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Dr. Andre Campbell, a longtime trauma surgeon and ICU doctor at San Francisco General Hospital, tells Heather Knight what to expect with COVID-19 in the weeks ahead and how the hospital is preparing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As mitigation measures spread across the country, health writer Erin Allday discusses whether they can succeed and explains the leading theories about how best to keep the public safe. | Get unlimited Chronicle access. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Flying cameras are swarming San Francisco's landmark bridge, and officials say photos are being taken illegally. Business reporter Roland Li talks to Audrey Cooper about the rise – and crashes – of local drones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Health reporter Erin Allday joins Audrey Cooper to explain the latest on the coronavirus response and business reporter Mallory Moench explains what parents should do to keep kids safe and calm. | Get unlimited Chronicle access. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Super Tuesday is over and we're down to a two-man race. Joe Garofoli and John Wildermuth join Audrey Cooper to break down the results, including some interesting races you might not have thought much about. | Get unlimited Chronicle access. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Democratic candidates are dropping out, much to the dismay of voters who have already cast their ballot. Political writers Joe Garofoli and John Wildermuth break down what's likely to happen as Californians head to the polls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Erin Allday talks about efforts to keep track of who has the virus. See the Chronicle's tracker. Plus: Chase DiFeliciantonio on what local industries and workers are doing to prepare, and some wild conspiracy theories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The diagnosis of a Bay Area resident shows the virus has spread beyond those who recently visited China. Plus: The fight to get more testing kits into California hospitals. Erin Allday and Catherine Ho with the latest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Warnings about a global pandemic are becoming more urgent as stocks fall and local officials — including Mayor London Breed — declare states of emergency. Health reporters Erin Allday and Catherine Ho on the latest local cases. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Food reporter Janelle Bitker on the closing of banquet halls, long a mainstay of Chinatown's culture. They're being replaced with tonier spots, leaving residents worried about the future. | Get unlimited Chronicle access. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Otis and Carol Menasco's Japan cruise is now "the vacation that has become a nightmare" as they're quarantined at an Air Force base near San Antonio. They can't get movies or booze, but they can make calls, and they called us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump traveled to the Central Valley to sign an agreement that would send more water to farms — and, environmentalists say, hurt the Delta ecosystem. Reporter Peter Fimrite talks about the implications. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The mayor has admitted taking nearly $6,000 from Mohammed Nuru, the ex-public works chief at the center of an FBI corruption investigation — and a man she now says she once dated. Dominic Fracassa talked to her about the fallout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nearly four decades after the Equal Rights Amendment was declared dead, politics writer Dustin Gardiner joins Audrey Cooper to talk about why the battle to enshrine women’s rights has returned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Teachers and parents say one S.F. middle school has devolved into violent chaos and the district is refusing to send help. Columnist Heather Knight discusses her shocking report on the school. | Get unlimited Chronicle access. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Bay Area shares cultural and economic ties with China stronger than anywhere else in the country. Reporters Tatiana Sanchez and Anna Bauman on how the region is impacted by the deadly coronavirus spreading from Wuhan, China. | Get unlimited Chronicle access. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Urban design critic John King on how haters of futuristic buildings like the San Francisco Federal Building are trying to team up with the president to — we kid you not — “Make Federal Buildings Great Again.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Esther Mobley, wine critic and author of the Drinking With Esther newsletter, and Audrey Cooper go deep into the history of Beer Week, trends in regional craft brewing and how you can celebrate this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Live from Manny's in San Francisco, Editor in Chief Audrey Cooper, politics writer Joe Garofoli and columnists Heather Knight and Phil Matier talk about Iowa, the upcoming primaries, and local politics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Health writer Erin Allday tells you what you need to know about the virus’ penetration in California and what you can do about it. | Get unlimited Chronicle access. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Patrick Mahomes happened. Ann Killion and Eric Branch talk about the Chiefs' comeback win over San Francisco in Super Bowl LIV. Should Bay Area fans put the blame on Kyle Shanahan, or just appreciate an amazing season? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ann Killion and Eric Branch break down the game. The 49ers vs. the Chiefs, Jimmy G. vs. Patrick Mahomes. Kyle Shanahan vs. Andy Reid. And San Francisco's great defense vs. Kansas City's great offense. The winner will be ... you have to listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reporter Matthias Gafni cracks the mystery of how much a controversial religious group spends on those ubiquitous ads promoting the dance company's shows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ann Killion and Eric Branch report from the three-ring circus all over Miami, where nothing is close to anything else, as the 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs get ready to play. Full coverage. | Get unlimited Chronicle access. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

San Francisco Public Works Director Mohammed Nuru and Lefty O'Doul's owner Nick Bovis are charged with fraud after a months-long federal corruption probe. Audrey Cooper, Heather Knight and Evan Sernoffsky explain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

