Emily Hoeven
@emily_hoeven
@sfchronicle columnist & editorial writer covering CA, SF policy & politics / [email protected]🌞/ “a prolific Twitter user”-@wsj / je parle français
My latest column: Dems abruptly reversing themselves on a bill to purchase minors for sex is the latest example of them dying on political hills they can't defend. Does anyone know what political strategy this is? Bc it sure doesn’t make any sense to me. 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…
Dozens of state prison workers who have disabilities or are service-disabled veterans just lost their jobs. Why? California’s zero-sum politics. sfchronicle.com/opinion/emilyh…
"Even if Newsom wanted to redraw congressional maps to favor Dems, which state law makes difficult, the math might only work out until the next Census. ... On average, btwn 2020-2023, GOP-leaning congressional districts in CA grew, while Dem ones shrank."sfchronicle.com/politics/artic…
Man accused of killing parole agent in Oakland had dodged potential life sentence in recent plea deal sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl…
California’s unemployment rate rises to highest in the country as layoffs mount sfchronicle.com/california/art…
Citing security threats, California lawmakers want to shield their addresses and phone numbers from the public -- and even from journalists. calmatters.org/politics/2025/…
"Gov. Gavin Newsom has been fighting for more than a year with Republicans & members of his own party about whether his fuel standards will raise gas prices for Californians. Turns out, they already have. But no one noticed." politico.com/news/magazine/…
Newsom threatens Texas over power grab. He’s blowing smoke latimes.com/politics/story…
🤣🤣🤣 "This month, Trump said he’d seen renderings of the potential new facility, complete with sharks patrolling the waters around the prison."sfchronicle.com/politics/artic…
If we’re serious about fixing housing in SF, we have to bring our housing code forward from 1978 to 2025. The Shared Housing Reform Act is just the first step to get there. Thank you to my early cosponsors @DannySauter and @scsherrill for their support. More in today's…
Due to laws written in the 1970s, it's illegal for more than 5 people if they're not related by blood to live together in San Francisco. Yes, you read that right. To fix this, I am introducing the Shared Housing Reform Act this week.