Fifth & Mission

Coronavirus hospitalizations in the Bay Area were rising even before Thanksgiving. The beginning of the holiday season has health officials bracing for the worst surge yet. Erin Allday explains why, and talks about the extreme stress health care workers are under, and what the Biden administration will have to do in January. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod

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Fifth & Mission is presenting episodes of other Chronicle podcasts this weekend. In this episode of Total SF, Peter Hartlaub and Heather Knight welcome Lt. Eleanor Sadler from San Francisco Animal Care & Control, who's been bringing joy to Twitter and Instagram as Officer Edith for years. | Subscribe to Total SF: podfollow.com/totalsf

Produced by Peter Hartlaub. Music is "The Tide Will Rise" by the Sunset Shipwrecks off their album Community, with cable car bell ringing by 8-time champion Byron Cobb.

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Fifth & Mission is presenting episodes of other Chronicle podcasts this weekend. In the current episode of Soleil Ho and Justin Phillips’ food show, the author and host of the design and architecture podcast 99% Invisible talks about how the coronavirus pandemic has created an opportunity to make restaurant design more resilient through parklets and reclaimed outdoor space. He also digs into how delivery apps and contactless delivery are destroying people’s empathy toward restaurant workers. | Subscribe to Extra Spicy: podfollow.com/extra-spicy

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Fifth & Mission is presenting episodes of other Chronicle podcasts this weekend. In Episode 2 of the biographical miniseries Chronicled: Who Is Kamala Harris? the former San Francisco district attorney is elected California attorney general, takes on Wall Street, and wins. It’s part of what she says is her career-long fight “for the people.” But there are times when Harris faces Wall Street and she's the one who blinks, and critics say her law enforcement record disqualifies her from being a true progressive. Reported by Tal Kopan and Joe Garofoli. Note: You don't have to have listened to Episode 1 for Episode 2 to make sense.

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District Attorney Chesa Boudin has charged Christopher Samayoa with manslaughter for his role in the 2017 shooting of Keita O’Neil — the first time an SFPD officer has ever been charged with homicide in a use-of-force case. Reporter Rachel Swan joins guest host Dominic Fracassa to help put this development in context. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod

New podcast! Chronicled: Who Is Kamala Harris? sfchronicle.com/chronicled

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Dr. Luke Rodda, the city's chief forensic toxicologist, talks about the devastating surge in overdose deaths — 563 through October, triple the number lost to COVID-19 — and why it's important to release monthly tallies. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod

New podcast! Chronicled: Who Is Kamala Harris? sfchronicle.com/chronicled

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As coronavirus surges, experts are advising that your plans for the big day should be: Don't do it. Erin Allday and Annie Vainshtein join Heather Knight to talk about how realistic that is, and how to talk to relatives about it. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod

New podcast! Chronicled: Who Is Kamala Harris? sfchronicle.com/chronicled

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Californians in counties where the coronavirus is raging the most must change their behavior starting Saturday. Between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. anyway. Erin Allday and Heather Knight discuss Gov. Gavin Newsom's order for purple-tier counties, which follows similar efforts in New York City, Los Angeles and Europe, though scientists are dubious about its efficacy. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod

New podcast! Chronicled: Who Is Kamala Harris? sfchronicle.com/chronicled

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Connie Chan won a close race and will represent the Richmond on the Board of Supervisors starting in January. She talks with Heather Knight about fighting for cash for small businesses hit hard by the coronavirus shutdown, as well as the need for more public transportation in District 1. She also weighs in on homelessness, property crime and the push to reopen public schools. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod

New podcast! Chronicled: Who Is Kamala Harris? sfchronicle.com/chronicled

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The U.S.-Mexico border has been a major focus of the Trump administration. But for some American citizens, it's simply a part of their day. They live in Mexico but work or go to school in the U.S. Producer Erika Carlos talks to people who cross the border on a daily basis, braving early hours, long lines and coronavirus danger. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod

New podcast! Chronicled: Who Is Kamala Harris? sfchronicle.com/chronicled

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