Now, one group wants California to step in
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California expects you to vote on judges — but makes it nearly impossible to see their records

21.03.2026 10

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Exclusive: Mayor Lurie explains why he won’t back off street check-ins after viral fight

11.03.2026 10

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What does Gavin Newsom stand for? The answer is both humanizing and deeply concerning

07.03.2026 10

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Exclusive: Half of front-line UCSF social workers say they’ve been sexually assaulted or harassed

02.03.2026 10

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Are California Democrats already heeding Newsom’s demand to be more ‘culturally normal’?

28.02.2026 20

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I was assaulted by a homeless woman on my way to see a billionaire preach the gospel of economic populism

20.02.2026 10

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Neighbors say a machete-wielding man is terrorizing their local park. S.F. has no idea what to do about it

31.01.2026 10

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Can Wikipedia survive the age of AI?

15.01.2026 10

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Newsom’s contradictory State of the State speech doesn’t bode well for presidential run

09.01.2026 8

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Here’s what it’s really like to be in your 20s in S.F.

27.12.2025 30

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Republicans are an endangered minority in California. So how does this right-wing lawmaker get so much done?

21.12.2025 10

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Running a small business in S.F. just got a little easier. Let’s keep it that way

24.11.2025 8

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Did Marin County just come to its senses on housing?

09.11.2025 10

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Zohran Mamdani and Daniel Lurie couldn’t be more different, but they share what Democrats lack

06.11.2025 9

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A new court ruling ‘blows up’ California housing law. Our incoming Senate leader isn’t helping

31.10.2025 8

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Sausalito just sent every voter a mailer criticizing this Chronicle column. Here’s what the city got wrong

30.10.2025 10

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A run-down Marin enclave has room for hundreds of homes. Why are officials focused on bulldozing parkland?

18.10.2025 9

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Katie Porter’s cringey viral flub just made the California governor’s race a lot more interesting

09.10.2025 6

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This Texas lawmaker is begging California to gerrymander. Here’s why

06.10.2025 10

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Gavin Newsom has hundreds of bills on his desk. These are a window into his political future

20.09.2025 8

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A powerful California lawmaker wants to overturn the ‘Holy Grail’ of housing reform — just for one project

13.09.2025 20

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California socialist pledges to ‘save our planet from capitalism.’ Can he win this statewide race?

29.08.2025 20

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Young San Franciscans aren’t going to bars. They’re hanging at the library

16.08.2025 10

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This working-class neighborhood has been fighting S.F. for nearly a decade over a parking ‘nightmare’

10.08.2025 10

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Kamala Harris isn’t the only one who should drop out of the California governor’s race

31.07.2025 10

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A home remodel is dividing Sausalito and turning neighbors into enemies. But who's really to blame?

26.07.2025 20

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What a battle over who should clean feces in a state prison says about California politics

07.07.2025 10

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Young people are leaving S.F. Can an obscure change to the city’s code help bring them back?

30.06.2025 20

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This rich California city is losing its mind over a housing project — and it shows why new rules are needed

29.06.2025 9

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Trump’s authoritarianism is the greatest thing that could have happened for Newsom’s career

13.06.2025 10

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Can S.F. pick a new police chief without a knife fight? We’re about to get a preview

08.06.2025 9

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People are obsessed with Mayor Daniel Lurie’s Instagram. But will it actually help S.F.?

28.05.2025 8

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This S.F. cafe nearly closed over a permit nightmare. Mayor Lurie’s new plan promises a fix

21.05.2025 7

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Why Gavin Newsom’s new California homeless encampment plan is just cheap PR

13.05.2025 7

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She was S.F.’s most moderate supe. Is she now ‘carrying a bag’ for unions in California’s Assembly?

11.05.2025 8

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California Dems keep using the same plan for political failure. Are they done being embarrassed?

07.05.2025 6

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Are California Democrats actively trying to make themselves irrelevant?

03.05.2025 8

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S.F.’s giant naked woman sculpture brought out the worst in our city

16.04.2025 10

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Meet the politician who could make or break California’s housing efforts. What’s her plan?

13.04.2025 10

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North Beach parking garages and auto repair shops are at the center of another S.F. housing battle

09.04.2025 10

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Here’s how Gavin Newsom’s podcast deal works. The details raise ethics questions

22.03.2025 8

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California’s biggest NIMBY city? Look no further than this wealthy Bay Area enclave

14.03.2025 10

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This wealthy California city just flirted with bankruptcy to avoid new housing

07.03.2025 20

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Why isn’t downtown S.F. recovering faster? A ‘herd mentality’ is holding businesses back

02.03.2025 10

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I didn’t meet my soulmate on BART, but I did discover something about Bay Area young people

22.02.2025 10

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She inherited her mom’s San Francisco properties. Now, it’s landed her in financial limbo

16.02.2025 10

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Gavin Newsom’s special session to ‘Trump-proof’ California was a circus

05.02.2025 10

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The last thing California needs is an ethics scandal surrounding its insurance policies. But here we are

02.02.2025 10

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It’s one of the most important jobs in California. No one seems to want it

20.01.2025 10

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