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Matthew Fleischer

@MatteFleischer

Editorial page editor @sfchronicle. Past: @latimes

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Joined September 2011
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My latest column: Prop 38 is the worst and most deceptive measure on CA’s ballot — & Gavin Newsom supports it. Here's what makes the measure so shady, & why it should be a dealbreaker for anyone considering supporting Newsom's likely presidential run: sfchronicle.com/opinion/emil…
This is the worst measure on California’s ballot — and Gavin Newsom supports it

This is the worst measure on California’s ballot — and Gavin Newsom supports it

OPINION: Gavin Newsom’s willingness to back this measure should be a deal-breaker for anyone considering supporting his presidential run. And no, it has nothing to do with the billionaire tax.

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Harry Mok@HarryMokOct 31
If the sheer volume of complex tax policies, deceptive measures and sketchy candidates is too much to contemplate, here’s a shortcut: These four votes demand most of your attention. My @sfc_opinions newsletter @sfchronicle sfchronicle.com/opinion/arti…
Overwhelmed by California’s ballot? Here are the four races where your vote matters most

Overwhelmed by California’s ballot? Here are the four races where your vote matters most

OPINION NEWSLETTER: If the volume of complex tax policies, deceptive measures and sketchy candidates is too much to contemplate, spend your time on four key votes.

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OPINION: Gavin Newsom’s willingness to back this measure should be a deal-breaker for anyone considering supporting his presidential run. And no, it has nothing to do with the billionaire tax. sfchronicle.com/opinion/emil…
This is the worst measure on California’s ballot — and Gavin Newsom supports it

This is the worst measure on California’s ballot — and Gavin Newsom supports it

OPINION: Gavin Newsom’s willingness to back this measure should be a deal-breaker for anyone considering supporting his presidential run. And no, it has nothing to do with the billionaire tax.

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OPINION: There’s no denying the visceral satisfaction of a billionaire bloodletting, the Chronicle’s editorial board writes. But will Prop 40’s wealth tax actually help California? sfchronicle.com/opinion/edit…
How to vote on Prop 40: Will a billionaire tax actually help California?

How to vote on Prop 40: Will a billionaire tax actually help California?

OPINION: There’s no denying the visceral satisfaction of a billionaire bloodletting, the Chronicle’s editorial board writes. But will Prop 40’s wealth tax actually help California?

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Emily Hoeven@emily_hoevenOct 23
ENDORSEMENT: Prop 43 is absurd, but so is California’s entire system of taxation. Could the measure force a long-overdue reckoning? sfchronicle.com/opinion/edit…
Endorsement: Prop 43 is absurd, but so is California’s entire system of taxation

Endorsement: Prop 43 is absurd, but so is California’s entire system of taxation

OPINION: We don’t support Prop 43 because it cements a broken system. But if it passes, perhaps it will finally force California to build the coherent taxation system we so clearly need.

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ENDORSEMENT: Yes, CEQA is a mess. But Proposition 45 is even messier. sfchronicle.com/opinion/edit…
Endorsement: CEQA is a mess. Prop 45 is even messier

Endorsement: CEQA is a mess. Prop 45 is even messier

OPINION: There is no question that CEQA needs fundamental reform. But California’s Prop 45, at its core, is poll-tested nonsense in service of sprawl, the Chronicle’s editorial board writes.

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OPINION: There is no question that CEQA needs fundamental reform. But California’s Prop 45, at its core, is poll-tested nonsense in service of sprawl, the Chronicle’s editorial board writes. sfchronicle.com/opinion/edit…
Endorsement: CEQA is a mess. Prop 45 is even messier

Endorsement: CEQA is a mess. Prop 45 is even messier

OPINION: There is no question that CEQA needs fundamental reform. But California’s Prop 45, at its core, is poll-tested nonsense in service of sprawl, the Chronicle’s editorial board writes.

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Harry Mok@HarryMokOct 15
No offense to Kansas City, but the Bay Area's National Archives should stay here. California Attorney General Rob Bonta concurs. He’s suing to stop the move to KC. My @sfc_opinions newsletter @sfchronicle sfchronicle.com/opinion/arti…
Kansas City is no place for the Bay Area’s National Archives. They belong here

Kansas City is no place for the Bay Area’s National Archives. They belong here

OPINION NEWSLETTER: No offense to Kansas City, but the Bay Area is where the archives should be housed. California Attorney General Rob Bonta concurs. He’s suing to stop the move.

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ENDORSEMENT: Prop 2 could help California be more fiscally responsible — if our politicians bother to use it sfchronicle.com/opinion/edit…
Endorsement: Prop 2 could help California be more fiscally responsible — if our politicians bother...

Endorsement: Prop 2 could help California be more fiscally responsible — if our politicians bother...

OPINION: Prop 2 would expand California’s rainy day fund. That’s a great idea. But we need our politicians to actually use it, the Chronicle’s editorial board writes.

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ENDORSEMENT: Proposition 39 would create CEQA for elections -- miring the state in endless frivolous lawsuits. No thanks sfchronicle.com/opinion/edit…
Endorsement: Prop 39 would create CEQA for voting rights. No thanks

Endorsement: Prop 39 would create CEQA for voting rights. No thanks

OPINION: Even if you think voter fraud is a problem in California (it’s not), Prop 39 would turn our elections into a never-ending lawsuit.

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ENDORSEMENT: Prop 5 on CA’s November ballot has a flaw so bizarre that even its author doesn’t like it. sfchronicle.com/opinion/edit…
Endorsement: Prop 5 has a flaw so bizarre even its author doesn’t like it

Endorsement: Prop 5 has a flaw so bizarre even its author doesn’t like it

OPINION: California’s Prop 5 contains a completely unnecessary provision that permits recalled officials to run in the very special election designed to replace them. Is it a deal-breaker?

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Emily Hoeven@emily_hoevenOct 6
ENDORSEMENT: California politicians want the ability to use taxpayer money for their political campaigns. But the state hasn’t even bothered to study its existing public campaign financing programs. No on Prop 4 sfchronicle.com/opinion/edit…
Endorsement: California hasn’t even bothered to study its existing public financing programs. No on...

Endorsement: California hasn’t even bothered to study its existing public financing programs. No on...

OPINION: All available research indicates that the effectiveness of a public campaign finance program depends on how it’s designed. Yet Prop 4 has no meaningful guardrails.

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ENDORSEMENT: Prop 38 is one of the most noxious deposits on California’s political dung heap in years sfchronicle.com/opinion/edit…
Endorsement: Prop 38 is one of the most noxious deposits on California’s political dung heap in...

Endorsement: Prop 38 is one of the most noxious deposits on California’s political dung heap in...

OPINION: Prop 38 would give billions to an institute co-founded by billionaire Michael Milken, also known as the “junk bond king,” who was pardoned by Trump in 2020, the editorial board writes.

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Emily Hoeven@emily_hoevenSep 29
ENDORSEMENT: It wouldn’t be a California election without a few petty, revenge-motivated ballot measures -- and Proposition 41 is a cynical poison pill: sfchronicle.com/opinion/edit…
Endorsement: Prop 41 is a cynical poison pill. And it isn’t the only one on California’s ballot

Endorsement: Prop 41 is a cynical poison pill. And it isn’t the only one on California’s ballot

OPINION: What’s so bad about ensuring California spends tax revenue wisely? Well, nothing — if that’s what Prop 41 actually did. But it’s a cheap ruse, the editorial board writes.

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ENDORSEMENT: Affordable housing in California isn’t going to pay for itself. Is Prop 1 the answer? sfchronicle.com/opinion/edit…
Endorsement: Affordable housing in California isn’t going to pay for itself. Is Prop 1 the answer?

Endorsement: Affordable housing in California isn’t going to pay for itself. Is Prop 1 the answer?

OPINION: Almost everyone in California acknowledges the need for more affordable housing. It’s not going to pay for itself, the Chronicle’s editorial board writes in its endorsement of Prop 1.

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OPINION: The most intriguing thing about the race between Scott Wiener and Connie Chan to fill Nancy Pelosi’s House seat is that it has become a race at all, the editorial board writes. sfchronicle.com/opinion/edit…
Endorsement: Who should replace Nancy Pelosi in Congress? It’s not even a choice

Endorsement: Who should replace Nancy Pelosi in Congress? It’s not even a choice

OPINION: The most intriguing thing about the race between Scott Wiener and Connie Chan to fill Nancy Pelosi’s House seat is that it has become a race at all, the editorial board writes.

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Harry Mok@HarryMokSep 24
Great Highway déjà vu 🚗 SF will vote again on the road’s future. Prop C proposes expanding the Affordable Housing Trust Fund. See where the @sfchronicle @sfc_opinions editorial board stands on them #SFPolitics sfchronicle.com/opinion/arti…
S.F. election déjà vu: Endorsements for measures on housing and the Great Highway

S.F. election déjà vu: Endorsements for measures on housing and the Great Highway

OPINION NEWSLETTER: The Chronicle editorial board makes its endorsements for San Francisco’s Prop C and Prop G.

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Emily Hoeven@emily_hoevenSep 19
ENDORSEMENT: On its surface, everything about Proposition 44 on California’s November ballot looks appealing. But in reality, it uses vulnerable patients as cannon fodder: sfchronicle.com/opinion/edit…
Endorsement: Prop 44 uses California’s most vulnerable patients as cannon fodder

Endorsement: Prop 44 uses California’s most vulnerable patients as cannon fodder

OPINION: On its surface, everything about Prop 44 on California’s November ballot looks appealing. But you don’t have to dig deep to spot the farce, the Chronicle’s editorial board writes.

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Harry Mok@HarryMokSep 18
An analysis of ICE data by @StopAAPIHate should sound the alarm bells for the Bay Area’s large Asian American and Pacific Islander population: Actions have spiked sharply for them under the Trump administration my @sfc_opinions newsletter @sfchronicle sfchronicle.com/opinion/arti…
ICE actions against AAPI immigrants are surging. California is a hot spot

ICE actions against AAPI immigrants are surging. California is a hot spot

OPINION NEWSLETTER: New data analysis is a revealing look at ICE enforcement under President Trump. Plus, an endorsement editorial on San Francisco’s Prop A, which would reform city commissions.

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Emily Hoeven@emily_hoevenSep 15
The @sfchronicle Editorial Board is rolling out its endorsements for the November election. Yes, really. It's coming up! Here's our first installment on the 14 statewide ballot measures: Buying a home in California can feel impossible. Is Prop 37 the fix?sfchronicle.com/opinion/edit…
Endorsement: Buying a home in California is a grim enterprise. Can Prop 37 help?

Endorsement: Buying a home in California is a grim enterprise. Can Prop 37 help?

OPINION: Most down-payment assistance programs for home buyers drive up housing costs. Prop 37 is different, the Chronicle editorial board writes.

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