Donald Trump is now a convicted felon. He’s also more dangerous than everThere’s only one thing that can save us from a second Trump term, and it isn’t a...By Chronicle Editorial Board
California is about to side with PG&E — again — this time to kill community solar projectsCalifornia’s Public Utilities Commission is scheduled to vote on a proposal that could...By Chronicle Editorial Board
Surging violence in S.F. jails was entirely predictable. Yet there’s little political will to actSan Francisco is increasing arrests with a tough-on-crime approach. It’s failed to...By Chronicle Editorial Board
Lawmakers just quietly killed a bill to keep your PG&E bill in check. They better have a backup planIf you’re worried that the new fixed charge for your electricity bill will keep rising,...By Chronicle Editorial Board
Why California’s plan to let PG&E charge you a fixed monthly fee is as flawed as it soundsThere’s no need to rush an arbitrary plan to add a $24 monthly fixed fee to your power...By Chronicle Editorial Board
West Portal street safety plan appears ‘over,’ but the status quo can’t be allowed to prevailWest Portal now faces the classic San Francisco conundrum: How much community input does...By Chronicle Editorial Board
California’s budget problems are bad. How bad? We’re about to find outIn the face of deficits, Gov. Gavin Newsom and lawmakers have largely relied on accounting...By Emily Hoeven
Here are the best and worst-case scenarios for the Supreme Court’s Grants Pass ruling on homelessnessThe Supreme Court could provide clarity on enforcing laws around homelessness, but it...By Chronicle Editorial Board
City College of San Francisco will face a ‘death spiral’ if its trustees don’t act soonNot long after its last accreditation crisis, City College is once again tempting fate due...By Chronicle Editorial Board
NIMBY pushback isn’t the only obstacle to San Francisco’s housing plansSan Francisco, and the state, need to find a way to properly fund public transportation.By Chronicle Editorial Board
What Paris can teach San Francisco about safe streets in aftermath of West Portal crashAfter the death of a family of four, San Francisco is on track to surpass the 25...By Chronicle Editorial Board
Prop. 1 passed — barely. Now the real work to fix California’s mental health crisis beginsFor Proposition 1 to have the maximum effect, Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislators still have...By Chronicle Editorial Board
Voting in San Francisco? Here’s a full list of the Chronicle’s local endorsementsFrom local ballot measures to judges, here are all of the Chronicle editorial board’s...By Chronicle Editorial Board
Why refusing to vote in California’s primary isn’t a protest, it’s just lazyFor anyone planning on sitting this election out because you’re unhappy with the...By Chronicle Editorial Board
Why we can’t yet endorse in California’s 5th Senate district raceThe race to succeed Susan Talamantes Eggman in the 5th state Senate district has largely...By Chronicle Editorial Board
Endorsement: Tim Grayson should replace Steve Glazer in California's state SenateThe Chronicle’s editorial board believes Tim Grayson can hit the ground running with...By Chronicle Editorial Board
Endorsement: Red flags abound in Contra Costa County’s 15th Assembly District raceThough the Chronicle’s editorial board has reservations about her candidacy, Anamarie...By Chronicle Editorial Board
Endorsement: Prop. E throws a fistful of dubious public safety ideas at the wall in hope one sticksThe Chronicle editorial board recommends voters reject Prop. E, a sloppy potpourri of...By Chronicle Editorial Board
Endorsement: San Francisco’s Proposition F has too many question marks to supportThere are too many question marks about San Francisco’s ability to implement Proposition...By Chronicle Editorial Board
Endorsement: Katie Porter deserves to make her case for Senate to California voters in NovemberThe Chronicle editorial board endorses Katie Porter for Senate due to her deep policy...By Chronicle Editorial Board
Endorsement: Two candidates stand atop a talented field in East Bay California state Senate raceIn a crowded field of solid contenders, the Chronicle editorial board thinks Berkeley...By Chronicle Editorial Board
Endorsement: Nancy Pelosi is the best candidate to represent S.F. in Congress. But there’s a catchThe Chronicle editorial board is endorsing Nancy Pelosi because the country will need her...By Chronicle Editorial Board
