

Fifth & Mission
San Francisco Chronicle
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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May 4, 2020 • 28min
New Shelter-in-Place Rules: What’s Allowed?
It's complicated. Reporter Dominic Fracassa explains where you can go, what you can do — and, critically, how health officials will know if we are successfully staving off a coronavirus resurgence. | Get full Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 1, 2020 • 21min
Making Homeless Tent Camps Safe
San Francisco Supervisor Rafael Mandelman has proposed building safe sleeping sites for unhoused people on city parking lots and in schools and parks to keep people safer during the coronavirus pandemic. | Get unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 30, 2020 • 23min
How Coronavirus Is Affecting the Tenderloin's Drug Trade
Del Seymour, a former drug dealer now known as the Mayor of the Tenderloin, talks to Heather Knight about how the neighborhood is coping during shelter-in-place. | Full COVID-19 coverage: sfchronicle.com/coronavirus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 30, 2020 • 26min
Will JFK Drive Stay Closed?
San Francisco has finally closed some streets to cars, including roads in Golden Gate Park and McLaren Park. Marta Lindsey of the pedestrian advocacy group Walk SF talks about why she's hopeful the policy will continue after shelter-in-place rules are lifted. | Get full Chronicle access sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 29, 2020 • 19min
A Terrifying Day in the Life of an E.R. Nurse
San Francisco General Hospital emergency room nurse Christa Duran prepares for her shifts like a soldier preparing for battle. Reporter Trisha Thadani talks about how Duran and her colleagues confront their own fears as they work. | Full coronavirus coverage: sfchronicle.com/coronavirus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 29, 2020 • 21min
Can Your Marriage Survive Shelter in Place?
We've been stuck inside for almost two months. How's your relationship faring? Columnist Tony Bravo surveyed a variety of Bay Area couples, and he has some ideas about how to make marriage work during the coronavirus shutdown. Get unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 28, 2020 • 18min
What Victim No. 1 Taught Us
The first known U.S. resident to die of coronavirus died from a ruptured heart, according to autopsy reports obtained by The Chronicle. As frightening as it sounds, that information could be useful in learning more about how the virus attacks otherwise healthy people — and what can be done to treat it. | Get full Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/coronavirus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 27, 2020 • 20min
Shelter In Place: A Relaxation and Extension
Six Bay Area counties have extended the shelter-in-place orders, but many public health officials say they intend to ease limits on some low-risk activities. Erin Allday discusses what that means, what might be allowed in the coming days and how it will be monitored. | Full coronavirus coverage: sfchronicle.com/coronavirus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 27, 2020 • 19min
The Class of '20 Is Dejected Over Covid-19
No prom. No sports championships. No graduation ceremony. There's never been a senior year quite like this one. Kate Green, a senior at Lowell High in San Francisco, tells Heather Knight what the coronavirus has meant for her and her classmates. | Get unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 25, 2020 • 20min
You Have to Wear Face Masks: Make Them Fun
Sister Roma, one of San Francisco's most beloved drag queens, tells Heather Knight about judging the "Masks Are Fierce" competition this week and explains how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting queer nightlife. | Get unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices


