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Kamala Harris to hit campaign trail hard amid falling poll numbers
Kamala Harris to hit campaign trail hard amid falling poll numbers
By Tal Kopan
Campaign officials insisted the shift was part of a long-planned effort to reach Democrats “when voters are tuning in,” and follows months of focus on fundraising to be able to invest in early states. ...
Jerry Brown says murder-accessory reform law he signed will stand up
Former Gov. Jerry Brown said he was certain of the constitutionality of a law limiting when an accomplice to a fatal crime can be charged with murder when he signed it last year. The law, under challenge ...
Gov. Gavin Newsom to decide whether American Independent Party must change name
The American Independent Party is the target of a bill on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk that would bar any political party from using “independent” in its name. The bill’s backers say voters who think ...
Trump called him ‘my African American.’ Now he’s left the GOP
Gregory Cheadle is the Redding resident who shot to national fame in 2016 when then-presidential candidate Donald Trump saw him at a campaign rally and said, “Look at my African American over here. Look ...
Trump officials slam California air, rescind state’s authority on emissions
Trump administration officials attacked California’s air quality Thursday as they announced the revocation of the state’s authority to set its own auto emissions standards, saying the state should ...
Beto O’Rourke wants to legalize marijuana and help those hurt by drug war
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke rolls out his marijuana legalization plan, which goes further with efforts to help those affected by the drug war.
Trump: Killing California’s clean-air rules will make cars cheaper, roads safer
President Trump announced his administration would withdraw California’s ability to set its own emissions standards for vehicles, setting up a legal showdown over the authority.
Obama tells SF audience that ‘nuance’ in politics is cool
Former President Barack Obama extolled the value of incrementalism during an appearance at a tech company event in San Francisco. “Nuance is not fashionable,” but it has value, Obama told his audience.
Scott McNealy has long been one of Trump’s few friends in Silicon Valley
The former Sun Microsystems CEO hosted a fundraiser for President Trump at his Portola Valley home. He’s been one of Trump’s best friends in Silicon Valley.
Trump’s new national security adviser is Bay Area native, UC Berkeley Law alum
Robert O’Brien will replace John Bolton, who left the White House last week. O’Brien is a Bay Area native and graduate of UC Berkeley Law School.
Trump warns homelessness is ‘destroying’ SF, pays brief Bay Area visit
President Trump made his first visit to the Bay Area on Tuesday since taking office, raising money, dodging protesters and, shortly before landing, warning that San Francisco and other California cities ...
Protesters shut down commission meeting as fight over SF mental health policies intensifies
City workers shut down a health commission meeting Tuesday with a loud protest. They were incensed over a decision by the Department of Public Heath to stop admitting patients to a long-term care facility ...
‘President Swalwell’: Ex-Trump campaign manager needles Bay Area Democrat
Former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski referred to “President Swalwell” during a House Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday on the Mueller Report. Swalwell dropped out of the presidential race ...
How isolated are California Republicans? Let’s go to the map
California is known as a deep-blue Democratic state, one where, politically, Republicans are little more than an afterthought. But a map of voter registration by county shows just how isolated California ...
Watch the videos introducing immigrants to U.S. courts
The Chronicle has obtained copies of four videos made by the Justice Department as part of its policy replacing in-person interpreters at immigrants’ initial court hearings.
Trump expected to visit Bay Area on Tuesday: Newsom asks for homelessness help
President Trump is expected to be in the Bay Area on Tuesday as part of a round of California fundraisers, one week after a White House task force visited the Los Angeles area to look into homelessness ...
SF Mayor, supes announce plan to help save residential...
Mayor London Breed and three supervisors announced a plan Monday to help stem the closures of board-and-care facilities, which have been rapidly closing in San Francisco.
SF housing project chasing federal tax breaks might lose...
A plan to build nearly 200 units on Ocean Avenue in the Excelsior District would be the first San Francisco development to take advantage of a federal program designed to bring investment to low-income ...
View from outside California’s blue bubble: Trump could win...
President Trump remains popular with working-class voters in the industrial heartland, even if wage growth hasn’t kept up with the rise in the economy. One organization trying to connect with ...
Jerry Brown says murder-accessory reform law he signed will...
Former Gov. Jerry Brown said he was certain of the constitutionality of a law limiting when an accomplice to a fatal crime can be charged with murder when he signed it last year. The law, under challenge ...
California’s big housing bill is dead for the year. Here’s...
With SB50 shelved for the year, advocates of ramping up housing production in California have lost their primary legislative vehicle this session.
How Southern California Rep. Ted Lieu became Trump’s top...
Southern California Rep. Ted Lieu didn’t come to Congress intending to be a social media star or go viral for his questioning of witnesses in congressional hearings. Then the 2016 election happened.
