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Fifth & Mission

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The flagship news podcast of the San Francisco Chronicle. Producer/host Cecilia Lei and co-host Laura Wenus discuss the biggest stories of the day with Chronicle journalists and newsmakers from around the Bay Area. | Get full digital access to the Chronicle: sfchronicle.com/pod
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Episodes

The Camp Fire: 6 Months Later

Kurtis Alexander talks about how far the Northern California town of Paradise has to go in order to rebuild — and whether it should. Lizzie Johnson discusses the difficult and monumental job the coroner had: identifying bodies after the fire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 07, 201924 min

SB 50: The Battle Over California's Housing Crisis

From the archives: SB 50, a new housing bill, has drawn national attention to a growing crisis in California. And it’s reinvigorated a years-long fight over about who gets to shape neighborhoods. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 06, 201924 min

From Homeless to a $4 Million Home

Otis Taylor Jr. talks about Greg Dunston and Marie Mckinzie, a black homeless couple he first wrote about in January. A Piedmont developer took them in, but neighbors in the wealthy, mostly white town soon began calling the police on them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 03, 201924 min

The Future of Winter

With climate change threatening to make our winters shorter and warmer, writer Porter Fox looks to ski areas around California to understand how higher temperatures are already changing how resorts operate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 01, 201929 min

What to Do About the 'Dead Indian'

A controversial and historic mural at a San Francisco high school -- with depictions of slavery and the killing of Native Americans -- has critics calling for its destruction and art preservationists threatening to sue to save it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 30, 201931 min

Upheaval at BART

Transportation reporter Rachel Swan on the latest challenges for the Bay Area's core transit system: Crime, fare evasion, homelessness, the rollout of new cars, and the need to find a new general manager and police chief. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 29, 201923 min

Should IPOs Be Taxed in SF?

As major SF tech companies IPO, a San Francisco supervisor wants the city's coffers to benefit. City Hall reporter Trisha Thadani breaks down the reaction to the proposal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 25, 201918 min

Big Day for the 49ers and Raiders

The 49ers pick second and the Raiders fourth in today's NFL Draft. Beat writers Eric Branch and Matt Kawahara talk about the prospects who might turn these teams around, including Nick Bosa, who recently deleted pro-Trump tweets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 25, 201921 min

The California GOP Is Impotent. Can Anyone Save It?

The Republican Party is virtually invisible in California. Republicans hold no statewide office, are a super minority in the Legislature and have a 20 percentage point registration gap compared to Democrats. We talk with two women who are trying to turn it around. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 24, 201922 min

Measles in California

The United States is in the middle of what could be the worst measles outbreak in more than 20 years. California has had some small outbreaks but has largely been spared, in part because the state tightened its vaccination laws three years ago – after learning the hard way just how vulnerable communities become when parents stop immunizing their children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 22, 201925 min

1906 Earthquake: Secrets from the Archive

The Chronicle archive has photos dating back to the 19th Century. Critic Peter Hartlaub and librarian Bill Van Niekerken share secrets from the archive, including their favorite 1906 earthquake finds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 18, 201925 min

Lifting the Curtain on Police Secrecy

For decades, records of police officers' misconduct were hidden from view. But a new law, SB1421, has thrust into public view numerous incidents of dishonesty, sexual misconduct and use of force. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 16, 201921 min

Bonus: Singing Across Gender Lines, Part II

Joshua Kosman interviews Elliot Franks, who gave up a career as a mezzo-soprano for a new life and a new baritone voice after going through gender reassignment surgery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 15, 201918 min

Singing Across Gender Lines

For trans vocalists, the familiar categories that have long defined operatic and choral music don’t always apply. San Francisco Chronicle editor-in-chief Audrey Cooper talks with classical music critic Joshua Kosman about the artistic and physical realities of singing while trans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 15, 201914 min

Buckle Your Seatbelts, Here Comes Uber

Uber is set to thunder onto Wall Street with a stock market debut valuing it at $100 million. Its massive initial public offering will have ramifications for San Francisco, the Bay Area and beyond. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 12, 201916 min

"Freedom Week": A Frenzy of High Capacity Magazine Sales

Over a brief seven-day span, California gun owners were allowed to buy high capacity magazines for the first time in almost 20 years following a judge's ruling. They went on a shopping spree. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 11, 201922 min

BART Cracks Down on Fare Enforcement

Commuters arriving by BART in downtown San Francisco Monday were met by teams of police officers, fare inspectors and managers in neon green vests. It was the beginning of an enforcement blitz meant to discourage fare evaders and reassure riders that lawlessness is not accepted aboard BART. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 09, 201916 min

Vanishing Violence

From the archive: Chronicle reporters Jill Tucker and Joaquin Palomino offer an inside look at the months they spent documenting the steep drop in youth crime. But they found the good news meant empty cells and also eye-popping costs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 08, 201920 min

Giants Fan Bryan Stow Embraces New Life After Attack

Giants fan Bryan Stow, who suffered severe brain damage in a March 2011 assault at Dodger Stadium, is starting to feel ‘whole’ again through sharing his anti-bullying message with kids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 05, 201927 min

Aging Into Homelessness

A groundbreaking study shows that nearly half of all homeless people over the age of 50 became homeless for the first time after their 50th birthday. Our reporter Kevin Fagan talks with head researcher UCSF Dr. Margot Kushel about what it all means, and where the doctor thinks we should go from here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 03, 201931 min

Finding Kyle

Kyle Gamboa’s leap from the Golden Gate Bridge left his family stunned. But in the wake of the 18–year-old’s death, they found a cause to devote themselves to. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 02, 201919 min

Coming Soon: Fifth & Mission

Dive inside the biggest Bay Area stories of the day with Fifth & Mission, a new podcast from the San Francisco Chronicle coming April 2nd. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 21, 20192 min
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