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"What a burden it must be to suffer such insecurity." www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
Trump’s war on history rages onOPINION: President Trump’s executive order targeting the Smithsonian Institution is his latest bid to try to control U.S. history — and its future, contributing columnist Jack Ohman writes.www.sfchronicle.com"While Lyme disease is most prevalent in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Upper Midwest regions of the United States, as the climate continues to warm, the risks posed by ticks also continue to grow." www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
Tick-borne diseases on the rise throughout CaliforniaOPINION: If you think that Lyme disease and other illnesses caused by tick bites aren’t a problem that Californians have to worry about, you’d best think again.www.sfchronicle.com"The East Bay has an opportunity to build a waterfront that will be more than just a nice place to walk a dog." www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
The park at Golden Gate Fields could be the next Crissy Field — if we dare to dreamOPINION: Only one conceptual image of the proposed park at Golden Gate Fields has been released so far — and that vision has left a lot to be desired, Brennan Cox writes.www.sfchronicle.comFormer Yosemite National Park superintendent Robert Binnewies has a good piece in today's @sfchronicle.com: www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
Here’s why rebranding national park rangers as ‘police’ is a mistakeOPINION: In 2027, patrol vehicles used in national park areas will be relabeled from “U.S. Park Ranger” to “Police,” a move that will erode public trust, Robert Binnewies writes.www.sfchronicle.comIs this still part of the WHCD monologue?
Sahil KapurTrump on Lindsey Graham: “He was extremely hawkish. I will tell you, he never saw a war that he didn’t like.”
"It’s hard to understand why four states’ attorneys general would sign a stipulation that limits the knowledge of the residents of their states." www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
The shocking parallel between the Facebook addiction trial and the Oxycontin scandalOPINION: Next month’s trial in Oakland will decide whether social media companies like Meta knowingly sought to addict children to their products, Richard Zitrin writes.www.sfchronicle.comIt's war. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for HimFederal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.www.nytimes.comIt has everything to do with Trump. www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
The biggest danger of the Paramount-Warner mega-merger has nothing to do with moviesOPINION: The acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Paramount would deliver control of a second national TV news network to an owner with brazenly political ties, Edward Wasserman writes.www.sfchronicle.comExcellent piece on Steve Hilton's new book by Kurt Schuparra. www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
Steve Hilton blames ‘climatists’ for ruining California — while ignoring climate scienceOPINION: Republican candidate for governor Steve Hilton seems oblivious to the drought-prone climate of California and much of the rest of the American West, Kurt Schuparra writes.www.sfchronicle.com"And then the big ones, big guys, they looked up at me with tears in their eyes, and they said, 'Thank you, Mr. President, for saving our country.' Big guys."
Aaron RuparTrump on fallen US troops: "All of them said very strongly, 'We cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon.'"
"As their numbers grow, conflicts between ranchers and wolves, including attacks on livestock, are also expected to increase." www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
California wolves are back. Here’s how the state can coexist with themOPINION: If we want wolves to recover to a healthy population, we need to acknowledge that the cost of management disproportionately lies on the backs of California’s rural communities.www.sfchronicle.comAmidst the debate on whether the UC system should return to using the SAT for admissions... www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
Grade inflation and AI are creating a perfect storm for today’s studentsOPINION: For today’s students, grade inflation and AI-assisted work have made high school GPAs an unreliable indicator, Amy D. Love writes.www.sfchronicle.com"The ocean’s crisis is easy to miss because it can look, from shore, like nothing at all. No flames. No smoke." www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
I’m the chairman of Aquarium of the Bay. The climate crisis is reaching S.F.’s watersOPINION: Over the first six months of this year, marine heat waves touched about 82% of the global ocean, Jon Fisher writes.www.sfchronicle.com
