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Fifth & Mission

Summary: The flagship news podcast of the San Francisco Chronicle. Producer/host Cecilia Lei and co-host Laura Wenus discuss the biggest stories of the day with Chronicle journalists and newsmakers from around the Bay Area. | Get full digital access to the Chronicle: sfchronicle.com/pod

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 Will Pfizer's Coronavirus Vaccine End the Pandemic? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1141

Rare good news on the coronavirus front: Pfizer on Monday announced its vaccine is proving 90% effective in battling COVID-19. Will the vaccine get us closer to ending the global pandemic? Also, President-elect Joe Biden fleshed out his plan to tackle the pandemic for what will surely be a tough winter. Health reporter Erin Allday discusses the latest. | Get full Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Developing San Francisco’s West Side | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1778

San Francisco has a new member of the Board of Supervisors: Myrna Melgar of District 7, the area west of Twin Peaks. She wants more apartments and in-law units in her district, a reopening of the public schools and more childcare for struggling families. She's the first Latina elected to the board without having been appointed by the mayor first. | Get full Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 It's Over: Biden Wins — What's Next? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1292

In a combined episode of the Fifth & Mission and It’s All Political podcasts, Joe Garofoli, Tal Kopan and Demian Bulwa talk about the moment that put the Biden-Harris ticket over the top, the historic nature of their victory, and what to expect now from Donald Trump. | Latest news: sfchronicle.com/politics Podcast: Chronicled: Who Is Kamala Harris? sfchronicle.com/chronicled Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Elections Update: Where Things Stand | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 455

With Joe Biden having moved into the lead overnight in ballots counted in Pennsylvania and Georgia, a Biden victory over President Trump looks likely. But it's not quite assured. Political reporter John Wildermuth on where we are as the counts continue in those two states as well as Nevada, Arizona, North Carolina and Alaska. | Latest election news: sfchronicle.com/politics   New podcast! Chronicled: Who Is Kamala Harris? sfchronicle.com/chronicled Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Progressive Causes Turned Back at the Polls | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1188

The police killing of George Floyd energized liberals seeking to root out systemic biases. But in California, the election was a disappointment for reformers. Affirmative action remains banned, an expansion of rent control failed, and Uber and Lyft don't have to make drivers full employees. Reporter Alexei Koseff and Otis Taylor Jr. size up the state of the state. | Latest election news: sfchronicle.com/politics   New podcast! Chronicled: Who Is Kamala Harris? sfchronicle.com/chronicled Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 What Uber and Lyft's Ballot Win Means for Gig Workers | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 888

The ride-hailing giants poured millions into a California ballot measure to keep their drivers as contractors, rather than employees with full benefits. And it paid off. Uber and Lyft saw their shares leap after Proposition 22 passed, in a defeat for labor forces. So what does this mean for drivers and riders? Reporter Carolyn Said explains. | Get full Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Elections Update: Trump Rallies in the Bay Area | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 490

Photographer Scott Strazzante talks about covering a Trump youth march in Danville on election eve and a watch party in Novato on election night. He was one of very few wearing a mask at the march, the only one at the party. He says covering Trump rallies reminds him of covering sporting events, with a similar atmosphere of team fervor. | Latest election news: sfchronicle.com/politics   New podcast! Chronicled: Who Is Kamala Harris? sfchronicle.com/chronicled Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Elections Update: The Maps Changed | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 616

Washington correspondent Tal Kopan talks about why Democratic voters who went to bed Tuesday night feeling pessimistic had more reasons for optimism when they woke up Wednesday morning — though nothing’s decided yet. | Latest election news: sfchronicle.com/politics   New podcast! Chronicled: Who Is Kamala Harris? sfchronicle.com/chronicled Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Election Night Wrap: What We Know | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1626

In a combined episode of the Fifth & Mission and It’s All Political podcasts, Joe Garofoli, Heather Knight, Alexei Koseff and Demian Bulwa sum up a tense, inconclusive presidential election day, plus state and local races. | Latest election news: sfchronicle.com/politics   New podcast! Chronicled: Who Is Kamala Harris? sfchronicle.com/chronicled Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Elections Update: San Francisco's Coolest Polling Places | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 586

The city operated 588 polling places on Election Day — and some were very unusual. Hear from poll workers at the gay leather bar the SF-Eagle, the Museum of Ice Cream, the Geneva Car Barn and the Balboa Theater — one of San Francisco's last independent movie houses. | Latest election news: sfchronicle.com/politics   New podcast! Chronicled: Who Is Kamala Harris? sfchronicle.com/chronicled Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Elections Update: The Excitement of First-Time Voters | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 345

Reporter Nora Mishanec visits the Eritrean Community Center in San Francisco, where poll inspector Jessica Kuo says many of the in-person voters are casting ballots for the first time. She says they're excited to hear the ballot scanner go "ping." | Latest election news: sfchronicle.com/politics New podcast! Chronicled: Who Is Kamala Harris? sfchronicle.com/chronicled Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Elections Update: Mayors Breed and Schaaf, Barbara Lee Hit the Phones | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 348

San Francisco Mayor London Breed and Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf are among the political luminaries phone banking from "victory booths" at Manny's in San Francisco on Election Day. Heather Knight also talks to Rep. Barbara Lee about what a Biden-Harris victory would mean to her. | Latest election news: sfchronicle.com/politics New podcast! Chronicled: Who Is Kamala Harris? sfchronicle.com/chronicled Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Elections Update: Gov. Newsom on Unrest, Replacing Harris | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 353

Heather Knight spent the morning at Manny's in San Francisco, which hosted a phone-banking event that many of top local and state elected officials attended. In this update, Gov. Gavin Newsom talks about his concerns on Election Day, as well as his thoughts about replacing Sen. Kamala Harris if she's elected vice president. | Latest election news: sfchronicle.com/politics New podcast! Chronicled: Who Is Kamala Harris? sfchronicle.com/chronicled Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 What to Expect on Election Day | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1455

More San Franciscans will vote in this election cycle than ever before, and we could beat the all-time record for turnout percentage of 86.82% set in 1944. John Arntz, director of the San Francisco Department of Elections, explains how the counting will work and when we should expect results. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 In Oakland, Police Reforms Collide With a Homicide Spike | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1177

The police killing of George Floyd launched a nationwide rallying cry: “Defund the Police.” But as staff writer Rachel Swan reports, the organized effort to slash the police budget in Oakland has collided with a homicide spike. At the center of the tension are Black and Latino residents who want to be safe from both police brutality and crime in their neighborhoods. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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