Fifth & Mission

Tight housing and more students spell tension between the elite universities and the cities they live in. The city of Berkeley is suing UC, as Santa Clara County wrestles with an expanding Stanford. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As wildfire season began, California lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom approved a plan to shield utilities from wildfire liabilities. How does the fund work and how did Newsom navigate his first big crisis? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Miscarriages are very common — and emotionally searing. Some Bay Area companies are offering paid leave to employees, both men and women, who have experienced losses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A ballot measure headed for the 2020 ballot could bring $11 billion more in tax revenues by changing the way that commercial property is taxed. But county assessors said it would be a logistical nightmare to implement. The Chronicle's senior political writer Joe Garofoli explains how some politicians are ready to grab California's infamous third rail of politics -- Prop 13. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to ‘Ban Francisco’! Business editor Owen Thomas and writers Carolyn Said and Elena Shao discuss the city’s latest attempt to crack down on something. In this case it’s plastic waste from all the straws, utensils, condiment packages and other accessories that come with food orders. The new rule took effect July 1 and we found that restaurants and diners are still getting used to it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Senior political writer Joe Garofoli explains the politics behind the citizenship question on the census, the federal immigration raids, the new asylum laws and President Trump’s racist tweets about four House members who are women of color. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The tech giant's big Bay Area housing commitment is one of the largest of its kind and a sign that even the wealthiest companies are burdened by high rents. But many details are unclear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While young people have long shared housing in cities, an increasing number of real estate developers are betting that co-living can work on a much larger scale. In this episode we talk about the trend, focusing on San Francisco’s starcity, which is building a 270 bedroom coliving project in San Francisco and 800-room complex in San Jose. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A defense attorney in SF’s infamous “Rideshare Rapist” case says an illegal DNA search led police to the suspect. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Mayor London Breed poised to cruise into a full term in office, Chronicle Editor In Chief Audrey Cooper and City Hall reporter Dominic Fracassa take stock of her past year in Room 200, and look ahead for what's in store for Breed over the next four years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new law will formalize a California Supreme Court ruling in a case called Dynamex that will make many workers employees instead of contractors. Reporter Carolyn Said explains why this matters to everyone from nail salon operators to investors in Uber and Lyft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Chronicle’s new restaurant critic sat down with Audrey Cooper to talk about taking over longtime critic Michael Bauer’s signature list, what “top” means to her, and what’s different about the list this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From May: Aisha McCain spent years in prison after getting busted in a massive San Francisco gang crackdown, then she felt a lump in her breast and everything changed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fentanyl overdoses killed 57 people in San Francisco last year – more than heroin or prescription pain pills. The synthetic opioid that’s 100 times stronger than morphine is now fully embedded in the SF street drug scene, public health experts say. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A local citizens group wants to legalize commercial cannabis cultivation in Napa County. But opponents claim that pot could threaten the success of America’s most famous wine growing region. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nine months after discovery of a cracked steel girder forced the closure of the Transbay Transit Center, the $2.2 billion transit hub, retail center and rooftop park  has been repaired, inspected and is ready to reopen but without buses for now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In early June, Oakland became the second city in the U.S. to decriminalize natural psychedelics like magic mushrooms. That initiative was sparked by growing interest – especially in the Bay Area – in using psychedelics for mental health. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Chronicle’s new restaurant critic sits down with Audrey Cooper to talk about taking over longtime critic Michael Bauer’s signature list, what “top” means to her, and what’s different about the list this year.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Food Reporter Justin Phillips and Metro Editor Demian Bulwa discuss the scarcity of black food writers and how Kwame Onwuachi has changed the country’s celebrity chef landscape. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Firefighters, policymakers and emergency responders are trying to make the state safe from fire, but they have a long way to go. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices