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LIVE: Latest results on national, state and local races
LIVE: Latest results on national, state and local races
Follow the Nov. 6 midterm election live with up-to-the-minute results for San Francisco, Bay Area and California races.
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Giants hire Dodgers GM Farhan Zaidi as president of baseball operations
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CHP: Triple killer at Yountville vets center came heavily armed, separated out victims
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BRUCE JENKINS: Giants need change, but don’t trade Madison Bumgarner
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Tragedy in Yosemite: ‘Wishful wanderlust’ before couple’s plunge from Taft Point
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Mullens and Manning: Disparate QBs have shared same field before
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How the Warriors have mastered the art of unearthing hidden gems
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Lime gets COO, Disney gets Fox, Amazon gets split, cake mix gets recalled
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Blue Bottle Coffee continues global growth with new location in South Korea
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Marin County triple shooting: Victim was trying to check boyfriend into rehab, family says
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A’s coaches all returning after playoff season
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Fire at garbage facility sending smoke into southern parts of SF
Senate race: Feinstein a favorite to win; Republicans projected to keep Senate control
Sen. Dianne Feinstein is a heavy favorite to win re-election, but whether she’ll take office in a Republican or Democratic Senate was hanging in the balance Tuesday night. With Feinstein ...
Battle for House of Representatives: Democrats have it just about won
For Democrats, the magic number is 23. They need to make a net gain of that many seats to seize control of the House from Republicans for the first time in eight years.
Newsom vows to build on Brown’s ‘extraordinary legacy’
Gavin Newsom promised to “build on Gov. Jerry Brown’s extraordinary legacy” Monday in S.F. during the final campaign stop of his nearly decade-long quest to be California governor.
Plenty of races in S.F. election — here’s what to watch for
As the majority of the country will be focused on which political party wins control of Congress, a quieter battle is playing out on the local level over who will control the SF Board of Supervisors.
Record turnout expected as voters surge to polls around Bay Area
Voters rushed to the polls in anticipated record numbers around the Bay Area for Tuesday’s midterm elections — many galvanized by frustrations over growing national political tensions and fierce debate ...
Blue wave or red wall? These are the early races to watch
The California polls in Tuesday’s midterm elections don’t close until 8 p.m., but state voters will get a good look at the national trends well before the first ballots are tallied here.
A word about SF Prop. C from a person who knows homelessness firsthand
HEATHER KNIGHT: Scores of homeless and ex-homeless people are among the campaign workers staffing phone banks trying to persuade residents to vote in favor of Prop. C.
Election day by the numbers, from zero to $375 million
JOHN KING: You’ve dutifully pored through a Kindle full of in-depth analyses on what today’s election might mean for your city/state/nation. Now for the fun stuff.
2018 California Fire Tracker
This interactive map developed in The San Francisco Chronicle newsroom provides information on wildfires burning across California.
Voter Guide: What you need to know for the November election
The Chronicle urges all voters to take part in the Nov. 6 election. Here is our guide to the ballot measures and races that state and local voters will be deciding.
How to share confidential news tips with The Chronicle
We welcome information from the public that could be newsworthy. Find out how to send sensitive or private news tips to The Chronicle.
Courageous 49ers cheerleader has my MVP vote
SCOTT OSTLER: It’s a little early to hand out the NFL MVP award, but you know what they say: Vote early and vote often. So I’m voting for Kayla Morris.
49ers’ midseason report: Injuries, inconsistency and a few...
A 49ers’ season that began with great expectations cratered in Kansas City in September.
Raiders’ midseason report: a bad beginning, a lost season
It began, one could argue, in the early hours of Sept. 1, when it became known that the Raiders had traded edge rusher Khalil Mack to the Chicago Bears.
Where Giants stand in Bryce Harper pursuit
Quick quiz: Who was the Giants’ general manager when they signed a 28-year-old free agent named Barry Bonds? Quick answer: It really didn’t matter.
Warriors making voices heard beyond the game
ANN KILLION: The Warriors played a basketball game Monday night. They hosted the Memphis Grizzlies, struggled through a tight first half, blew open the game in the third and won 117-101. The Warriors are ...
Where will Cal turn to boost receiving corps?
Cal head coach Justin Wilcox said Monday night that Chase Garbers will start at quarterback against USC. Exactly whom the redshirt freshman will be throwing to is anybody’s guess.
SF must do better in sharing water
EDITORIAL: San Francisco needs to protect and share California’s most precious and vital resource.
Buying a myth on California water impedes real-world solutions
OPINION: The same black-and-white perspective that overshadows nearly all discussion on the water of the San Francisco Bay-Delta unfortunately briefly became policy last week.
What I learned marching
OPINION: In 2015, I marched with a migrant caravan through Mexico that was much like the migrant caravan headed toward the United States today.
Two death-row inmates found dead in their cells
Authorities said Monday they are investigating the deaths of two inmates awaiting execution at San Quentin Prison.
Fillmore Heritage Center gets yet another shot at life
After sitting empty for a few years, the Fillmore Heritage Center reopened its doors on Monday.
