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Warriors 6:23 PM

Golden State’s offseason primer: A look at key questions, free-agency decisions

Warriors beat writer Connor Letourneau provides a detailed breakdown of what Golden State faces in an offseason filled with uncertainty.

The Golden State Warriors wait for officials' ruling in the final seconds of game 6 of the NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Toronto Raptors at Oracle Arena on Thursday, June 13, 2019 in Oakland, Calif.

The Lakers pulled off their long-awaited trade for Anthony Davis, posing a strong challenge to the Warriors in the Western Conference.

Three corgis wearing ski goggles sit side by side during the annual Corgi-Con at Ocean Beach in San Francisco, Calif. Saturday, June 15, 2019.

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2020 Presidential Race 5:36 PM

Kamala Harris would lean on presidential power, not Congress, for big plans

Presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris is proposing action on long-held Democratic values — legalizing undocumented immigrants, combatting gun violence and ensuring women are paid the same as men for equal work.

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaks at an SEIU event before the 2019 California Democratic Party State Organizing Convention in San Francisco, Saturday, June 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

No politician will admit it publicly, but I’d bet they would all say “yes” to a chance to look at any dirt dug up on their opponent from any source, foreign or domestic. I know I would have been tempted.

President Donald Trump during a working lunch with governors on workforce freedom and mobility in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington on Thursday, June 13, 2019. Trump appeared to backtrack on Friday on accepting campaign help from Russia or other foreign governments, saying that he would certainly inform law enforcement authorities if he were approached. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)

This column really does get results. Last Sunday, we wrote that San Francisco was a hot mess. And that very afternoon, Mother Nature turned on the heat.

People enjoy the weather on the beach at Crissy Field on Monday, June 10, 2019 in San Francisco, Calif.

San Francisco has 1,017 miles of streets, but City Hall takes care of just 869 of them. The rest are “unaccepted,” as a group of Bernal Heights neighbors found out when a rejected stretch nearby became a haven for dumping, poop and encampments.

Volunteers maintain a Bernal Heights staircase, one of the sites San Francisco doesn't maintain because they don't meet city standards.

A lot has changed at Anchor Brewing Co. in the last few years, but one thing hasn’t: how it makes steam beer. Anachronism has always been part of Anchor Brewing’s appeal.