Thanks to the delta variant, the Bay Area is now an emerging coronavirus hotspot and now, restaurant and bar owners are taking matters into their own hands to protect the health of their workers and businesses. Chronicle food and wine editor Tanay Warerkar joins host Cecilia Lei to talk about how the vaccination requirement movement is gaining momentum in the Bay Area, and Ben Bleiman, the president of the San Francisco Bar Owner Alliance, explains why implementing the vaccination requirement wa...
Jul 29, 2021•21 min
The effort to oust California's governor started as a fringe right-wing movement, but things have gotten serious. While Californians oppose the recall generally, likely voters are closely split with the election mere weeks away. Reporter Alexei Koseff talks to host Cecilia Lei about how the governor has to motivate what's so far been an unenthusiastic Democratic base. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 28, 2021•19 min
As two major fires burn in the Sierra, reporter J.D. Morris joins Cecilia Lei to talk about what Northern California should brace itself for, what we've learned from previous disasters and how major stakeholders like PG&E are shifting their strategies. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 27, 2021•18 min
Thanks to the delta variant, Bay Area coronavirus cases are rising yet again, just six weeks after California's big reopening. But this is a different kind of surge with very different lessons, says Chronicle health reporter Erin Allday. She tells host Demian Bulwa why the latest case rates may be a flawed measurement, and talks about what we need to know about breakthrough infections and booster shots. Also: Do mask-wearing and social distancing need reconsideration in a post-vaccine world? | U...
Jul 26, 2021•20 min
Joshua Barbeau was 26 when his fiancee, Jessica Pereira, died from a rare liver disease. Eight years later, still grieving, he turned to Project December, a website that allowed him to text with an artificial intelligence simulation of Jessica. The Chronicle's Jason Fagone talks to host Cecilia Lei about his story about love and A.I., and Joshua Barbeau discusses how a chatbot helped him cope with loss. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg...
Jul 23, 2021•26 min
These Olympics, which officially begin Friday U.S. time, are sorely lacking in the usual camaraderie and brotherhood. Fans are absent. COVID protocols already aren't working as planned. Athletes are nervous about being put into quarantine and missing training or events. And what if the star of stars, Simone Biles, is compromised? Ann Killion reports from a nervous, unhappy Tokyo. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 22, 2021•19 min
Hundreds of people live in Wood Street, an unhoused community under Interstate 880. It's one of the city's largest encampments with its own health clinic, communal kitchen and other amenities. But it's been placed in the crosshairs for eviction by the city of Oakland and CalTrans. Caron Creighton reports on a tight-knit community that's fighting to survive. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 21, 2021•16 min
It's not exactly the bottom of the ninth, but it's a big day for the A’s proposed ballpark along the Oakland waterfront. The City Council will weigh in on dueling visions for a $12 billion development at Howard Terminal, and club officials say they'll be forced to move the team if they don't get their way. Chronicle reporter Sarah Ravani and sports columnist Scott Ostler join Demian Bulwa to talk about the issues at play, including the bill for taxpayers, affordable housing, and whether Oakland ...
Jul 20, 2021•19 min
With violence in the city surging, some Black community leaders are feeling the pressure to plead for peace alongside Oakland police, despite not trusting them. Chronicle columnist Justin Phillips joins host Cecilia Lei to talk about a unique moment, and why he says police alone can't quell violence in Oakland. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 19, 2021•20 min
Thanks to Proposition C, San Francisco now has a huge amount to spend on homelessness, and the pressure is on for that money to make a difference. Chronicle reporter Trisha Thadani chats with host Cecilia Lei about how it will be spent. Then, Shireen McSpadden, the new director of the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing, explains how Prop C funds are a game changer for her department. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon...
Jul 16, 2021•22 min
Outdoor restaurant spaces that sprouted up during the COVID-19 pandemic are here to stay. That's good for the restaurants and their customers, but advocates for the disabled, the elderly and the homeless, and those who believe San Francisco is fighting an unproductive war on cars, aren't so thrilled. Reporter Mallory Moench joins Dominic Fracassa to talk about the reaction from businesses and groups affected by the popular fixtures. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more ab...
Jul 15, 2021•13 min
A spike in Bay Area COVID cases. Breakthrough infections on the rise. New mask mandates for schools. Reporter Erin Allday talks to Cecilia Lei about how worried we should be about headlines like this, and how we can stay safe. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 14, 2021•17 min
Viral videos and news coverage have painted San Francisco as a crime-riddled city, but Mayor London Breed and SFPD Chief Bill Scott say the portrayal is inaccurate. Crime reporter Megan Cassidy chats with host Cecilia Lei about what the latest crime stats actually say, and what city leaders are highlighting about policing. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 13, 2021•15 min
Dr. Jorge A. Caballero went viral on Twitter when he announced his resignation from Stanford University. The former clinical instructor says Stanford repeatedly passed him over for career advancement after he spoke up about racial bias in the residency selection process in 2014. His inspiration? Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, who recently declined an offer of tenure at the University of North Carolina — which had been delayed when a conservative donor had objected to her hire. Caballero chats w...
Jul 12, 2021•16 min
As social lives resume, people are negotiating another new normal: being socially awkward. While we stumble all over ourselves getting reacquainted with loved ones and strangers alike, Chronicle arts and culture columnist Tony Bravo says there's only one way to get through: embrace it — and practice what he calls "FOMOR," the fear of missing out ... responsibly. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 09, 2021•21 min
The politics of housing may be slowly changing. But in the Bay Area, the reality isn't. The region’s median price recently hit $1.3 million, while a new report finds that for every one new home permitted in the San Francisco and San Jose metro areas in 2009-19, more than three jobs were created. The Chronicle's housing crisis reporter, Lauren Hepler, discusses the tension between NIMBYs and YIMBYs, the surprising impact of the pandemic on housing, and who is left out when communities become more...