70-year-old vet just wants a place to park his RV
OTIS R. TAYLOR Jr.: Kelly Thompson slowly hobbled down the rusted metal steps of his camper, the clacking tips of crutches measuring each labored step.
Trump asks Supreme Court to bypass lower courts on DACA
The Trump administration took the rare step Monday of asking the U.S. Supreme Court to bypass lower courts and directly review lawsuits challenging the president’s repeal of DACA.
Funds flow in for Prop. A despite lack of opposition
Proposition A on the San Francisco ballot, which would allow a $425 million bond to strengthen the Embarcadero seawall, has no organized opposition.
SF fines Airbnb landlords $2.25 million for illegal rentals
Airbnb crime doesn’t pay. That’s the message San Francisco wants to send after a well-heeled couple who turned 14 city apartments into illegal hotels through the vacation-rental service agreed to ...
Century-old SF Design Center seeks shift from manufacturing to...
For over a century, the San Francisco Design Center has been a hub for makers. The 1915 building at 2 Henry Adams St. has showrooms for high-end furniture and interior design materials. Before that, it ...
Waymo robot car injures motorcyclist — human driver at fault
A motorcyclist was injured in a collision with a Waymo self-driving car last month — but Waymo says the accident underscores the robot cars’ safety, as it was caused by the backup driver.
How powerful is Bay Area’s pro-housing movement?
YIMBY Action’s mantra is to build as much new housing — all kinds of housing — as fast as possible. And they’re not afraid to anger anyone who might get in their way.
Ace of Cups, SF all-female rock band, rises again
For decades, Ace of Cups was just a curious name that appeared on vintage psychedelic rock posters alongside more familiar names.
Hilary Hahn returns to Bach in a dazzling SF recital
It was just over 20 years ago that a teenage prodigy named Hilary Hahn announced her arrival with a brilliant recording of Bach’s music for unaccompanied violin.
‘Men on Boats’ subverts the ‘man’ in manifest destiny
LILY JANIAK: The first thing you might notice is the sheer number of local female actors onstage: 10, and all with Actors’ Equity contracts.
Which ski pass is best for you?
Buying a lift ticket for one day of skiing could cost you $160 in Lake Tahoe this winter, which is why most people skip the ticket office altogether and walk straight to the lifts, season pass in pocket.
Sensational Bay Area opener for Dungeness crab
TOM STIENSTRA: The opening of the sport season for Dungeness crab started in darkness Saturday with fears of high winds pushing a big swell on the open sea.
What does food mean in 2018?
Both cookbook author Julia Turshen and Chronicle columnist Nik Sharma often write from the intersection of cooking as a nurturing act as well as a form of advocacy. Here's what they have to say.
Salt & Straw's Thanksgiving flavors includes turkey ice cream
Turkey-flavored ice cream may not be for everyone, but at least this is a little more unexpected than your average Thanksgiving dinner.
The day The Chronicle discovered burritos will live in infamy
PETER HARTLAUB: January 24, 1977 was a slow news day by any definition. The Chronicle led the front page with two stories about vice-president Walter Mondale’s upcoming trip to Europe.
A brief timeline of Italian food in San Francisco
San Francisco has one of the country’s largest populations of Italian Americans, mostly coming from northern regions like Genoa and later from Calabria and Sicily.
The best Italian wines are the ones you don’t know yet
ESTHER MOBLEY: The universe of Italian wine is vast — maybe, ultimately, unknowable.
Avery Ruzicka and Manresa Bread ready to open third cafe
When Manresa Bread debuted at a farmers’ market stall six years ago, it was Avery Ruzicka who had stayed up for two nights beforehand making dozens of loaves of bread for the stand.
Stunning unpublished Queen photos show band in top form
Chronicle photos of the Sept. 7, 1982, Oakland Coliseum Arena show, recently discovered and previously unpublished, show an electric concert, with singer Freddie Mercury commanding the stage.
Peep Rihanna’s Savage x Fenty lingerie pop-up in Santa Clara
Pop superstar Rihanna knows how to put on a show, whether we’re talking about her sold-out concert tours or her over-the-top Fenty runways at fashion week.
The Chronicle's Photos of the Week
Chronicle photographers captured moments at the Duggan’s Funeral Service in San Francisco and an unveiling of a statue honoring U.S. Olympians Tommie Smith and John Carlos at SJSU.
Glen Ellen home has lots of space
WALK-THROUGH: Known as Oliveira, this three-bedroom home between Napa Valley and Sonoma Plaza has a flowing floor plan and a wealth of outdoor spaces.
Record turnout expected as voters surge to polls around Bay Area
Voters rushed to the polls in anticipated record numbers around the Bay Area for Tuesday’s midterm elections — many galvanized by frustrations over growing national political tensions and fierce debate ...
Blue wave or red wall? These are the early races to watch
The California polls in Tuesday’s midterm elections don’t close until 8 p.m., but state voters will get a good look at the national trends well before the first ballots are tallied here.
A word about SF Prop. C from a person who knows homelessness firsthand
HEATHER KNIGHT: Scores of homeless and ex-homeless people are among the campaign workers staffing phone banks trying to persuade residents to vote in favor of Prop. C.
