Rachel Swan

Mother of daughters, reporter @SFChronicle. Pedestrian but aspirational. [email protected]

[Joe Garofoli @joegarofoli]

“You can’t go around the world kicking people and then expect that they’re going to spend $1,000 a day to come visit you,” Noll said.
The #WorldCup was supposed to be a Bay Area bonanza. Why does it feel like a flop? https://t.co/lS5B7iIjF2 via @sfchronicle

[Alexei Koseff @akoseff]

Ticket sales are slow and prices are dropping. Fans are reselling at a loss. Hotel rooms and rentals remain vacant along the Peninsula.

The World Cup is turning out to be a flop for the Bay Area, @rachelswan reports: https://t.co/6T1vOwHTtJ

[People on the Bus @Transbay_Riders]

Bay Area voters rejected new taxes Tuesday. Can transit funding survive in November?—Polls that MTC conducted last year show the Connect Bay Area measure—which is still awaiting ballot certification — winning by a healthy margin… https://t.co/u7rV6v4smU @rachelswan @sfchronicle

[Joe Garofoli @joegarofoli]

Billionaires go bust in California: Wealthy candidates and donors had a rough night @akoseff reports https://t.co/LZisJkmS9U via @sfchronicle

[Joe Garofoli @joegarofoli]

Here’s what Saikat Chakrabarti got wrong about S.F. in his bid to replace Nancy Pelosi https://t.co/1GkmF55UXR via @sfchronicle

[Demian Bulwa @demianbulwa]

EXCLUSIVE:

After a triple-fatal Oakland crash in which a vehicle sped onto a sidewalk, bystanders were praised for detaining the 17-yr-old driver.

Now a video has emerged of the teen being violently beaten—and police are investigating.

By @meganrcassidy https://t.co/fX4SxBvuy0

[Demian Bulwa @demianbulwa]

Is a fee-generating private tennis club commandeering public courts in San Francisco?

By @rachelswan https://t.co/rufavFhzV4

[Rachel Swan @rachelswan]

This story took my breath away.

[Demian Bulwa @demianbulwa]

Shawn begged the deputies booking him to search his devices, read his text messages.

“My phones are right there!” he pleaded, shouting passcodes, before he was strip-searched and put in a cell.

“Look at my phones!”

Read "The Wrong Stalker" by @mgafni https://t.co/nUmBPH5HrS

[Demian Bulwa @demianbulwa]

The Bay Area’s newest H Mart is a hit — and a sign of the rise of the Asian mega-store

By @SarRavani https://t.co/3XZrbd96VK

[Demian Bulwa @demianbulwa]

Thank you @SidneyHillman! Read the winning story by @stjbs and @kolyn_cheang here:

https://t.co/vG4Sag1LjA

[Joe Garofoli @joegarofoli]

The power of podcasting https://t.co/SlvcSA3LAR

[People on the Bus @Transbay_Riders]

People are using their laptops on BART. Officials think they know why—BART is logging far fewer police holds, which occur when law enforcement asks the operations control center to pause trains for five minutes or longer, so… https://t.co/q0AKgDco6M @rachelswan @sfchronicle

[Demian Bulwa @demianbulwa]

"This past March, police counted six electronic gadgets stolen from BART passengers, down from 117 in March 2019."

By @rachelswan https://t.co/v55ucTiA83

[People on the Bus @Transbay_Riders]

New poll shows what San Francisco residents really think about Waymo cars—The survey of 1,077 registered voters showed that 42% of respondents consider self-driving cars “a good thing,” dwarfing the 18% who react negatively… https://t.co/wO2Odx2Xlz @rachelswan @sfchronicle

[Demian Bulwa @demianbulwa]

Parking just got easier in San Francisco with new apps and online reservations

By @rachelswan https://t.co/P5Vqmc9RO0

[Rachel Swan @rachelswan]

Say it louder for the people in back.

[Olga Khazan ME, BUT BETTER @olgakhazan]

Stay tuned for my next TED Talk, "No, you can't read the article before it's published."

[Olga Khazan ME, BUT BETTER @olgakhazan]

Stay tuned for my next TED Talk, "No, you can't read the article before it's published."

[Demian Bulwa @demianbulwa]

NEW:

The CEO of one of San Francisco's biggest supportive housing providers is stepping down amid a city probe prompted by a @sfchronicle/@UCBerkeleyIRP investigation

By @susieneilson and Matt Mitchell https://t.co/yUHqgxjrXs

[J.D. Morris @thejdmorris]

proud of my colleagues @susieneilson @meganfanmunce @sara_dinatale for winning the Pulitzer Prize in explanatory reporting today!! so well deserved

[Emily Hoeven @emily_hoeven]

THE SF CHRONICLE WON A PULITZER FOR EXPLANATORY REPORTING FOR OUR SERIES ON UNDERINSURANCE https://t.co/UdIKlvshb1