David Knowles
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Deputy Opinion Page editor for @sfchronicle.com. https://www.amazon.com/Remembering-Remember-World-Trade-Center-ebook/dp/B09B8PTPHC
"The invasion of Venezuela shows how far we have come from being a nation under a Constitution based on checks and balances."
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Trump’s illegal invasion of Venezuela shows how the U.S. has abandoned checks and balances
OPINION: It is impossible to think of a major military action that has been so poorly justified to Congress and the public as this one.
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January 5, 2026 at 5:34 PM
"The invasion of Venezuela shows how far we have come from being a nation under a Constitution based on checks and balances."
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“Trump’s attack on Venezuela will not make America safer.”
And it certainly won’t provide food, shelter, or healthcare for the American people.
Thank you, @sanders.senate.gov, for your #CupOfJoe of sanity.
And it certainly won’t provide food, shelter, or healthcare for the American people.
Thank you, @sanders.senate.gov, for your #CupOfJoe of sanity.
January 4, 2026 at 1:53 PM
“Trump’s attack on Venezuela will not make America safer.”
And it certainly won’t provide food, shelter, or healthcare for the American people.
Thank you, @sanders.senate.gov, for your #CupOfJoe of sanity.
And it certainly won’t provide food, shelter, or healthcare for the American people.
Thank you, @sanders.senate.gov, for your #CupOfJoe of sanity.
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The rate of global mean sea level rise has increased from ~2.1 mm/year in 1993 to ~4.5 mm/year in 2023. www.nature.com/articles/s43...
The rate of global sea level rise doubled during the past three decades - Communications Earth & Environment
Global mean sea level rise amounted to 4.5 mm per year as a result of warming oceans and melting land ice, more than twice the rate of 2.1 mm/year observed at the start of satellite data in 1993, base...
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January 3, 2026 at 9:18 PM
The rate of global mean sea level rise has increased from ~2.1 mm/year in 1993 to ~4.5 mm/year in 2023. www.nature.com/articles/s43...
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It’s hard to believe a president would time an illegal military attack to distract the public’s attention, but today is the statutory deadline for DOJ to release its report on the Epstein file production. Maybe it is just a coincidence.
January 3, 2026 at 6:49 PM
It’s hard to believe a president would time an illegal military attack to distract the public’s attention, but today is the statutory deadline for DOJ to release its report on the Epstein file production. Maybe it is just a coincidence.
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Read the indictment against Nicolás Maduro here.
Read the Indictment Against Nicolás Maduro
The Venezuelan president was accused of narco-terrorism and conspiracy to import cocaine, among other charges. His wife, Cilia Flores, was also charged.
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January 3, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Read the indictment against Nicolás Maduro here.
If I'm Xi Jinping, I'm thinking this is a great time to invade Taiwan.
January 3, 2026 at 7:06 PM
If I'm Xi Jinping, I'm thinking this is a great time to invade Taiwan.
"Mr. Trump has not yet offered a coherent explanation for his actions in Venezuela. He is pushing our country toward an international crisis without valid reasons."
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Opinion | Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Is Illegal and Unwise
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January 3, 2026 at 7:02 PM
"Mr. Trump has not yet offered a coherent explanation for his actions in Venezuela. He is pushing our country toward an international crisis without valid reasons."
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On the Bay Area's breakup with the Raiders.
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Breaking up with the Raiders is getting easier as time goes by
OPINION: It can be a jolt when you’re out there living your new life and, suddenly, you bump into your ex. In this case, you were on TV, living your new life in Vegas.
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December 31, 2025 at 4:02 PM
On the Bay Area's breakup with the Raiders.
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“Putting your name above another man’s name on his existing memorial,” JFK’s niece and former first lady of California, Maria Shriver, said of the historical hijacking. “What is that about? Truly? What’s that about?"
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Trump’s golden rebranding offensive can’t mask his insecurity
OPINION: When Donald Trump took office for a second term in January, he seemed more determined than ever to leave his unforgettable mark on Washington, D.C., writes Jack Ohman.
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December 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM
“Putting your name above another man’s name on his existing memorial,” JFK’s niece and former first lady of California, Maria Shriver, said of the historical hijacking. “What is that about? Truly? What’s that about?"
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"...because California’s state budget doesn’t fund it, the Bay Area’s 211 helpline is in crisis. We’re answering 50,000 calls and texts a year on outdated technology, without enough funding for demand that’s risen 40% over the past six years."
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The Bay Area’s 211 helpline is in crisis. Here’s what we need to do to fix it
OPINION: The Bay Area’s underfunded 211 helpline answers 50,000 calls and texts a year for assistance — using outdated technology.
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December 28, 2025 at 3:54 PM
"...because California’s state budget doesn’t fund it, the Bay Area’s 211 helpline is in crisis. We’re answering 50,000 calls and texts a year on outdated technology, without enough funding for demand that’s risen 40% over the past six years."
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Two landscape architects write about designing for a future of fire in California.
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It’s time to rethink California’s fire problem as a design challenge
OPINION: With climate change continuing to worsen, we need to start imagining ways that we can coexist with fire.
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December 27, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Two landscape architects write about designing for a future of fire in California.
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"Research shows that more than 70% of second-generation Japanese Americans who were incarcerated discussed the camps with their children fewer than four times."
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I’m a Japanese American. On New Year’s Day, I’ll be reflecting on what my grandparents endured
OPINION: It wasn’t until middle school that I learned my grandparents both had spent more than three years behind barbed wire, imprisoned as U.S. citizens.
