It's a holiday tradition that brings the flavor of Victorian London to the Cow Palace. But some participants are boycotting over what they say is the parent company's failure to make the fair safe and inclusive for all.

What you need to know about the emergence of the COVID-19 omicron variant in Northern California. Chronicle health reporter Erin Allday talks to host Demian Bulwa about how contagious and dangerous it is, and how well vaccinations and boosters protect against it.

The East Bay city is on track to exceed its regional housing development goals. Chronicle reporter J.K. Dineen joins host Cecilia Lei to discuss why the city is uniquely positioned to do so, and what other cities can learn from its approach.

They've been a lifeline to restaurants, who were thrilled when the city made them permanent. But a slew of new rules might mean many will have to go. Bar owner Zack Schwab and Chronicle food reporter Janelle Bitker join Cecilia Lei to talk about it.

Fifth & Mission Host Demian Bulwa speaks with columnist Heather Knight and photographer Gabrielle Lurie about their story following a mother's desperate search to find her daughter in San Francisco, and get her clean from fentanyl. Laurie Steves quit her job, left her home in a Seattle suburb and moved to San Francisco with the desperate hope that she would not lose another child to drug addiction, but she had no idea how challenging that process would be.  

The Covid-19 pandemic, worker shortages and even global warming are all factors that have contributed to what is known as 'the supply chain crisis'.

A resident becomes the first case of the latest COVID-19 variant in the United States. Chronicle health reporter Erin Allday joins host Cecilia Lei to talk about what the detection means for the Bay Area, how vaccines hold up against the variant and whether we should change our behavior now that omicron is here.

A wave of mass retail theft and burglaries in the Bay Area has captivated national attention. Chronicle reporter Rachel Swan discusses what’s been happening in Oakland, and how cannabis thefts in the city highlight how leaders are responding.

Chronicle health reporter Erin Allday joins host Cecilia Lei to discuss what experts are saying about the latest coronavirus variant. Plus: Reporter Kellie Hwang shares what some of those experts in the Bay Area say about staying safe over the holidays.

Reporter Ricardo Cano joins Muni enthusiast and guest host Heather Knight to answer listener and reader questions about transit, safe streets, car-free JFK Drive and more.

Since last spring, San Francisco has moved thousands of unhoused residents into hotel rooms as emergency shelter during the pandemic. The program, Project RoomKey, is federally funded and the Biden Administration has extended its full funding through April 1, 2022. But San Francisco has been closing the shelter-in-place hotels for months, despite protests from homeless advocates. Producer Caron Creighton explains why.

Chronicle health reporter Erin Allday joins host Demian Bulwa to talk COVID-19 boosters: Who should be getting them and why is California being aggressive with them? Plus: Can we expect a winter surge?

Did a civic and charitable group enable former Windsor Mayor Dominic Foppoli? Chronicle reporters lay out a new investigation finding years of problems at an organization that helped launch careers for numerous politicians.

Mayor Breed is pushing for San Francisco to acquire a building to use as a site where people can use drugs under medical supervision. Plus: Data reporter Yoohyun Jung talks about The Chronicle's new Overdose Tracker.

On this episode of the It's All Political podcast, Rep. Jackie Speier talks with The Chronicle's Joe Garofoli, Tal Kopan and Kevin Fagan shortly after announcing that she won't run for reelection in 2022. Speier has represented San Mateo County and part of San Francisco for decades and has been in Congress since 2008.

Mayor Libby Schaaf is announcing a program Tuesday that will give 200 struggling households about $700 a month with no strings attached. Chronicle reporter Sarah Ravani joins host Cecilia Lei to explain how it may help the city's homelessness crisis.

The 1968 Fair Housing Act outlawed discriminatory housing covenants, but remnants of redlining provisions linger on housing deeds today. Chronicle reporter Lauren Hepler tells the story of Ladera, a Peninsula community that took them on.

Reporter Alexei Koseff joins host Dominic Fracassa to talk about his investigation showing that some state lobbying firms improperly received pandemic-relief loans they weren't eligible for.

Reporters Rachel Swan and Jill Tucker join Cecilia Lei to talk about how city and state vaccine mandates are going with the San Francisco Police Department and California's schools.

Here's why California is seeing an uptick in active COVID cases and hospitalizations. Will expanded eligibility for booster shots help?

Reporter Shwanika Narayan joins host Cecilia Lei to talk about a proposed Board of Supervisors resolution apologizing to the Chinese community, and advocates Dennis Wu and Drew Min share what the resolution symbolizes.

Heather Knight and Joe Garofoli join Cecilia Lei to talk about the latest gut check over how San Francisco addresses housing issues, and the implications the controversy is creating in races for statewide office.

Susie Neilson breaks down exclusive figures showing how the San Francisco district attorney is charging people for crimes. Also: Rachel Swan discusses a bike theft that raises questions about how the criminal justice system and residents should respond.

Comedian Dave Chappelle is opening his latest tour in S.F. amid a heated cultural debate. Chronicle culture critic Tony Bravo and Aria Sa’id, the executive director of San Francisco’s Transgender District, join host Cecilia Lei to discuss the controversy.

Reporters Kevin Fagan and Sarah Ravani and photographer Gabrielle Lurie join host Cecilia Lei to talk about the 2021 Chronicle Homeless Project, which focuses on four Oaklanders who once owned their own homes but are now unhoused.