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Total SF6 things we learned about San Francisco (a Total Farewell!)With Heather Knight leaving for the New York Times, co-hosts Knight and Peter Hartlaub talk about how they met, their friendship and bond with the Total SF community, then each list three things they learned about San Francisco over a five-year partnership. Also in this episode, Hartlaub and Knight give each other the lightning round — and address "Star Trek IV," doom loops and the future of San Francisco.THANK YOU for listening. Please keep following Total SF - we may have announcements about future collaborations and podcasts.Produced by Peter Hartlaub. Music from the Sunset Sh...2023-07-2849 minTotal SFSecrets of San Francisco City HallSan Francisco City Hall has a legendary dome and rotunda, featured in movies including "Milk" and "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and literally covered in gold. Total SF hosts Heather Knight and Peter Hartlaub take a dome tour with City Hall building manager Rob Reiter, visiting behind the scenes and climbing to the very top of the structure. Then they sit down with City Hall historian Ellen Schumer, who is also chair of the City Hall Preservation Advisory Commission, to hear stories about former mayors, the wedding of Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe and the meaning of the plaster...2023-07-2137 minTotal SF9 San Francisco things we miss when we're gone (Flashback episode!)In this July 15, 2022 flashback episode, a return from vacation sparks a Total SF discussion between hosts Heather Knight and Peter Hartlaub about the San Francisco things they miss when they're gone, including weather patterns, food and one very specific transit agency. Knight just returned from two weeks in England, and Hartlaub — who rarely travels — channels the things he missed while living in Los Angeles in the 1990s. Total SF also gets a visit from James Morehead, the poet laureate of Dublin, Calif., (and Total SF listener) who shares a poem he wrote about San Francisco.Produced by Pete...2023-06-2328 minTotal SFIs San Francisco a great running city?San Francisco's hills and busy streets can make it a challenge for runners. But professional runner and UCSF cancer biologist Paddy O'Leary says S.F. is an outstanding running city, and produced "Urban Oasis: A Love Letter to San Francisco" as proof. With Total SF host Peter Hartlaub days away from competing in the grueling Dipsea Race, O'Leary, last year's second-place finisher, offers tips for the Dipsea course and some of his favorite places to train in San Francisco. Hartlaub and O'Leary also urge running-averse co-host Heather Knight to give it a try.Produced by Peter Hartlaub...2023-06-0933 minTotal SFSecrets of the San Francisco Opera HouseThe San Francisco Opera is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2023, with programming returning on June 3. Total SF hosts Peter Hartlaub and Heather Knight paid a visit to the War Memorial Opera House, getting an insider's tour — including a drop inside the iconic chandelier — from building steward John Boatwright and prop master Lori Harrison. Boatwright and Harrison share their best stories, including high points in S.F. Opera history, ghost sightings in the old building and tips for guests who want to see the opera for the first time.Produced by Peter Hartlaub. Music from the Sunset Shipwrecks off...2023-05-1935 min
Fifth & Mission"Mean Girls" Politics: Who Gets to Be a Democrat in San Francisco?The forming of a new club on San Francisco's west side has sparked a clash within the city's Democratic Party. As tensions grow, can progressives and moderates get along? And what is lost when they don't? Chronicle columnist and Total SF co-host Heather Knight joins host Demian Bulwa to discuss what one progressive calls "You can't sit at my lunch table type politics." | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/podGot a tip, comment, question? Email us: fifth@sfchronicle.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2023-05-0815 minTotal SFThe best hidden stairways of San FranciscoIs San Francisco a great stairway city? Walk SF's Nancy Botkin answers with a definite "yes," after designing the S.F. Stair Challenge, a 4-mile, 2,000-step path through North Beach, Russian Hill and Telegraph Hill that's happening Saturday, May 6, 2023, exclusive to members of the pedestrian advocacy group. Botkin leads Total SF hosts Peter Hartlaub and Heather Knight on the bulk of the hike, then sits down at Joe DiMaggio Park in North Beach to pick some favorite stairways in San Francisco.Produced by Peter Hartlaub. Music from the Sunset Shipwrecks off their album "Community," Castro Theatre organist...2023-04-2828 minTotal SFThe most romantic spots in San FranciscoFor Valentine's Day, Total SF hosts Peter Hartlaub, Heather Knight and Tony Bravo head to the Cupid's Span sculpture along the Embarcadero to pick 12 of the most romantic spots in San Francisco. The picks include some less obvious spots, including the most romantic view in San Francisco, a tour of Chinatown and North Beach and two romantic walks through the Presidio.Produced by Peter Hartlaub. Music from the Sunset Shipwrecks off their album "Community," Castro