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Despite climate crisis, California continues to embrace exurban sprawl

Tracy is building desperately needed housing, but many of its residents are driving long distances to jobs — despite a push for walkability.

New homes being built are seen between hills in Tracy (background) and land to be developed (foreground) at Tracy Hills on Thursday, September 5, 2019 in Tracy, CA.

About 100 mountain lions are killed every year on California highways, and 35 deaths have been documented since 2008 on roadways in Santa Cruz, Santa Clara and San Mateo counties. Wildlife advocates are calling on the state to build more wildlife crossings on highways so they can roam freely and mingle safely.

A woman who wished to remain anonymous poses for a portrait in the Financial District of San Francisco, Calif. Wednesday, September 18, 2019.

Le Colonial is an Orientalist specter
SOLEIL HO: The 1990s celebrated a romantic notion of French-Vietnamese colonialism. But times have changed — why haven’t restaurants?

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‘Juiced’ baseball fuels MLB conspiracies and home runs: ‘Just tell...
Giants ace Madison Bumgarner says there’s no denying it. A’s reliever Blake Treinen says it’s messing with careers. But “juiced” or not, changes in the ball have had big implications, and players around the league want answers.

Sports Columnists

San Francisco Giants
Bochy hits 2000 wins
Bruce Bochy just became the 11th manager in MLB history to reach 2,000 regular-season wins.

In Oregon, wine shares the stage with fine cider
ESTHER MOBLEY: It’s becoming common for Oregon wineries to also produce hard cider. In many ways that’s a reflection of that state’s agricultural diversity.

Food & Wine Critics

Guides

The 20 best food trucks in the Bay Area
This is the best street food in the Bay Area, from chaat to tacos.

How to win tickets for 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'
You don't need to cast a spell to snag discounted tickets to "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" at the Curran, but a dash of good luck will help.

Datebook Columnists

Vanessa Hua
Just the right person can save a little boy
Swab your cheek, save a life

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.

Arts and entertainment
The Bay Area fall fun guide
While most of the world is getting into chill mode, San Francisco heats up in the fall. Check out our seasonal events guide.

Why Supervisor Stefani wanted to declare NRA a domestic terrorist...
HEATHER KNIGHT: The San Francisco official discusses how her devastation over the Gilroy Garlic Festival mass shooting prompted her to write the resolution — and responds to her critics.

Kamala Harris to hit campaign trail hard amid falling poll numbers
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. Harris’ goal, Communications Director Lily Adams said, is a top-three finish in the Iowa caucuses in February, the first voting in next year’s nomination process.

Newsroom Voices

Political Columnist

Joe Garofoli
Beto O’Rourke wants to legalize marijuana and help those...
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke rolls out his marijuana legalization plan, which goes further with efforts to help those...

Airbnb says it will go public next year — but won’t say when or how
The wave of lucrative initial public offerings by San Francisco tech companies continues as the short-term rental broker announces its intentions to sell shares to the public in 2020.

Business Columnists

How Bay Area sellers are cashing in on the online resale boom
What happens when the high cost of living meets our desire to declutter? A new generation of secondhand-shopping apps is tapping into the ecommerce market, and for Bay Area resellers, business is booming.

Outdoors

Tom Stienstra
Now is the perfect time to visit Lake Tahoe
If timing is everything at Lake Tahoe, now is that time. Tahoe’s fall shoulder season provides a rare chance to make the region your own at the...

Guides

Tom Stienstra
The Ultimate Bay Area Hikes and Outdoors Guide

See what a Critical Mass ride looked like in 1994, at the movement’s...
The Critical Mass bicycle movement looked a little different in 1994, when The Chronicle first covered the controversial street-closing bike rides in the Datebook section. We show a dozen photos from that session and cover some of the early history of the ride.

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.

Open Forum: How adults are unfairly dismissing the youth climate strike
Condescending attitudes toward young activists are a way of diminishing and ignoring their message.

Opinion Columnists