For the past five months, a San Francisco pilot initiative has been swarming the Castro’s most needy unhoused residents with services, support and “street magic.” Reporter Kevin Fagan joins Fifth & Mission host Cecilia Lei to share the program’s astonishing success — and why it will be so hard to expand it across the city. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod

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