Theatre organist David Hegarty and cable car bell-ringing by 8-time champion Byron Cobb. Follow Total SF adventures at www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf ...2023-02-1034 minTotal SFSecrets of Anchor Brewing in San Francisco!Anchor Brewing has been a big part of San Francisco for more than a century, surviving Prohibition as the only steam beer left in San Francisco, then leading the craft beer movement after innovative brewer Fritz Maytag took over in 1965. Total SF hosts Peter Hartlaub and Heather Knight got an Anchor Brewing tour from brewmaster Dane Volek, then sat down to talk about Anchor history, the controversial label change and what is was like joining the Anchor team as a 20-year-old San Francisco State student 15 years ago.Also in the episode, Knight and Hartlaub take three calls...2023-01-2734 minTotal SF8 reasons why we still love San Francisco (Best of 2022!)After seeing yet another high-profile attack about "the decline of San Francisco," hosts Peter Hartlaub and Heather Knight returned on Feb. 8, 2022, to the San Francisco Chronicle's podcast studios to discuss the myth of the Golden Age of S.F., and then pick eight reasons why they still love the city. San Francisco's parks and views, a few very competent city agencies and the Phoenix mentality are all on the list. Is San Francisco over? Maybe some day, but it's definitely not going to be decided by some venture capitalist on Twitter.Produced by Peter Hartlaub. Music is "The...2022-12-3027 minTotal SFSecrets of the San Francisco fog!Gerry Diaz is the first meteorologist in San Francisco Chronicle history, after working for the National Weather Service. Total SF hosts Heather Knight and Peter Hartlaub invite Diaz on the podcast to talk about San Francisco fog and why it happens, the current cold front and help us give a name to San Francisco's wind. Knight and Hartlaub also welcome Diaz to San Francisco, and talk about how newcomers to the city help us all appreciate our home.Produced by Peter Hartlaub. Music from the Sunset Shipwrecks off their album "Community," Castro Theatre organist David Hegarty and...2022-12-2335 minTotal SFBest places to get married in San FranciscoSan Francisco is a beautiful place to have a wedding, as Total SF hosts Peter Hartlaub and Heather Knight learned, after attending the nuptials of podcast listeners Kevin Dublin and Kate Lewin. Hartlaub and Knight play audio from that wedding, then invite Chronicle arts and culture columnist Tony Bravo for a draft to pick the best places in the city to get married. The Muni historical streetcars, Hornblower cruises, San Francisco Botanical Garden and Vaillancourt Fountain (!?!) make the list.Produced by Peter Hartlaub. Music from the Sunset Shipwrecks off their album "Community," Castro Theatre organist David Hegarty...2022-12-1637 minTotal SF8 things we're thankful for in San FranciscoTotal SF hosts Peter Hartlaub and Heather Knight choose the eight things they're thankful for in 2022, including two very specific modes of transit, a small business category that survived the pandemic and ... disco balls? Also in this episode, Hartlaub heads out to JFK Promenade and interviews Total SF listeners and other San Franciscans, asking the question: "What are you thankful for in San Francisco in 2022?"Produced by Peter Hartlaub. Music from the Sunset Shipwrecks off their album "Community," Castro Theatre organist David Hegarty and cable car bell-ringing by 8-time champion Byron Cobb. Follow Total SF adventures at w...2022-11-2329 minTotal SFA perfect day in San Francisco 2022Total SF hosts Heather Knight and Peter Hartlaub each pick a full perfect day in San Francisco, including food, drinks, historic streetcars, drag shows, an edible and a lot of love for small businesses. It's a sequel to the 2021 "perfect day in S.F." episode that was the most popular Total SF release of the year. This year, we included perfect day ideas from 15 Total SF listeners, recorded on the All Our S.F. Outdoors Day hike across the Crosstown Trail.Produced by Peter Hartlaub. Music from the Sunset Shipwrecks off their album "Community," Castro Theatre organist...2022-10-2137 minFifth & MissionThe $1.7 Million Bathroom: A San Francisco StoryIn a city known for the high price of everything from pastries to parking, the estimated cost of a new public bathroom in Noe Valley is still a shocker: $1.7 million. Chronicle City Hall columnist and Total SF co-host Heather Knight joins host Demian Bulwa to talk about how a 150-square-foot room with a single toilet could cost so much — and why taxpayers should take notice. