Shira Stein

3 weeks ago | sfchronicle.com | Shira Stein

President Donald Trump signs an executive order barring transgender female athletes from competing in women's or girls' sporting events, in the East Room of the White House on Feb. 5, 2025. Alex Brandon/Associated PressWASHINGTON — Maine’s bitter dispute with the Trump administration over transgender girls' participation in girls’ sports teams could be a harbinger of California’s future.

3 weeks ago | sfchronicle.com | Shira Stein

San Francisco Chronicle reporter Shira Stein interviews California Sen. Alex Padilla in October 2023. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene posted a video criticizing Stein for wearing a mask. Diana Marin/Office of Sen. Alex PadillaWASHINGTON — Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is well known for confronting journalists and fellow lawmakers. She insulted a lawmaker’s eyelashes, asked a reporter “Why don’t you go back to your country?” and shouted at and chased after Rep.

1 month ago | sfchronicle.com | Shira Stein

WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans say the benefits of local education control, their end goal with shuttering the U.S. Department of Education, outweighs the risk of states like California using federal money to fund programs with which they disagree.

1 month ago | sfchronicle.com | Roland Li |Ko Lyn Cheang |Shira Stein

President Donald Trump abruptly paused the high reciprocal tariffs that took effect Wednesday — with the exception of China, whose rate was increased to 125% — sending Bay Area tech giant stocks surging. “It’s obviously good news,” said Ted Egan, San Francisco’s chief economist, on the pause. But the impact of China tariffs on the city is hard to immediately measure, and other economists warned that costs could still rise on some consumer goods.

1 month ago | sfchronicle.com | Shira Stein

The April 2 message, the first statement by Gleason made public since her role in DOGE was announced, was sent in a nearly 300-person group chat of health care innovators. She made the comment after members of the group fought over Gleason’s role in the mass April 1 layoffs at the Health and Human Services Department. “Nothing about my role has been hidden. It was publicly announced shortly after I became acting administrator,” Gleason said.