Activist Cleve Jones has lived in the Castro for five decades but now he faces eviction after a wealthy new landlord bought his building and more than doubled his rent.

Employees at California fast food restaurants are confronting sometimes volatile situations at work without protection or training, according to a study that reviewed 911 calls at eateries in nine cities.

California lawmakers approved an emergency bill to extend eviction protections that were set to expire on March 31st. 11th hour politics have provided temporary relief for tenants and landlords, but there's no permanent solution in sight.

Federal officials have threatened to withhold critical funding that could mean the San Francisco hospital will have to close. As reporter Rachel Swan tells Dominic Fracassa, the crisis follows two patient overdoses last year that triggered a widespread investigation.

As California's historic drought persists, Chronicle reporter Kurtis Alexander joins host Cecilia Lei to give an update on water conservation efforts and whether the state is prepared for the upcoming wildfire season.

Many Bay Area residents have been reinfected with COVID-19. The virus isn't going away, but health reporter Erin Allday tells host Demian Bulwa that the good news is that both vaccinations and infections can build protection for the future.

Award-winning Chronicle restaurant critic Soleil Ho joins host Cecilia Lei to talk about the Season 3 launch of the Extra Spicy podcast. Ho reflects on how the pandemic has changed the food industry and using food to explore larger social issues.

Residents of nearby cities are angry after finding out that the Valero refinery in Benicia was releasing chemicals at levels hundreds of times higher than the legal limit for years, and government regulators knew about it. Julie Johnson has the story.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has unveiled a gas tax rebate plan that would put money back into the pockets of car owners and incentivize mass transit services. Reporter Dustin Gardiner joins host Cecilia Lei to talk about the governor's proposal.

After years of delays and opposition, a suicide prevention system is nearing completion on the bridge. Chronicle reporter Rachel Swan joins host Cecilia Lei to talk about what the project means to victims’ families and the lessons learned by people on the front lines of bridge rescues.

Supervisor Rafael Mandelman joins host Cecilia Lei to talk about his proposal to force the city to offer shelter to all unhoused people, and Chronicle reporter Mallory Moench explains the potential costs and concerns of his plan.

For months, a rooster living in a Tenderloin yard has been terrorizing the neighborhood with its all-day crowing. Longtime resident Adriel Lively wanted to do something about it, but she only found dead ends.

On March 16, 2021, a white gunman killed 8 people in Atlanta spas — including 6 Asian women. One year later, 4 Asian women in the Bay Area reflect on the tragedy, and how it's changed their ideas around work, personal safety and community.

An epidemic of fatal drug overdoses prompted San Francisco Mayor London Breed to declare an emergency in the hard-hit Tenderloin neighborhood. But as the 90-day order ends Thursday, have things gotten any better? Reporter Susie Neilson joins host Demian Bulwa to talk about it.

A moldy apple. A jar of used masks. A small bottle of vodka. Reporter Annie Vainshtein tells the stories of artifacts Bay Area residents have held onto as tokens of the COVID-19 pandemic, reminders of how they — and the world — have changed.

Host Cecilia Lei and Chronicle reporter Annie Vainshtein visit San Francisco's Hoover Middle School and talk to students about how it feels to be allowed to go maskless for the first time since the start of the pandemic — something few of them did.

As lawmakers scramble to reverse a court-ordered enrollment freeze at UC Berkeley, the debate is igniting the housing wars. The school and its neighbors are sparring over who is responsible for a central problem.

Reporter Carolyn Said and SE Ranking spokeswoman Ksenia Khirvonina share details of the life of Tatiana Perebeinis, the Ukrainian woman who was killed with her children by a Russian mortar. Their photo in the New York Times captured the world's attention.

In her first state of the city address to a live audience since the start of the pandemic, the mayor strikes an optimistic tone. Host Cecilia Lei talks to City Hall reporter Mallory Moench about the mayor's plans, and to health reporter Erin Allday about whether we really are past COVID-19.

Rep. John Garamendi, who represents a district between San Francisco and Sacramento, talks to Joe Garofoli about Saturday's congressional Zoom call with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The Recreation and Parks department has released a report advising that the Golden Gate Park roadway remain closed to vehicles permanently. Now the matter goes to the Board of Supervisors. Ricardo Cano and Heather Knight join Cecilia Lei to talk about it.

California's reparations task force is exploring compensating Black Americans for slavery, but the group is split over whether people should have to prove they're descended from enslaved people to qualify.

Chronicle reporter reporter Tara Duggan joins host Cecilia Lei to discuss efforts by two Bay Area volunteer groups on a mission to save newts from wholesale road deaths, and why protecting these little salamanders is important for the environment.

Hamid Hayat, a California native of Pakistani descent, was wrongly convicted of being part of a terrorist sleeper cell after 9/11 and spent 14 years in "Little Gitmo" and other prisons. Jason Fagone tells host Demian Bulwa about being the first reporter Hayat's told his story to.

Reporter Kevin Fagan joins host Cecilia Lei to talk about the city moving away from its decades-long emphasis on harm reduction in dealing with the drug crisis. That change is reflected in a new coalition called the Urban Vision Alliance.