Jul 08, 2021•19 min
In smaller towns across the Bay Area, police use-of-force is less subject to oversight than in places like San Francisco or Oakland. The death of Angelo Quinto after an Antioch police officer restrained him during a mental health episode triggered reforms — but modest ones in comparison to those in major cities. Reporter Rachel Swan talks to Cecilia Lei about why that is. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 07, 2021•20 min
She was praised for her early pandemic leadership, but can she work efficiently now that old dynamics between herself and the Board of Supervisors have resumed? Host Cecilia Lei chats with reporter Trisha Thadani about the challenges facing the mayor, and then Kultivate Labs executive director Desi Danganan shares his perspective on how city bureaucracy affects business owners and community leaders. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho...
Jul 06, 2021•20 min
Will future generations only know meatless burgers and other food alternatives? It sounds dystopian, but that is a legitimate possibility if Silicon Valley gets its way. On this episode of The Chronicle's Extra Spicy podcast, hosts Soleil Ho and Justin Phillips talk with journalist Larissa Zimberoff about her latest book, “Technically Food: Inside Silicon Valley’s Mission to Change What We Eat” and whether demand for “alternative” foods will overcome California’s farm-to-table culture. | Unlimit...
Jul 05, 2021•37 min
A week after a 12-story building collapsed in Florida, host Cecilia Lei talks to Emily Guglielmo, president of the Structural Engineers Association of Northern California. Beyond earthquakes, how much should we worry about building safety in the Bay Area? | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 02, 2021•18 min
The Chronicle once got taunting letters and cryptograms from the Zodiac Killer. More than 50 years later, it still gets a stream of tips, many identifying a suspect they think ought to be arrested. Those messages mostly go to Kevin Fagan, the veteran reporter who knows more about the case than almost anyone. He joins Demian Bulwa to talk about how he sifts through the info from online sleuths, and he weighs in on the recent news that some of the Zodiac's ciphers have been decoded. | Unlimited Ch...
Jul 01, 2021•21 min
Two weeks after the state's reopening, Los Angeles County now urges masks indoors for everyone as the delta variant spreads. Host Cecilia Lei checks in with reporter Aidin Vaziri, who warns Bay Area residents to stay vigilant during this stage of the pandemic. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 30, 2021•16 min
In the 1970's, Allan Baird entered Harvey Milk's camera shop in San Francisco and asked for the support of the LGBTQ community in boycotting Coors Beer. It began a decades long coalition between gay and labor movements. Decades later, local activists sought to honor Baird's little known role in queer history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 29, 2021•16 min
Chronicle reporter Roland Li traveled to Austin, Texas, to take a closer look at why many Californians are moving to the fast-growing tech hub. As he tells host Demian Bulwa, he found people looking for a lower cost of living and less traffic and headaches, in a place with abundant jobs and vibrant nightlife. But he also found that Austin is starting to confront California-like problems, including housing bidding wars, gentrification and displacement. As Austin booms, does it threaten California...
Jun 28, 2021•15 min
For years, a white professor on the proudly diverse campus of Cal State East Bay in Hayward taught misinformation — that Black and Latino students were inherently less smart. Race, he said, predicted intelligence. But even after students and faculty complained, little was done to address the harm caused by Prof. Gregory Christainsen. Chronicle reporter Jason Fagone discusses his examination of what happened at the school, when efforts to confront legacies of racism collided with complex notions ...
Jun 25, 2021•27 min
Though the economy is finally recovering, many California tenants are anxiously waiting to see whether the state’s eviction moratorium will be extended beyond June 30. Chronicle reporter Alexei Koseff joins host Cecilia Lei to discuss what’s at stake and how negotiations between state lawmakers are going. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 24, 2021•20 min
Thirty-nine years ago, Vincent Chin was beaten to death by two white men. His murder prompted Black political activist Rev. Jesse Jackson to visit San Francisco Chinatown in 1984 to help speak out against anti-Asian violence. Longtime Chinatown activist Rev. Norman Fong joins host Cecilia Lei to reflect on the challenges of Asian and Black community solidarity as anti-Asian violence persists in the Bay Area. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 23, 2021•21 min
Chronicle health reporter Erin Allday reveals new numbers on the rise of the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus in California. One Bay Area county saw infections triple in the past month. Allday explains why health experts are worried about the strain, which has caused chaos among unvaccinated populations and could set back our immense progress in emerging from the pandemic. Also, Allday discusses the plight of families who have children under age 12 — kids who can’t yet be vacci...
Jun 22, 2021•16 min
San Francisco's biggest environmental justice battle is back, colliding with the city's need to address housing shortages. Chronicle reporter Lauren Hepler joins host Cecilia Lei to discuss why community members want to stop the construction of 12,000 new homes on the Hunters Point shipyard. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 21, 2021•16 min
The San Francisco Chronicle presents an exclusive series of conversations with Black Bay Area leaders, including Betty Reid Soskin, Harry Edwards, Rev. Amos Brown and Barbara Rodgers. After last year's racial reckoning in America, they share stories of the past and offer visions for future generations. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod See the project online, with full interviews and videos: sfchronicle.com/voice Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 18, 2021•22 min
