Matthew Fleischer

San Francisco

Editorial Page Editor at San Francisco Chronicle

Editorial page editor @sfchronicle. Past: @latimes

Articles

Why there’s not much of a difference between left and right in S.F. mayoral race

Jun 15, 2024 | sfchronicle.com | Matthew Fleischer

There are some things you can’t possibly understand about a place until you live there. I moved to California in 2002, seduced away from the East Coast by the same stories of sunshine, good vibes, and beautiful people that sucked in generations of transplants before me — without a clue about what life would actually be like.
How the Chronicle’s endorsement process works for the 2024 elections

Jan 7, 2024 | sfchronicle.com | Matthew Fleischer

Like it or not, election season is once again upon us. For members of the Chronicle’s editorial board, that means it’s time to dive into the endorsement process, which culminates in us making recommendations as to who we think are the best candidates — as well as whether we think voters should say yes or no to various state and local ballot measures. Why do we feel it’s important to offer up this guidance to voters?
How California lost the plot on criminal justice reform

Dec 30, 2023 | sfchronicle.com | Matthew Fleischer

Nearly two decades ago, a psychiatric expert making the rounds in a California prison witnessed something that would change the fate of the state’s criminal justice system forever. A male inmate, unresponsive and in a catatonic state, was being held in a telephone booth-sized cell with no toilet. Guards had locked the man in there for the better part of 24 hours, and he was standing in a pool of his own urine when the expert spotted him.
Jack Ohman joins the Chronicle as a contributing Opinion columnist

Sep 26, 2023 | sfchronicle.com | Matthew Fleischer

Facebook Twitter Email From Editorial Page Editor Matthew Fleischer: The San Francisco Chronicle is delighted to announce that Jack Ohman will become a contributing columnist for the paper’s Opinion section. Ohman’s work first appeared in the Chronicle in 1980 and his syndicated cartoons have been a mainstay on the Opinion pages for the past five years.
Watch S.F. traffic officers try to get this stuck autonomous Cruise car to move

Aug 3, 2023 | sfchronicle.com | Matthew Fleischer

Aug. 3, 2023Updated: Aug. 3, 2023 11:24 a.m. Power went down alongside stretches near San Francisco’s Panhandle on Thursday morning — and with it, traffic lights on busy commuter sections of Oak Street went dark. Traffic piled up at multiple intersections as San Francisco police officers tried to manually guide the vehicle flow. Most drivers made do with the inconvenience, listened to police and went about their days. One scofflaw driver, however, did not.