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2022-10-1916 minTotal SFThe San Francisco Bay Ferry rises again!The ferry system in San Francisco was written off as dead in 1958. But the San Francisco Bay Ferry rose again after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, and is arguably the most liked transit system in the Bay Area. Total SF hosts Heather Knight and Peter Hartlaub recorded on the ferry with executive director Seamus Murphy, talking ferry history, learning how the system works and what's the possible future for the growing transit agency.Produced by Peter Hartlaub. Music from the Sunset Shipwrecks off their album "Community," Castro Theatre organist David Hegarty and cable car bell-ringing by 8-time champion...2022-09-0931 minTotal SF9 perfect first dates in San FranciscoSan Francisco is one of the romantic cities in the world — and we've been spending the week thinking up perfect first dates. Chronicle arts and culture columnist Tony Bravo joins hosts Peter Hartlaub and Heather Knight record in the Conservatory of Flowers Dahlia Garden and pick nine ideas for first dates in the city, including museums, the best flower exhibition and the most romantic bar, bookstore and ferry ride. The hosts also share their own stories of first dates in San Francisco, and Bravo and Knight question Hartlaub's Homer Simpson-esque choice for bowling as a romantic first date....2022-08-0538 minTotal SF9 San Francisco things we miss when we're goneA return from vacation sparks a Total SF discussion between hosts Heather Knight and Peter Hartlaub about the San Francisco things they miss when they're gone, including weather patterns, food and one very specific transit agency. Knight just returned from two weeks in England, and Hartlaub — who rarely travels — channels the things he missed while living in Los Angeles in the 1990s. Total SF also gets a visit from James Morehead, the poet laureate of Dublin, Calif., (and Total SF listener) who shares a poem he wrote about San Francisco.Produced by Peter Hartlaub. Music is "The Tide...2022-07-1528 minTotal SFExploring San Francisco's new waterfront parkAdam Zolot started his Dogpatch Paddle business after watching the construction of Crane Cove park outside his apartment window. Now he's leading youth camps and a Facebook paddleboard club with 1,200 members. Total SF hosts Heather Knight and Peter Hartlaub take a paddleboat tour of Crane Cove with Zolot, Knight almost crashes into a yacht, and the pair meet a friendly seal whose name is Klay. (Or Chase.) Dogpatch Paddle will move into a Pier 70 space with the YMCA later this year. More information at dogpatchpaddle.com.Produced by Peter Hartlaub. Music is "The Tide Will Rise" by...2022-05-2034 minTotal SFIs San Francisco a great biking city?San Francisco Chronicle theater critic Lily Janiak is feeling optimistic about the future of live theater in the Bay Area, as she reviews live indoors shows again after a worldwide pandemic. She's also excited about the journey to and from the theaters — since she was hired by The Chronicle, the critic has been riding her bike to almost every performance. Total SF hosts Peter Hartlaub and Heather Knight meet Janiak next to Bernal Rock, where they talk about their favorite bike lanes, bike mentorship and answer the question: Is San Francisco a great biking city?Produced by Pe...2022-03-0436 minTotal SF8 reasons why we still love San FranciscoAfter seeing yet another high-profile attack about "the decline of San Francisco," hosts Peter Hartlaub and Heather Knight return to the San Francisco Chronicle's podcast studios to discuss the myth of the Golden Age of S.F., and then pick eight reasons why they still love the city. San Francisco's parks and views, a few very competent city agencies and the Phoenix mentality are all on the list. Is San Francisco over? Maybe some day, but it's definitely not going to be decided by some venture capitalist on Twitter.Produced by Peter Hartlaub. Music is "The Tide Wil...2022-02-2526 minTotal SFSan Francisco needs a pep talk (on a Ferris wheel)Hosts Peter Hartlaub and Heather Knight meet up with Bishop Megan Rohrer and record a podcast episode in their most unusual location yet — on the Ferris wheel in the music concourse at Golden Gate Park. As they sit in the VIP gondola and enjoy the view, Bishop Rohrer talks about keeping positive in 2022, when resolutions can lead to unneeded guilt and shame. And they give a blessing for San Francisco, talking about the potential for the city — even during frustrating times.Total SF has an audio tour in Golden Gate Park! Learn more and sign up at sfch...2022-01-2125 minTotal SFCleaning San Francisco's dirty streets — with Hunter Pence?Heather Knight and Peter Hartlaub spend a Sunday afternoon cleaning up trash in North Beach, after Refuse Refuse SF founder Vincent Yuen put out a Twitter call to Hartlaub, Knight and Hunter Pence, and the former San Francisco Giants outfielder answered. After the event, the Total SF hosts sat down with Yuen to learn his origin story, discover a new word (garbology!), find out why the west side of the street in S.F. accumulates three times as much trash — and why empowering neighbors to clean their streets has become Yuen's mission.Total SF has an audio to...2022-01-1434 minTotal SFA perfect day in San Francisco (Best of 2021)Total SF hosts Heather Knight and Peter Hartlaub break down their perfect day in San Francisco in this flashback episode, , creating an hour-by-hour list of things to do and places to go in the city, without telling each other until the podcast started rolling. It gets competitive, as Knight picks a more historical and cultural route, while Hartlaub chooses to get inebriated in the morning and eat sandwiches. But it's collectively a celebration of the city, with tips for your next off day in good weather. Some common ground includes the historic F-line street cars, a