- Traumatic, violating, and cruel: for years, San Francisco’s practice of sweeping its homeless population from one corner to another has come under fire. Now, it will finally have to pay. By Nuala Bishari
- While the management tactic might have some initial benefits, it will hurt a company’s reputation in the long run. By Hooria Jazaieri
- The sense of wonder about what’s “out there” offers us temporary reprieve from earthly problems and bad news. By Charles Cockell
More Opinion
- In a city that can’t seem to agree on anything, JFK Drive’s closure might be a high-water mark for good governance. By Chronicle Editorial Board
- SB222 would create the first of its kind state-level assistance program for low-income families struggling to pay their water and sewage bills. By Susana De Anda, Michael Claiborne
- New federal legislation would establish national data privacy rights but they would preempt California's already robust protections. By Jennifer M. Urban
- Democracy vouchers won’t fix campaign finance. But they might make elections fairer. By Joe Mathews
- Proposition E is many things. But it is not a “housing measure” in the commonly understood sense of that phrase. By Chronicle Editorial Board
- While the pandemic may have forever altered commute patterns for San Francisco, COVID hasn’t stopped the need to get people in, out and around the city on public transportation. By Chronicle Editorial Board
- City leaders can either learn to plan pragmatically, or they can continue making an impotent last stand on Twitter. By Matthew Fleischer
- For people considered high-risk, our lives continue to be more limited than they ever were before the pandemic. By Effie Seiberg
- Proposition B would eliminate the new Department of Sanitation and Streets, but retain valuable oversight. By Chronicle Editorial Board
- There’s a poison pill in this ballot proposition that has nothing to do with Golden Gate Park. By Chronicle Editorial Board
- Researchers are trying to determine if tattooing could give health care providers a better way to administer drugs and vaccines. By Anh Diep
- AB1817 would ban toxic “forever chemicals” from California textiles. By Rebecca Fuoco, Arlene Blum
- As contentious as the debate over JFK Drive has been, all sides of the argument are in general agreement that Prop. N is a worthy endeavor. By Chronicle Editorial Board
- Proposition C would establish much-needed oversight for the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing. By Chronicle Editorial Board
- Proposition H would change our city charter to move the elections for mayor, sheriff, district attorney, city attorney and treasurer to presidential election years. By Chronicle Editorial Board
- Older city retirees deserve cost-of-living increases to combat inflation. Proposition A would re-establish them. By Chronicle Editorial Board
- Because authoritarians do not teleport fully formed into national leadership. They first must learn how to rule anti-democratically, usually at the local level. By Joe Mathews
- The overturning of Roe v Wade made clear California cannot depend on the courts to protect abortion rights. By Chronicle Editorial Board
- Traditional burial and cremation are disastrous for the environment. A new bill could offer California a green alternative. By Amelia Gallegos
- Public attitudes toward San Francisco are either “sad or horrible depending on how you want to look at it,” says Stanford polling expert Jon Krosnick. By Chronicle Editorial Board
Letters to the Editor
- Chronicle readers also react to climate change, why refugees come to the U.S. and East Bay water wasters.
- Chronicle readers also react to Edward Snowden, modular buildings in S.F. and passing the Presidential Election Reform Act.
- Chronicle readers also react to closing the Great Highway in S.F., housing ownership monopolies and Donald Trump’s constitutional crisis.
- Chronicle readers weigh in on the news of the day. By Chronicle Readers
- Chronicle readers also accuse the paper of waging war against cars, and they lament the federal electric vehicle rebate’s buy American restriction.
- Chronicle readers also react to rejecting condos in SoMa, the A’ ballpark plan and Donald Trump’s constitutional crisis.
- Chronicle readers also react to older drivers, San Francisco’s Prop. C and weird moments on BART.
- Chronicle readers also react to the SFNext poll on San Francisco, the Supreme Court and birthright citizenship, and human composting.
- Chronicle readers also react to older people and driving, whether Prop. 27 is worth the gamble and disciplining doctors for spreading COVID misinformation.
- Chronicle readers also react to New York Times writer Maggie Haberman withholding Trump information, the isolation of remote work, Props. 26 and 27, and BART at 50.
- Chronicle readers weigh in on the news of the day. By San Francisco Chronicle readers
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- Chronicle readers also react to San Francisco’s dirty streets, and they remember Russell City.
- Chronicle readers also react to expensive trips to Wine Country, the S.F. mayoral race and the disappearance of Russell City.
- Chronicle readers also react to the heroes of 9/11, staffing levels of the Oakland police, and elections and housing in S.F.
- Chronicle readers also react to climate change and carbon capture, UCLA’s move to the Big Ten and the apparently amorous couple caught on video at an A’s game.
- Chronicle readers also react to climate change and carbon capture, Alzheimer’s disease research and Queen Elizabeth’s death.
- Chronicle readers also suggest ideas for building higher-density housing in San Francisco.
- Chronicle readers also laud electric vehicles, wonder how California’s electric grid can handle them, advocate for housing near transit and urge people to help Pakistan’s flood victims.