Here comes the Chronicle quiz
Want to test your knowledge of the week’s events? Take the Chronicle quiz in the Sunday Insight section. Here’s an appetizer question, complete with answer: Who paid for San Francisco’s newest...
View ArticleWhere’s China in the Korean standoff?
Every day North Korea amps up the threat level on going to war. It’s threatening to overpower the South with a “sea of fire” and warns about bombing Washington, D.C. It’s wild stuff, the most...
View ArticleGov. Brown goes to China
Gov. Jerry Brown arrived in China Tuesday evening, hat in hand. The Asia Society has reported that China’s direct investment is expected to grow to between $1 trillion and $2 trillion. The governor is...
View ArticleTwo huge housing deals fall apart
What happens next for the two biggest housing deals in San Francisco’s future? Two firms from China have bailed on a $1.7 billion investment needed to build 20,000 residential units in Hunters Point...
View ArticleThe Chronicle quiz
What a week. But did you follow all the news? Here’s a sample question from the Chronicle Quiz. Observers think there may be a resurgence of the English Disease. What is it? A–Old school name for...
View ArticleCan we be bipartisan on climate change?
The letter of the week goes to Stuart Collins who wrote “Climate action good for the economy” (Nov. 10). The letter reads: Given the louder and starker warnings scientists give us on global warming...
View ArticleChron quiz: Want to work in outer space?
NASA is looking for a few good astronauts. What’s an ideal resume?Tough guy: military background, preferably Navy SEALBrainiac normal: average height and a science degreee Quirky is good: multiple...
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