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Ezra Klein Interviews Scott Wiener

If California has long been a bellwether for national liberal politics, Senator Scott Wiener has been something of a bellwether for California politics.

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Editorial: Elect Scott Wiener to Congress

Gay state Senator Scott Wiener is the best choice for voters in San Francisco’s 11th Congressional District, which includes most of the city.

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Scott Wiener’s congressional campaign strategy: 5 house parties a week

Scott Wiener is out to win San Francisco’s voters over, one living room at a time

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Guest Opinion: Why we’re supporting Wiener for Congress

San Francisco’s LGBTQ community has always been in a fight for its life.

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The Supreme Court ruled against conversion therapy bans. This Dem has a plan to work around that.

State Sen. Scott Wiener introduced a bill that one expert says could even be more effective than the state’s current conversion therapy ban.

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Scott Wiener's Balancing Act in the Race for Congress

The gay congressional candidate walks a line between progressive ideals and political reality while facing attacks from the left and right.

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Sen. Scott Wiener wants to give cities $10K for each new home they build

The uber-YIMBY congressional candidate has pitched a federal “pro-housing incentive fund.” An SF official says it’s not enough.

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Scott Wiener seeks to counter Supreme Court's conversion therapy ruling

The U.S. Supreme Court rules 8-1 against conversion therapy bans, but a California legislator hopes tougher..

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Scott Wiener passed laws that made it easier to build in California. Can he do the same in Congress?

In the shaded courtyard of a San Francisco affordable housing complex in early March, California’s most prolific Yes In My Backyard legislator rolled out his congressional campaign’s new housing platform.

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A policy wonk who wants Nancy Pelosi's House seat is unafraid of a fight

The California state lawmaker favored to succeed Nancy Pelosi in the U.S. House has already been thrust into the national spotlight as the force behind headline-grabbing policies like a ban on masks for federal agents and protections for transgender youth.

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Wiener pitches $23B 'science bond' to backfill Trump's research cuts

The ballot measure would fund research grants and facilities as federal grant freezes threaten Bay Area labs and universities.

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The San Francisco Housing Wonk Trying to Become the Next Pelosi

Scott Wiener, California Yimby crusader, says his affordable-housing mission is ready for national stage

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Scott Wiener defeated California’s NIMBYs. Can he fix America’s housing crisis?

By running for Nancy Pelosi's House seat, he's putting the abundance theory to the test.

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Third Time’s a Charm: Governor Newsom Signs Senator Wiener’s Landmark SB 79 Legislation Into Law

On October 10, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 79, authored by Senator Scott Wiener, marking a landmark moment in California’s housing reform landscape.

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California Caps Monthly Insulin Costs in Law Signed by Newsom

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Monday that caps the out-of-pocket costs for insulin at $35 a month per person under many insurance plans.

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The Abundance Debate Hits California

California needs more housing, but a new bill—SB79—has sparked a fierce fight. Supporters say it's key to cutting rents and boosting transit. Opponents warn it undermines local control and risks displacement. Senator Scott Weiner and LA City Councilmember Imelda Padilla join Lovett to debate what's really at stake.

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Scott Wiener's Latest Bill Would Ban ICE Agents From Wearing Face Coverings in California

State Senators Scott Wiener and Jesse Arreguin just introduced a new bill that would ban law enforcement agents from being masked on the job, a move seemingly targeted at federal ICE agents who’ve been wearing gaiters while performing recent raids.

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California Lawmakers' Plan Would Help Bay Area Transit Avoid Fiscal Disaster — for Now

State Sens. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, and Jesse Arreguín, D-Berkeley, announced Monday that the budget blueprint drawn up by Assembly and Senate budget negotiators would reverse a $1.1 billion cut in transit funding that Gov. Newsom proposed last month.

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California bill could make health insurers pay $1 million for denying care

Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) has introduced Senate Bill 363, the Health Insurance Accountability Act, which intends to provide “critical transparency and accountability for health insurance companies for baseless denials of coverage for medically necessary care,” Wiener’s office said in a news release.

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Wiener to reintroduce state bill to address fencing operations on Mission Street

San Francisco Sen. Scott Wiener and Mayor Daniel Lurie will announce today the reintroduction of a state bill that allows local police to enforce fencing operations of suspected stolen goods on Mission Street and the rest of the city.

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San Francisco leaders rally to support transgender youth against Trump administration

Hundreds of people rallied in San Francisco on Friday in support of transgender youth and their families against the sweeping anti-trans rhetoric set by the Trump administration

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TIME100 AI 2024: Scott Wiener

Find out why Scott Wiener made TIME’s list of the most influential people in artificial intelligence

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Are YIMBYs on the Verge of Winning San Francisco’s Housing War?

During his seven years in the Legislature, no elected official in California has proposed more ambitious policies to streamline housing construction than Wiener.

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Gov. Newsom says he’ll sign Sen. Scott Wiener’s greenhouse gas emissions disclosure bill

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday announced that he will sign the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act, Sen. Scott Wiener’s greenhouse gas emissions disclosure requirement bill.

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Loved or hated, lawmaker Scott Wiener is a lightning rod who could make history

Long before Scott Wiener became California’s leading housing iconoclast or a regular target for scathing Fox News diatribes, he was an introverted New Jersey teen with enviable choices for college.

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‘I would do it all over again’: How S.F.’s Scott Wiener became the politician the far right loves to hate

Of the thousands of threatening and hate-filled messages that state Sen. Scott Wiener has received over the last three years, one stands out as the most visceral.

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Three ambitious climate bills to watch in California

Under a measure introduced by state Sen. Scott Wiener, companies that bring in at least $1 billion in revenue and do business in California would have to annually report their greenhouse gas emissions to the public.

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Meet the California State Senator Who Wants to Decriminalize Psychedelics

Can Scott Wiener convince the state that his bill will reduce the “sheer misery” drug use is causing now?

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What I Learned When QAnon Came for Me

I’m a gay, Jewish Democrat — the perfect target for an internet cult obsessed with pinning pedophilia on gays, Jews and Democrats.

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TIME100 Climate 2023: Scott Wiener

Find out why Scott Wiener made the 2023 TIME100 Climate list

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