Stuart Leavenworth

Rice country fears it could get rolled in a Delta deal

By Stuart Leavenworth, Editorial page editor - Updated: Sunday, May 20 2012 - 1:46 pm

California is at war over water, and rice farmers – because they plant and flood more than a half million acres of fields each year – are the state's most conspicuous users of this finite resource. That means they have a big fat target on their backs for anyone who wants to get their hands on more water.

Stuart Leavenworth: FAQ on how and why we offer election recommendations

By Stuart Leavenworth, Editorial page editor - Updated: Friday, April 27 2012 - 11:05 pm

Below are some frequently asked questions about our endorsements for candidates and ballot initiatives, and some answers:

Stuart Leavenworth: Lone wolf driven by wanderlust – and just plain lust

By Stuart Leavenworth, Editorial page editor - Updated: Sunday, April 8 2012 - 11:20 am

Valentine's Day apparently came and went for poor lovesick OR7. This lonesome lobo, the first of his kind to visit the state in 90 years, ventured into California from Oregon in December.

Stuart Leavenworth: Chronicle gets huffy if others opine on Hetch Hetchy

By Stuart Leavenworth, Editorial page editor - Updated: Sunday, March 11 2012 - 11:29 am

Back in the frontier days when newspaper editors packed pistols and kept whiskey bottles in their desks, it wasn't unusual for them to settle their disputes in barroom brawls.