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Campaign 2020 9:11 PM

Democrats like their chances against Trump, but they haven’t forgotten 2016

President Trump is falling behind in battlefield states across the country, but that means his 2020 re-election chances are dimming, not disappearing, Democratic Party officials said Thursday.

(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 15, 2019 US President Donald Trump walks after stepping off Marine One upon arrival to Manchester, New Hampshire, to hold a "Keep America Great" campaign rally. - President Donald Trump is so convinced that his reelection depends on the economy staying strong that the merest hint of recession has sent him into political crisis management mode. Unpopular and with a middling record of legislative achievements, Trump enters the 2020 campaign season facing significant headwinds -- except on the economy.Growth has been on the upside for a decade now and Trump takes all the credit that he can for record low unemployment and what he repeatedly claims to be "the hottest" economy in the world. (Photo by Nicholas Kamm / AFP)NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images

Shops in San Francisco like Amazon Go and Sweetgreen must accept cash, now that a ban on cashless stores has taken effect. Some business owners say it costs more and makes them more vulnerable to theft.

Team members huddle up at start of varsity football practice at Paradise High School in Paradise, Calif., on Wednesday, August 21, 2019.

World’s first Michelin-starred ramen restaurant Tsuta to open SF location
Unlike the majority of the Bay Area’s ramen spots, Japanese chain Tsuta specializes in dashi-shoyu broth.

8:44 PM

Hysteria drills: 49ers’ Garoppolo learning about life in hot seat
ANN KILLION: After a terrible outing in Denver, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo is dealing with his first experience of the hysteria that surrounds an NFL quarterback.

Sports Columnists

San Francisco Giants
Bochy's quest for 2000
Bruce Bochy is on track to become the 11th manager to reach 2,000 career wins. Will he make it?

What did Yosemite get for the $12 million paid to its former...
Newly released court documents show Delaware North turned over more than 30 trademarks it quietly registered when it operated the park’s concessions.

Newsroom Voices

Visual Essay

The Chronicle's best Bay Area photos of July 2019

Harris expands California staff as primary battle heats up
Sen. Kamala Harris hires several staffers with California ties to build out her state operation.

Political Columnist

Joe Garofoli
Tom Steyer pushes anti-corporate message in SF talk
Billionaire former hedge fund manager Tom Steyer pushed back against accusations Monday from his presidential campaign rivals that he’s buying a...

PG&E; CEO asks lawmakers to OK $20 billion debt plan
PG&E Corp. CEO Bill Johnson was in Sacramento on Wednesday advocating for legislation that would let the company use as much as $20 billion in tax-exempt municipal bonds to pay wildfire victims.

Business Columnists

Bissap Baobab chef receives probation in immigration case
Bay Area restaurateur Marco Senghor, who closed his popular San Francisco restaurant Bissap Baobab in April, was sentenced to one-year probation and a $1,000 fine for making a false statement on an immigration-related document.

The Rubinoos back with boost from Chuck Prophet
The Bay Area power pop heroes are back with "From Home" and plan to celebrate with a free hometown show at Amoeba Records on Saturday, Aug. 24.

Food & Wine Critics

Vote: The future of San Francisco's historic Cliff House

Interactive Map
Mapping cinematic wrath, from 'Godzilla' to 'San Andreas'
Nearly a movie per year in the 21st century has featured S.F. under attack. We mapped out all the damage —see if your house would survive.

Datebook Columnists

In the final weeks of summer, what’s on your camp menu?
On camping trips, among the pleasures of the morning, I count the furious cheer of birdsong, the glimmer of the dew and the supremely satisfying...

See, do, eat
Bay Area summer fun guide
If you’re bored this summer, you’re doing it wrong. Check out The Chronicle’s recommendations for the best ways to enjoy your time.

Beer flows on the Sac River in new Brew Boat
Take one part spin class, one part frat kegger, and one part old-school riverboat and you’ve got the latest way to play on the Sacramento River: the Sac Brew Boat, a 16-person, people-powered mini-paddle-wheeler.

Outdoors

Tom Stienstra
5 spots to beat the heat in Sacramento
The hot days in the Sacramento Valley, the sun feels like a branding iron and the best reprieve can be to venture out to float, swim or just go...

Guides

Tom Stienstra
The Ultimate Bay Area Hikes and Outdoors Guide

It’s time to rediscover Virginia de Carvalho, 1940s photojournalism...
Reportedly the first female photojournalist on the West Coast, Virginia de Carvalho garnered a lot of attention, working five years at The San Francisco Chronicle in the 1940s. But then her story was lost in time.

Chronicle Covers
Explore the stories behind classic front pages
The San Francisco Chronicle came into existence more than 150 years ago. See classic newspaper pages from our archive for every day of the year.

Editorial: Home insurance could be the next big fire risk in California
It’s getting harder to find homeowners’ insurance in areas at fire risk in California. Protecting everyone will require local governments to ask their residents to do more — a lot more. Sacramento should help.

Opinion Columnists