John Wildermuth

A native of San Francisco, I write about state and local politics for The Chronicle, as well as about the way the city is changing, for better or worse.

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@lizziejohnsonnn That’s terrible, Lizzie. Hang in there. Talent will out and yours will let you move on and up

[Joe Garofoli @joegarofoli]

Look who showed up at ⁦⁦@welcometomannys⁩ to see ⁦@cmarinucci⁩ and ⁦@DougSovern⁩ and me talk about CA #recall: The Big Man ⁦@jfwildermuth⁩. Afterwards, he told me “You only messed up one thing.”

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@joegarofoli @welcometomannys @cmarinucci @DougSovern That’s good. I typically screw up way more than that. Great talk at Manny’s in SF, a place for thoughtful discussion

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Today, Jan. 4, is my last day as a political reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle. After 35 years at the Chron and 46 years working for California daily newspapers, I've taken a buyout. To quote the Grateful Dead, "what a long, strange trip it's been." But always, always fun.

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@lomikriel @emilytgreen @mollymotoole @PulitzerPrizes Congrats, Emily. Delighted to see your well-earned award

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Release from Julian Castro talks about his 'surge' in a new national poll. Now in 'statistical tie' for 4th at 4%. But if he's 'statistically' tied with Bloomberg and Bettigieg at 5%, then he's also even with Klobuchar, Yang and Steyer at 3% and Booker, Delaney, Patrick at 2%.

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Mayor Pete Buttigieg's South Bend is the 4th largest city in Indiana, as Cory Booker took pains to point out in last night's Dem debate. Well, South Bend (pop. 102,245) would be number 16 in the Bay Area, behind San Mateo (105,025) and just ahead of Vacaville (100,154)

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Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper brings his presidential campaign to San Francisco
https://t.co/RMAqdfGnoE

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Want to vote on who gets to be vice president? SF entrepreneur forms political non-profit to end the president ticket and have a separate vote for Veep. https://t.co/FpSdCLJV1a

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New report by Cal Center for Jobs and the economy shows that Colusa County now has state's highest unemployment rate at 19.6 percent. That's what happens when you let unemployed politicians move in from Sacramento.

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Totally amazing weather graphic

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Storm surge will be a huge factor for Hurricane #Florence Check out what it might look like with @TWCErikaNavarro:

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Mark Zuckerberg looks disturbing like Lt. Data on Star Trek: The Next Generation. Only way richer. #Zuckerberg #sfchronicle

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Some people really, really like Muni https://t.co/LrL5AhIohD #TOTALMUNI2018

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An absolute must read by the Chron's Kevin Fagan on the first hours of the deadly NorCal wildfires https://t.co/e6LJX7GhDl

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Check out the video interview w/ Rep. Ro Khanna https://t.co/fu40Lzscp6

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Join Joe Garofoli and me for a Facebook Live spot at 2 p.m, when we'll talk about Comey's day on Capitol Hill.https://t.co/zUYJbq7V8K

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To heck with the butter cow. James t. Kirk, Iowa native, rules the Iowa state fair. #IowaStateFair

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I'll be on Fox News with Greta Van Susteren at 4:07 pacific time today to talk about the presidential primary in California.

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#SF City Hall tonight after #Warriors epic Game 7 win

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#Tom Del Beccaro gets the Tea Party Express nod for CA US Senate race. Might help finally him pull uncommitted GOP voters behind him.