J.K. Dineen reports that church parking lots are among the "soft sites" — underused real estate — that could be a rich source of land on which to build housing in San Francisco. | Get unlimited Chronicle access. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Facebook, Twitter and other social media outlets are citing a 30-year-old privacy law to resist defense subpoenas that could save people from going to prison and even possible execution, as Megan Cassidy tells host Josh Koehn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cell phones and laptops are being stolen from BART passengers at a higher rate than ever. Phil Matier and Audrey Cooper discuss the crime wave, what BART's trying to do about it, and how you can avoid being a victim. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Uber’s recent overhaul of its ride process has advocates concerned that the changes could lead to discrimination. Carolyn Said joins Otis Taylor to discuss how Uber’s changes could impact riders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the last decade, Bay Area public officials banked on big projects — many on former military bases — to fill our vast housing needs. J.K. Dineen on why most of the homes remain unbuilt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the wake of the pre-dawn eviction of a group of homeless mothers from a West Oakland house Otis Taylor Jr. and Sarah Ravani join Demian Bulwa to talk about Oakland's housing crisis and what's next for the moms and their kids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Want to use your computer in the Transbay Tube? Reporter Rachel Swan on the system's plan to finally get Wi-Fi — and improved cell service — after years of frustration and delays. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After Leola Shreves was brutally beaten and killed in her own home, police got a confession from her next-door neighbor. But as Matthias Gafni reports, all the evidence pointed to another man. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SB50, Scott Wiener’s controversial bill to boost housing construction around public transit in wealthy suburbs, flamed out in the Legislature last year. Can new amendments overcome opposition from local leaders? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For decades, the sumptuous Ahwahnee Hotel at the foot of Half Dome has attracted presidents, movie stars and big spenders. But as Kurtis Alexander reports, some say the property has seen better days. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bay Area cities are starting to ban natural gas appliances inside new homes, a bid to fight climate change. Reporter Mallory Moench talks about the effort and the backlash, including from restaurants who prefer an open flame. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fifth & Mission presents the first episode in the Datebook podcast's three-episode series on "Beach Blanket Babylon," the musical revue that closed on New Year's Eve after a world's longest 45-year run. Peter Hartlaub, Lily Janiak and Annie Vainshtein dive deep into the iconic San Francisco show. Subscribe to Datebook and download all three episodes: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Chesa Boudin takes over as district attorney this month, he plans to stop prosecuting a type of gang charge he says is “infused with racism.” Reporter Evan Sernoffsky on the emotional debate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chronicle reporters Kevin Fagan, Rachel Swan and John Wildermuth join Demian Bulwa to talk about the biggest Bay Area stories of 2019 — from PG&E blackouts to trouble aboard BART and teen vaping — and why they captured our imagination. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From the Giants to the Warriors to Colin Kaepernick, Chronicle columnists Ann Killion and Scott Ostler join metro editor Demian Bulwa to talk about the biggest stories of the 2010s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Chronicle’s critic talks about the best, worst and most interesting movies of the year with Audrey Cooper — who’s seen none of them — and recalls the day he had to watch a Star Wars movie 6 times in a row. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chronicle urban design critic John King explains how he selected the city’s best buildings and spaces of the past 10 years — and what the future might hold. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The San Francisco 49ers are once again one of the best teams in football. But what’s it like behind the scenes? Beat reporter Eric Branch and Columnist Ann Killion give the real story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A growing tent city in Santa Rosa is the latest flashpoint in the homelessness crisis. Kevin Fagan reports that authorities can't break it up unless they can provide enough housing for all the residents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

San Francisco has the highest construction costs in the world. Metro editor Demian Bulwa and reporter Roland Li break down the factors making new housing close to impossible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When flames swept over him in Sonoma County, a Cal Fire captain made a last-ditch decision: He pulled two residents under a fire blanket the size of a beach towel. Reporter Lizzie Johnson tells the story of Jason Dyer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nearly 400 current and former SFPD employees have sued a company tasked with cleaning up contamination at the Hunters Point Shipyard. Editor Audrey Cooper talks with Jason Fagone and Cynthia Dizikes about their reporting on the cleanup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is life like for teens about to graduate? Chronicle director of photography Nicole Frugé and photographer Gabrielle Lurie join Audrey Cooper to talk about Class of 2020, documenting life in Bay Area high schools. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Chronicle's Culture Desk looks back on this century with 20 moments that say something about the current state of the Bay Area and, by extension, the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More than 10,000 people have now died across the Bay Area in drug overdoses since 2006. Reporter Erin Allday digs into a growing epidemic of meth and fentanyl abuse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices