The Question

Is tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve a mistake?

Yes, it's wrong to tap it for economic reasons
No, cheaper oil in the market will lift the economy
Yes, and underscores the lack of a smart energy policy
No. It will keep supplies robust until Libya can restart its oil wells

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Capitol Chaos

"Ghost voting" is just one of the many issues plaguing the Assembly.

Troubled State Of CA

It's long past time we took responsib - ility for our finances.

Theme Of The Season

Electorate seems to be serious about its hunger for change.


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Greece stems its fiscal slide

Amid tear gas from street protests and shouting parliamentary debate, Greece finally took a decisive step. It will cut pensions, sell...

State's 'honest budget' is tilting at windfalls

So much for Gov. Jerry Brown's tough talk of an "honest budget." The compromise he reached with Democratic legislators this week is...

Obama resists leading on civil rights issue of era

History is accelerating. Seven years ago, when San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom allowed City Hall to issue marriage licenses to...

Supreme Court shoots down video game restrictions

It's now safe to blast, burn and dismember an enemy, at least when it comes to letting kids buy ultra-violent video games, the Supreme...


Letters To The Editor

Banning cigarettes doesn't work - pictures might

Ban cigarettes? That never works The letter "Addicted to tax revenue" (June 25) suggesting illegalization of cigarettes ignores sorry...


Open Forum

Yee should stop trying to regulate video games

Like Sisyphus trying to roll a boulder up a mountain, state Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, and his supporters appear determined to...

Reporter's immigration secret raises credibility questions

You might not recognize the name Jose Antonio Vargas from the nearly 100 stories he wrote for the San Francisco Chronicle from late...

Livermore Lab - perception versus reality

When I first began monitoring Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, a working scientist there told me, "Follow the money if you want...

Suicide prevention is community's responsibility

Let's expand the discussion of the Crown Beach drowning debacle in Alameda beyond the questions of whether it is wrong to let someone...

Anti-abortion billboards divide and distract

The Bay Area now has its own taste of the offensive billboards sponsored by anti-abortion groups that target African American women...


Sunday Insight

Sunday, June 26, 2011 Edition

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Tom Meyers' cartoons have appeared in the The Chronicle, Sacramento Bee, New York Times, Time, the National Journal, Encyclopedia...

Parting shots From The Chronicle Editorial Board

GOOD WEEK BAD WEEK Angry liberals Keith Olbermann is back: He's a fearless, if sometimes a bit sanctimonious, antidote to the...

English spoken here

1. What's bothering Wimbledon tennis officials? A: Super-skimpy outfits on ball girls B: The three-day shave look on guys C: Female...

John Diaz On government CONTROL OF ADVERTISING Where to draw the line

The U.S. government is not about to outlaw cigarette smoking, despite overwhelming evidence of its damage to health. The tobacco lobby...

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