Election day by the numbers, from zero to $375 million
JOHN KING: You’ve dutifully pored through a Kindle full of in-depth analyses on what today’s election might mean for your city/state/nation. Now for the fun stuff.
2018 California Fire Tracker
This interactive map developed in The San Francisco Chronicle newsroom provides information on wildfires burning across California.
Voter Guide: What you need to know for the November election
The Chronicle urges all voters to take part in the Nov. 6 election. Here is our guide to the ballot measures and races that state and local voters will be deciding.
How to share confidential news tips with The Chronicle
We welcome information from the public that could be newsworthy. Find out how to send sensitive or private news tips to The Chronicle.
Featured Columnists
Here’s what’s at stake for California in Tuesday’s...
President Trump is barnstorming the country as a get-out-the-vote evangelist for Republicans, preaching that Tuesday’s midterm elections are “a referendum about me.” He may get more than he bargained for, and California is likely to play a large role in that. The results will ...
A son’s proposal stands the test of time
If you’re reading this, it means my 29-year-old son proposed to his longtime girlfriend last weekend. If you’re not reading this, it means he chickened out. My deadline for a Tuesday column is Friday at noon, so I’m writing this without knowing if he actually went through with it. He ...
Salesforce Tower has tech offices, light show and, now,...
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff looks to be breaking new ground in pressing for passage of Prop. C on Tuesday’s ballot in San Francisco. Not only has Benioff committed $7.9 million in personal and corporate money to the Yes on C drive, but he’s also loaned the campaign Salesforce billboard ...
Election is behind us and it’s time for repair
The Workshop Residence in the Dogpatch sent word last week that on Saturday, Nov. 3, “workshop facilitator” David Pike was speaking about kintsugi , “the Japanese art of reassembling chipped, fractured or otherwise broken pottery using natural lacquer and powdered gold.” I looked ...
Acquerello’s Italian wine list is old-school, expensive —...
When Giancarlo Paterlini was preparing to open a high-end Italian restaurant with his business partner, the chef Suzette Gresham, he needed to compile a list of high-end Italian wines. Only it was 1989, and there weren’t many high-end Italian wines to be had. At the time, Paterlini says, ...
A word about SF Prop. C from a person who knows homelessness...
As San Francisco voters Tuesday consider Proposition C — the controversial ballot measure that would raise taxes on big businesses to fund homeless services — they may draw upon what they’ve heard from advocates, politicians, the Chamber of Commerce, billionaires bickering on Twitter ...
Workers can put more in their 401(k) and IRAs next year
Thanks to inflation, workers will be able to save an additional $500 in their tax-sheltered 401(k) and individual retirement accounts next year, the Internal Revenue Service announced Thursday. Employees who participate in 401(k), 403(b) and most 457 plans, and the federal government’s ...
Yes, it’s bad out there. But good people deserve to make...
There’s so much hate in this country. In just the past week, 11 Jewish congregants at a Pittsburgh synagogue were gunned down, allegedly by a man who authorities say was driven by hate. And this happened days after someone mailed pipe bombs to critics of the U.S. president. That suspect, ...
Week a fitting time to celebrate East Indians’ success in SF
Twenty years ago, when M.R. Rangaswami moved to San Francisco, there were only a few East Indians in the city. “There were hardly any of us here then. Maybe a thousand or so,” he said. Now, there are 10 times as many in the city, and thousands more in the Bay Area, said Rangaswami, a ...
Gold Mirror, at 50, remains a constant in a changing city
Maureen Hurley has been coming to Gold Mirror on Taraval since she was 8. She can point across the dining room at her cousin, Sheila Birmingham, a twice-a-week regular who has lived across the street from owner Josephine Di Grande for more than four decades. The Italian restaurant has become ...
Look who stole the spotlight at Willie Brown event: his...
Among 1,000 guests at the recent Willie L. Brown, Jr. Institute Breakfast Club event at the Fairmont Ballroom, bustling with politicos, civic pooh-bahs, hacks, flacks, has-beens or on-the-make power players, a real star was born: 17-year-old Sydney Brown . Poised and polished, the ...
Oakland mayor on what went wrong with Raiders
The happy-feet Raiders are nearing the end of their most recent stay in Oakland, and who is to blame for owner Mark Davis moving his team to Las Vegas? Not Oakland, says Mayor Libby Schaaf. I had a recent phone conversation with Schaaf, who is up for re-election Tuesday and is considered ...
Stars aligning for great Dungeness crab opener
Imagine that the seafloor is crawling with hordes of giant Dungeness crabs, like something out of a science fiction movie. For those at Pillar Point Harbor, that vision has jump-started the suspense for opening day Saturday. All week, RVs and boats with crab pots have been piling into the ...
To respectfully disagree with Benioff on Prop. C
Salesforce founder Marc Benioff is putting a twist on the conventional CEO claim that nurturing a vibrant business environment through lightened taxes and regulation is the key to giving government the resources to fund social programs. In pitching for a tax increase measure on Tuesday’s ...