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Deputy Breaking News Editor @sfchronicle. Former biz reporter. Prolific retweeter. Champion of the interrobang. One day I'll write a book about something.
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Joined September 2012
BREAKING: Federal judges block Texas from using redrawn congressional maps that would boost the GOP in the 2026 midterm elections.
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A panel of three federal judges has blocked Texas from using a new congressional map that Republicans drew in hopes of picking up five U.S. House seats.
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The earliest Nancy Pelosi photo in the @sfchronicle archives is from 1972 and originally referred to her as "Mrs. Paul Pelosi" in the caption. A visual timeline of her legacy: https://t.co/514J44Zv0z
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The race to succeed Pelosi could turn into a proxy for the bigger questions facing the Democratic Party.
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The race to replace Nancy Pelosi had begun before she announced her decision to retire. Now it’s likely to intensify quickly, becoming one of the highest-profile battles in the 2026 midterm...
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BREAKING: Nancy Pelosi will not seek reelection in 2026 after historic 20-term career in Congress.
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Nancy Pelosi’s departure, along with the death of Sen. Dianne Feinstein in late 2023, marks the end of a historic chapter for female political leadership in California.
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"Mamdani and Lurie managed to do something that Democrats struggle mightily to achieve: excite voters and breathe fresh air into the musty, moribund party." By @emily_hoeven
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OPINION: “Unlike Republicans, Democrats have been reluctant to acknowledge, let alone channel, the appeal of the few remaining politicians in their party who actually invigorate voters.”
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BREAKING: California voters pass Prop 50
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Will California vote no or yes on Prop 50? Track the Nov. 2025 special election in real time with live results.
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Breaking News: Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old state lawmaker from Queens, will be the 111th mayor of New York. He will be the first Muslim to ever lead the city, as well as its first South Asian mayor and the youngest mayor in more than a century. https://t.co/7tewUOBm0A
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NEW: San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie announced Thursday morning that President Donald Trump gave assurances there would be no federal immigration action in the city.
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President Trump said that he is calling off plans for a “federal deployment” in San Francisco on Saturday after talking to tech leaders who assured him the “surge” wasn’t needed.
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A new study shows that feeding large language models low-quality, high-engagement content from social media lowers their cognitive abilities.
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A new study shows that feeding large language models low-quality, high-engagement content from social media lowers their cognitive abilities.
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The Trump administration has dispatched more than 100 federal agents to Coast Guard Base Alameda and they will begin to arrive Thursday, according to a source familiar with the operation.
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The Trump administration has dispatched more than 100 federal agents, including from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, to Coast Guard Base Alameda and they’ll begin to arrive Thursday.
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No Kings protest updates: About 50,000 people attended the downtown San Francisco protest, according to the president of the California Nurses Association, an organizer of the event. The turnout surpassed the first No Kings protest in June. Read more → https://t.co/rRMN0LuyHP
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Thursday could be the hottest day so far this summer. Inland heat advisories will go into effect at 10 a.m. in some Bay Area communities. https://t.co/XU6ZEycNhO
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A heat advisory goes into effect Thursday in portions of the Bay Area, with triple digits are forecast in some cities.
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Where are California’s tsunami hazard zones? This interactive state map shows what coastal areas you should evacuate under a tsunami warning:
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This interactive map shows what California coastal areas you should evacuate under a tsunami warning.
California and the entire West Coast from Washington to the Mexico border have been placed under a tsunami watch after an 8.7 earthquake rocked Russia.
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Kenny Chee, a former San Francisco resident and Costco optician, is owner and CEO of the fireworks company behind the explosion that killed 7. But federal regulators had barred Chee from acquiring or possessing fireworks. By @mgafni & @kurtisalexander
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Why Kenneth Chee was denied a federal license is one of many complexities investigators are sorting through in the aftermath of the explosion in Yolo County.
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Today’s No Kings protest will likely be one of the largest in the nation’s history — and potentially the largest — according to one expert. 📹️: Sarah McGrew Read more >> https://t.co/DHNjAadLF0
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Heartfelt profile on the man who died while trying to save his beloved dog at Ocean Beach last week, by @annievain
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A close friend of a man who died rescuing his dog at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach said...
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The San Francisco Chronicle was named a Pulitzer Prize finalist for a pair of investigations into law enforcement, marking the fourth and fifth such honors in the past four years. https://t.co/XSgOhqrwN1
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The Chronicle was honored for uncovering the secret deals that hide police misconduct and...
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