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December 27, 2025 at 3:03 PM
"Research shows that more than 70% of second-generation Japanese Americans who were incarcerated discussed the camps with their children fewer than four times."
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Jack Smith is calling for the House Judiciary Committee to release the recording of his full closed-door deposition before the panel.
"Doing so will ensure that the American people can hear the facts directly from Mr. Smith, rather than through second-hand accounts."
Jack Smith is calling for the House Judiciary Committee to release the recording of his full closed-door deposition before the panel.
"Doing so will ensure that the American people can hear the facts directly from Mr. Smith, rather than through second-hand accounts."
December 25, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Jack Smith is calling for the House Judiciary Committee to release the recording of his full closed-door deposition before the panel.
"Doing so will ensure that the American people can hear the facts directly from Mr. Smith, rather than through second-hand accounts."
Jack Smith is calling for the House Judiciary Committee to release the recording of his full closed-door deposition before the panel.
"Doing so will ensure that the American people can hear the facts directly from Mr. Smith, rather than through second-hand accounts."
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Gavin Newsom’s big dilemma: Tax the rich or defy the left
Gavin Newsom’s big dilemma: Tax the rich or defy the left
Gavin Newsom has spent his tenure resisting tax increases — but in his final year in office, that could get harder.
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December 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Gavin Newsom’s big dilemma: Tax the rich or defy the left
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The top is after Trump’s DOJ redactions below is without, I can almost figure out who they are protecting
December 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The top is after Trump’s DOJ redactions below is without, I can almost figure out who they are protecting
"Deep inside the walls of our buildings, a quiet revolution in how San Franciscans manage and reuse their water is taking place."
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Why California needs to get over the ‘yuck’ factor of wastewater recycling
OPINION: Nationally, the U.S. recycles less than 10% of our wastewater. That needs to change.
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December 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
"Deep inside the walls of our buildings, a quiet revolution in how San Franciscans manage and reuse their water is taking place."
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After switching her phone to black and white, Julia Angwin writes, “an invisible cord had been severed. I would leave my phone in my room when I walked from my home office to the kitchen. I would forget to check it for hours instead of minutes.”
After switching her phone to black and white, Julia Angwin writes, “an invisible cord had been severed. I would leave my phone in my room when I walked from my home office to the kitchen. I would forget to check it for hours instead of minutes.”
Opinion | Let Your Phone Go Gray
Julia Angwin turns her iPhone screen to gray and learns a lot about her relationship with her phone.
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December 25, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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After switching her phone to black and white, Julia Angwin writes, “an invisible cord had been severed. I would leave my phone in my room when I walked from my home office to the kitchen. I would forget to check it for hours instead of minutes.”
After switching her phone to black and white, Julia Angwin writes, “an invisible cord had been severed. I would leave my phone in my room when I walked from my home office to the kitchen. I would forget to check it for hours instead of minutes.”
The 60 Minutes Story The Trump Administration Doesn't Want You To See
YouTube video by Cory Booker
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December 25, 2025 at 5:49 PM
On choosing to spend Christmas away from family.
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My new tradition is to give myself the gift of spending Christmas away from family
OPINION: Whatever comfort I might find in returning home on Christmas would not be worth the message it would send my family: that their treatment of me had somehow been acceptable.
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December 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM
On choosing to spend Christmas away from family.
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"Guaraldi, who died in 1976, may have been a U.S.-born American of Italian heritage, but the sense of joy and free play in his score for 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' shows a connection to his Italian roots."
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A San Francisco jazz pianist made ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ a holiday classic
OPINION: Vince Guaraldi’s introspective jazz soundtrack to “A Charlie Brown Christmas” helped make the show a holiday classic, Bill Dal Cerro writes.
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December 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
"Guaraldi, who died in 1976, may have been a U.S.-born American of Italian heritage, but the sense of joy and free play in his score for 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' shows a connection to his Italian roots."
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Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
December 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
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(Reuters) - China imported no soybeans from the United States for a third straight month in November, as buyers turned to South American supplies amid fears of a shortfall if the trade war with Washington dragged on.
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China imports no US soybeans for third month; Argentine arrivals up 634 per cent | The Western Producer
China imported no soybeans from the United States for a third straight month in November, as buyers turned to South American supplies amid fears of a shortfall if the trade war with Washington dragged...
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December 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
(Reuters) - China imported no soybeans from the United States for a third straight month in November, as buyers turned to South American supplies amid fears of a shortfall if the trade war with Washington dragged on.
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"... if we only talk about Waymo, we will miss a critical, broader conversation around how San Francisco’s innovation policy still treats the city as a laboratory first and a community second."
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San Francisco should learn from Waymo’s power outage debacle — and enact tech rollout standards
OPINION: “The weekend outage gave us a clear, non-theoretical glimpse of what happens when new systems meet old infrastructure,” Michael Redmond writes.
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December 23, 2025 at 4:49 PM
"... if we only talk about Waymo, we will miss a critical, broader conversation around how San Francisco’s innovation policy still treats the city as a laboratory first and a community second."
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During this weekend's blackout on San Francisco, the “future of transportation” was a disaster.
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Waymo’s blackout meltdown shows why S.F. still needs human drivers with intuition, experience
OPINION: Waymo dubs its driverless cars “the future of transportation.” This weekend’s blackout showed that the future isn’t so bright, Uber driver Ener Cabangis writes.
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December 22, 2025 at 8:37 PM
During this weekend's blackout on San Francisco, the “future of transportation” was a disaster.
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