Former Oakland Councilwoman Brooks says city’s ‘failed’...
Former Oakland City Councilwoman Desley Brooks is seeking monetary damages against the city and city attorney’s office, claiming that their defense of her legal battle against an ex-Black Panther leader ...
White House considers diverting San Francisco Bay money to pay...
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is considering diverting millions of dollars from San Francisco Bay shoreline restoration and flood control to help build the president’s wall on the southern ...
Jerry Brown says murder-accessory reform law he signed will stand up
Former Gov. Jerry Brown said he was certain of the constitutionality of a law limiting when an accomplice to a fatal crime can be charged with murder when he signed it last year. The law, under challenge ...
Gov. Gavin Newsom to decide whether American Independent Party must change name
The American Independent Party is the target of a bill on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk that would bar any political party from using “independent” in its name. The bill’s backers say voters who think ...
Trump called him ‘my African American.’ Now he’s left the GOP
Gregory Cheadle is the Redding resident who shot to national fame in 2016 when then-presidential candidate Donald Trump saw him at a campaign rally and said, “Look at my African American over here. Look ...
Trump officials slam California air, rescind state’s authority on emissions
Trump administration officials attacked California’s air quality Thursday as they announced the revocation of the state’s authority to set its own auto emissions standards, saying the state should ...
Beto O’Rourke wants to legalize marijuana and help those hurt by drug war
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke rolls out his marijuana legalization plan, which goes further with efforts to help those affected by the drug war.
Trump: Killing California’s clean-air rules will make cars cheaper, roads safer
President Trump announced his administration would withdraw California’s ability to set its own emissions standards for vehicles, setting up a legal showdown over the authority.
Obama tells SF audience that ‘nuance’ in politics is cool
Former President Barack Obama extolled the value of incrementalism during an appearance at a tech company event in San Francisco. “Nuance is not fashionable,” but it has value, Obama told his audience.
Scott McNealy has long been one of Trump’s few friends in Silicon Valley
The former Sun Microsystems CEO hosted a fundraiser for President Trump at his Portola Valley home. He’s been one of Trump’s best friends in Silicon Valley.
Trump’s new national security adviser is Bay Area native, UC Berkeley Law alum
Robert O’Brien will replace John Bolton, who left the White House last week. O’Brien is a Bay Area native and graduate of UC Berkeley Law School.
Trump warns homelessness is ‘destroying’ SF, pays brief Bay Area visit
President Trump made his first visit to the Bay Area on Tuesday since taking office, raising money, dodging protesters and, shortly before landing, warning that San Francisco and other California cities ...
Protesters shut down commission meeting as fight over SF mental health policies intensifies
City workers shut down a health commission meeting Tuesday with a loud protest. They were incensed over a decision by the Department of Public Heath to stop admitting patients to a long-term care facility ...
‘President Swalwell’: Ex-Trump campaign manager needles Bay Area Democrat
Former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski referred to “President Swalwell” during a House Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday on the Mueller Report. Swalwell dropped out of the presidential race ...
How isolated are California Republicans? Let’s go to the map
California is known as a deep-blue Democratic state, one where, politically, Republicans are little more than an afterthought. But a map of voter registration by county shows just how isolated California ...
Watch the videos introducing immigrants to U.S. courts
The Chronicle has obtained copies of four videos made by the Justice Department as part of its policy replacing in-person interpreters at immigrants’ initial court hearings.
Trump expected to visit Bay Area on Tuesday: Newsom asks for homelessness help
President Trump is expected to be in the Bay Area on Tuesday as part of a round of California fundraisers, one week after a White House task force visited the Los Angeles area to look into homelessness ...
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Pundits laugh at Andrew Yang. Regular people don’t
Democratic presidential candidate and businessman Andrew Yang’s call to give every American a $1,000-a-month “freedom dividend” may be getting short shrift with pundits, but it has struck a chord with voters, who feel they rarely see a dime of their tax dollars coming back to them.
It’s going to take some big cash to make Bay Area bridges...
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Trump called him ‘my African American.’ Now he’s left...
Gregory Cheadle is the Redding resident who shot to national fame in 2016 when then-presidential candidate Donald Trump saw him at a campaign rally and said, “Look at my African American over here. Look at him! Are you the greatest?” Cheadle was for Trump then, but he’s grown angry at the ...
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Chesa Boudin, whose left-wing radical parents were imprisoned when he was a baby, has seen the criminal justice system. He wants to be San Francisco’s district attorney to help change it.
House chairman: Whistleblower complaint may involve Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's director of national intelligence is refusing to turn over to Congress an urgent whistleblower complaint that reportedly concerns Trump making an unspecified ...
