Sunday is Mother’s Day. The rest of May is pure hell for moms like me sfchronicle.com/opinion/articl…

My latest column: Gavin Newsom’s new homeless encampment plan is cheap PR—a way to get his name in headlines & blame local govts for failing to address homelessness. But CA’s duty is far from over & pretending otherwise will only inflame political tensions.sfchronicle.com/opinion/emilyh…

Scoop🍨 in my latest column: Mayor Daniel Lurie 丹尼爾·羅偉 will today unveil streamlining reforms for small businesses, incl eliminating permits & fees for outdoor tables & chairs. Multiple cafe owners almost closed/left SF amid the nightmare of getting these permits.sfchronicle.com/opinion/emilyh…

In two separate cases over the past month, lawyers have used a California city's Border Patrol social media posts as evidence of agents' intent to act unlawfully. Sara Libby's column: trib.al/W3CFhlX

Trump just handed Gavin Newsom a do-over on his stance on trans athletes "Newsom has a chance to clarify whether he is indeed on Team Ban." Latest Sara Libby sfchronicle.com/opinion/articl…

My latest column: Mayor Daniel Lurie 丹尼爾·羅偉 is blowing up on Instagram, where he’s an SF hype man, food reviewer & daily vlogger. I spent 12 hrs following Lurie & his team to watch their process & figure out how his IG could impact SF’s future. Here’s what I saw⤵️sfchronicle.com/opinion/emilyh…

EDITORIAL: Budget trutherism is on the rise in CA. Politicans & interest groups have a bridge to sell you: Our budget woes aren’t real. Daring to disagree can get leaders ousted, as in Oakland Unified & City College of SF. The consequences will be stark. sfchronicle.com/opinion/editor…

That San Diego neighborhood that stood up to ICE officers last week is also fighting new housing that could make things affordable for people like the restaurant worker they stormed the streets to defend. sfchronicle.com/opinion/articl…

My latest column: Some Menlo Park residents are losing their minds over a proposal to turn 3 parking lots into affordable housing. They’re suing & writing a ballot measure seeking voter approval to repurpose the lots. We desperately need new housing rules. sfchronicle.com/opinion/emilyh…

My latest column: Young people are leaving SF. But could an obscure change to the city’s planning code help bring them back by making it easier to create co-living spaces, lowering rents & establishing community? Bilal Mahmood 馬百樂 has legislation to find out. sfchronicle.com/opinion/emilyh…

@YIMBYs won the #CEQA #infill #housing battle this week. But comprehensive reform of CEQA remains elusive. sfchronicle.com/opinion/openfo…

My latest column: In the zero-sum world of CA politics, even a few dozen jobs cleaning feces in a prison psychiatric unit is cause for war. Nonprofit workers w/ disabilities lost their jobs to union members & inmates earning <$1/day. Is that really a win? sfchronicle.com/opinion/emilyh…

EDITORIAL: SF treats the Tenderloin like a containment zone. A bill aimed at spreading shelter more equitably has noble intentions, but could create as many problems as it solves. Policymakers should take their time to make sure they get this effort right. sfchronicle.com/opinion/editor…

In one of the wildest stories I’ve reported, a home remodel & ADU addition sparked a years-long battle that’s divided Sausalito, w/ neighbors calling police & seeking restraining orders on each other. We may have new housing laws, but our culture is broken.sfchronicle.com/opinion/emilyh…

Scoop: #SanFrancisco's fight over building housing on the site of the "Monster in the Mission" is back, as a neighborhood grapples with deteriorating street conditions that have some worried about housing the formerly homeless in the area. San Francisco Chronicle shorturl.at/aYXIH

My latest column: Kamala Harris is out of the CA governor’s race? That’s a relief—we can’t afford to treat our governorship as a mere launching pad for higher office (cough cough Newsom). But she isn’t the only candidate who should do CA a favor & drop out.sfchronicle.com/opinion/emilyh…

I write about change in SF’s Sunset District, where families have long sought relatively affordable single-family homes & a quieter lifestyle. These days, things are neither affordable nor particularly sleepy ⁦SFChronicle Opinion⁩ ⁦⁦San Francisco Chronicle⁩ sfchronicle.com/opinion/articl…

My latest column: For nearly a decade, SF’s working-class Excelsior neighborhood has been pushing the city to establish permit parking. Cars are regularly double-parked & on the sidewalk. But after years of bureaucratic hoops, they’re back at square 1. sfchronicle.com/opinion/emilyh…

My latest column: If 20-somethings in SF aren’t drinking at bars & clubs, what are they doing? Turns out a lot of us are hanging @ the library. Don’t look now, but it’s cool— & free. Want a Trader Joe’s-esque mini tote bag? Just read 20 hrs this summer.😎📚sfchronicle.com/opinion/emilyh…

EDITORIAL: Gerrymandering is noxious, & CA Democrats have quickly shown why they can’t be trusted in crafting congressional maps. But, with the Texas GOP gerrymandering theirs, voters here should decide if they want to get their hands dirty fighting Trump. sfchronicle.com/opinion/editor…