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Democrats sounding less aspirational, more confrontational

Democrats spend a lot of time bashing President Trump. But are they spending enough time creating a positive, aspirational message that voters can latch onto?

Democratic presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) speaks during a fundraiser at Folsom Street Foundry in San Francisco, Calif. on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019.

As Friday night ticked toward Saturday morning, the Paradise High School football team was still milling around Om Wraith Field amid swarms of family, friends and fans in celebration of the season-opening outcome. Tears of joy and embraces of euphoria were about something far more significant.

A homeless man sleeps at 2898 16th St. in San Francisco, Calif., on Tuesday, June 18, 2019. Shot at 2898 16th St. at 4:49 PM.

Sweet deal: Warriors join forces with Candytopia to create Hooptopia
For anyone who has ever dreamed of shooting like Stephen Curry, dunking like Klay Thompson or celebrating at a championship parade like Draymond Green, the Warriors are developing a way to make this a reality. Or a virtual reality, anyway.

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Giants win when A’s bullpen collapses
The Oakland A’s bullpen imploded in the 8th inning Saturday night.

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?

Tens of thousands jam downtown Oakland for Chinatown festival
Tens of thousands of revelers descended on Oakland’s Chintaown to watch lion dancers, sample delicacies, whack table tennis balls and celebrate the 200th day of the Year of the Pig.

Newsroom Voices

Visual Essay

The Chronicle's best Bay Area photos of July 2019

It’s been 30-plus years: Time to run for Congress again?
Former Peninsula GOP Rep. Ernie Konnyu, out of office for decades, talks about challenging Orange County Democratic Rep. Katie Porter from his home in San Jose. It would be an uphill battle.

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...

Google’s San Jose megaplan: Up to 25,000 new jobs, 5,000 homes
Google’s Diridon Station plan calls for 6.5 million square feet of offices, between 3,000 and 5,000 new homes, and 500,000 square feet of retail, hotel and other cultural uses, along with 15 acres of parks.

Business Columnists

Two of the Bay Area’s few Indonesian restaurants to close
In Berkeley, Jayakarta will close on Saturday. In San Francisco, Borobudur Restaurant will likely close at the end of September.

Daniel Handler examines SF's changing culture in 'Bottle Grove'
Late in 2014, when the successful children’s books author — known for “A Series of Unfortunate Events” — began writing his latest book, “Bottle Grove,” he noticed an unusually wild change of scenery in his neighborhood.

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.

A look back at 50 years of the Gap
In 1969, Donald and Doris Fisher opened the first Gap store on Ocean Avenue in San Francisco in the Timothy Pflueger-designed El Rey Theatre building, selling apparel like Levi’s jeans, vinyl records and a vision of casual living that has become a signature of San Francisco in the five decades since.

Outdoors

Tom Stienstra
As crowds diminish, Prairie Creek Redwoods stands tall
With schools starting up across the Bay Area and Northern California, the Redwood Empire is the first major recreation region with campsites...

Guides

Tom Stienstra
The Ultimate Bay Area Hikes and Outdoors Guide

San Francisco love story: A hooker, her gambling man and a hanging
In Mission Dolores cemetery a tombstone bears the names of Charles and Arabella Cora, who were married for exactly two hours. It is a monument to a tragic only-in-San Francisco love story, involving a beautiful young prostitute, her rakish gambler consort, and the largest vigilante movement in U.S. history.

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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: San Francisco should try safe parking centers for homeless
Struggling San Franciscans living in cars, vans and RVs are a growing phenomenon in a city with a housing shortage that has driven rents through the stratosphere. Supervisors Ahsha Safaí and Vallie Brown have a proposal worth trying: a safe parking center.

Opinion Columnists