Endorsement: San Francisco needs more police officers. Prop. B isn’t the answerProposition B purports to solve the city’s police staffing shortage. The Chronicle’s...By Chronicle Editorial Board
Endorsement: Everyone in S.F. wants empty offices converted into housing. Prop. C would helpWe need residents in downtown San Francisco, not empty offices. That’s why the Chronicle...By Chronicle Editorial Board
Endorsement: S.F. desperately needs affordable housing. Prop. A will give us moreMore investment is needed if we’re ever going to create sufficient affordable housing in...By Chronicle Editorial Board
Endorsement: Prop. D will close key loopholes in S.F. ethics policies after the Nuru scandalThe Chronicle editorial board supports San Francisco’s Proposition D, which closes...By Chronicle Editorial Board
Endorsement: Catherine Stefani stands alone in a bleak field of candidates to replace Phil TingSan Francisco supervisor Catherine Stefani is the only candidate the Chronicle editorial...By Chronicle Editorial Board
Endorsement: Prop. G sends needed message to S.F. school district on when to teach algebraThe Chronicle editorial board supports Measure G, a nonbinding resolution calling for...By Chronicle Editorial Board
Endorsement: Only one candidate brings experience, ideas to California District 16 congressional raceSam Liccardo stands out for the clarity of his vision, the precision of his policy ideas...By Chronicle Editorial Board
Endorsement: Michael Begert and Patrick Thompson for San Francisco Superior Court judgeWe need vetted judges in San Francisco to manage our courts fairly and without politics....By Chronicle Editorial Board
Endorsement: California’s mental health crisis demands infrastructure. Prop. 1 will helpCalifornia is short thousands of mental health beds at all levels of care. Street...By Chronicle Editorial Board
S.F.’s streets could improve with tiny homes — but only if the city gets out of its own wayTiny home communities are one way to get homeless people off the street, fast. Why isn’t...By Chronicle Editorial Board
Will CARE Courts and conservatorship actually make a difference on California’s streets in 2024?Gov. Gavin Newsom is right to demand more from counties. But he also needs to be realistic...By Chronicle Editorial Board
Judicial elections are the most confusing items on California’s ballot. Why do we have them?The state’s judicial canons prohibit judges from engaging in politics or from saying how...By Chronicle Editorial Board
S.F. dropped its housing failures on this California city’s lap. Here’s how it’s respondingSacramento is willingly doing more than its share to address California’s housing...By Chronicle Editorial Board
‘The invisible population’: How San Francisco is failing its homeless familiesIt’s a shameful state of affairs that while San Francisco argues over unhoused people...By Chronicle Editorial Board
In this Season of Sharing, help those facing homelessness and hungerSince 1986, the Chronicle’s Season of Sharing Fund has raised $192 million to help...By Chronicle Editorial Board
What San Francisco can learn from APEC, Biden and XiIf the president can find common ground on a key issue with a leader he considers a...By Chronicle Editorial Board
California’s insurance market is a ticking time bomb. All of us are at risk of being caught in the blastNo one wants to have to pay more, but maintaining the status quo of the state’s home...By Chronicle Editorial Board
It’s been nearly four years since Mohammed Nuru’s arrest. Why can’t S.F. find a replacement?With a $384 million annual operating budget and over 1,600 employees, Public Works manages...By Chronicle Editorial Board
California desperately needs ballot measure reform. Will Democrats ever find the courage to do it?Reforming California’s ballot measure process is complex. But there’s one quick fix...By Chronicle Editorial Board
California is hemorrhaging drug treatment facilities. No one knows whyEven as the state’s opioid epidemic worsens, it is losing much-needed residential...By Chronicle Editorial Board
Californians are screaming at each other in a data vacuum over drugsA dearth of critical information has hampered California’s and San Francisco’s ability...By Chronicle Editorial Board
Deporting Honduran migrants won’t solve S.F.’s drug crisis. The Chronicle’s investigation shows whyThe key to any antidrug strategy is the one thing San Francisco, and California more...By Chronicle Editorial Board
‘The Mississippi of the West’: Yes, California owes Black residents reparationsThere should be no doubt that a debt is owed to Black Californians. And the payment of...By Chronicle Editorial Board