Conservatorships: Could One Have Saved This Life?
If you’ve heard the term conservatorship this year, it’s likely been about the legal fight around pop star Britney Spears. Taking away a person's deci...
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The San Francisco Chronicle's flagship news podcast features editor in chief Audrey Cooper and metro editor Demian Bulwa discussing the biggest Bay Area stories of the day with Chronicle journalists and newsmakers.
Rain Is Here! We Need It! (But Not Too Much)
The Bay Area has been begging for rain for months amid the worst drought in modern state history. Now that it's here, can we relax? Not so much. A pot...
Just How Bad Is Shoplifting in San Francisco?
When Walgreens said it would close five stores in the city, the reaction was a firestorm. Why? Because the company blamed shoplifting, reigniting a po...
How Will Redistricting Change California?
The state is entering the home stretch for drawing new maps for congressional and legislative seats based on 2020 Census data. The redistricting will ...
Is School Desegregation in Sausalito Marin City Working?
After years of funding discrepancies and generations of racial division, the Marin County district was ordered by the California attorney general to d...
California Reckons with Reparations
The state is going it alone on one of the most controversial subjects in the nation: Reparations for African Americans. A task force is meeting this w...
Family Homelessness: One Bay Area County's Plan
Santa Clara County is home to Silicon Valley giants — and enduring poverty and homelessness. Reporter Lauren Hepler talks to host Dominic Fracassa abo...
California's Newest Laws: What's Coming
Gov. Newsom wrapped up the legislative session by signing 770 new laws and vetoing 66. Chronicle reporter Dustin Gardiner joins host Cecilia Lei to ch...
Can PG&E Stop Causing Fires?
By causing some of California's most destructive blazes in recent years, the utility put its own survival at risk. Now, under a new CEO, PG&E is march...
Giants-Dodgers in the Playoffs: This Is Big
Baseball writer John Shea calls it the sport's greatest rivalry — with apologies to the Yankees and Red Sox. He and Giants beat writer Susan Slusser j...