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, 2019•24 min
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, 2019•24 min
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, 2019•24 min
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, 2019•29 min
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, 2019•31 min
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, 2019•23 min
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, 2019•18 min
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, 2019•21 min
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, 2019•22 min
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, 2019•25 min
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, 2019•25 min
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, 2019•21 min
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, 2019•18 min
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, 2019•14 min
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, 2019•16 min
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, 2019•22 min
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, 2019•16 min
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, 2019•20 min
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, 2019•27 min
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, 2019•31 min
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, 2019•19 min
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, 2019•2 min