walk through Golden...2022-01-0131 minTotal SFCan the Tree Twins save San Francisco?Married couple Michael Morris and David Sweeney started putting on festive light-up tree costumes for a TV-20 "Dance Party" episode seven years ago. They got such a great reaction, they upped the costume details, upped the glitter and heels and upped their holiday spirit — surprising different neighborhoods in San Francisco throughout the holiday season as the Tree Twins. After Heather Knight spent a fun evening in North Beach with the twins, Total SF hosts Knight and Peter Hartlaub join Morris and Sweeney in their home, to talk about costume-making, what San Francisco neighborhoods are the best and worst for a...2021-12-2237 minFifth & MissionA Mother's Fight Against Fentanyl's Pull in San FranciscoFifth & 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2021-12-0624 minTotal SFThe best views in San Francisco, rankedTotal SF co-hosts Peter Hartlaub and Heather Knight pick their all-time favorite views in San Francisco, including Mt. Davidson, the Bernal Heights rock and two different views from modes of public transit. Hartlaub and Knight made their picks during a recording in Glen Park Canyon after going on this year's Peak 2 Peak hike through San Francisco, an annual benefit for members of Walk SF in its 17th year. Walk SF has reopened Peak 2 Peak ticketing for a week — join Walk SF and register here. And share your own favorite views in San Francisco using the hashtag #TotalSF and tagging @Pe...2021-11-1223 min
It’s All PoliticalSan Francisco Housing Politics Go StatewideIn this episode of the Fifth & Mission podcast, It's All Political host Joe Garofoli joins Heather Knight and Cecilia Lei to talk about the Board of Supervisors' rejection of a housing project, and what it means politically. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2021-11-1121 minTotal SFWhy we swam in the San Francisco BayHosts Peter Hartlaub and Heather Knight dive in the San Francisco Bay with "Why We Swim" author Bonnie Tsui, as a warm-up for their Total SF Book Club event on November 17 at the San Francisco Public Library. Tsui talks about an Icelandic legend who survived a frigid multi-hour swim, why San Francisco is a great swimming city and how newcomers can get started — and maybe work up to their own Bay swim. Hartlaub and Knight also recap their very cold but invigorating swim, including a cameo from former author Daniel Handler.The Total SF Book Club event is...2021-10-1532 minTotal SFA perfect day in San FranciscoTotal SF hosts Heather Knight and Peter Hartlaub break down their perfect day in San Francisco, creating an hour-by-hour list of things to do and places to go in the city, without telling each other until the podcast started rolling. It gets competitive, as Knight picks a more historical and cultural route, while Hartlaub chooses to get inebriated in the morning and eat sandwiches. But it's collectively a celebration of the city, with tips for your next off day in good weather. Some common ground includes the historic F-line street cars, a walk through Golden Gate Park, visits to...2021-09-1032 minFifth & MissionTotalSF: Meet the Angriest Letter-Writer in San FranciscoQuentin Kopp had such a long and influential career as a member of the Board of Supervisors, a state senator and a judge that the I-380 freeway is named after him. He's still going strong at 93, and on this episode of the TotalSF podcast, he's paid a visit by hosts Peter Hartlaub and Heather Knight, who have received plenty of Kopp's angry letters. Fifth & Mission is bringing you this episode of our sibling podcast as a Labor Day special.Subscribe to TotalSF: chronicle.com/totalsfpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...2021-09-0638 minTotal SFNever leaving San Francisco, with Daniel Handler"A Series of Unfortunate Events" author Daniel Handler AKA Lemony Snicket joins Total SF to talk bookstores, swimming in the Bay and why he's tripling down on San Francisco when others are leaving. Total SF hosts Heather Knight and Peter Hartlaub interview Handler in the Philosophy Nook of Green Apple Books, one of Handler's favorites. Handler contributes to the next Total SF Book Club title, "The End of the Golden Gate." Sign up for the Tuesday, Aug. 24 event with Handler and Gary Kamiya here.Produced by Peter Hartlaub. Music is "The Tide Will Rise" by the Sunset...2021-07-0945 minTotal SFThe little Boat Tram that could ... save San FranciscoThe beloved Boat Tram streetcar line is back after a pandemic hiatus and hosts Peter Hartlaub and Heather Knight are reporting on the first voyage of the beloved transit icon. Interviews include S.F. Mayor London Breed, Muni director Jeffrey Tumlin and Boat Tram operator Melvin Clark, who was inspired by Rice-O-Roni commercials to cross the country and join Muni.Produced by Peter Hartlaub. Music is "The Tide Will Rise" by the Sunset Shipwrecks off their album "Community" and cable car bell-ringing by 8-time champion Byron Cobb.Follow Total SF adventures at www.sfchronicle.com...2021-05-2119 minTotal SFHunter and Alexis Pence go to bat for San FranciscoAfter Hunter Pence retired from the Giants last year, Hunter and Lexi Pence decided to stay in San Francisco, exploring the city with fresh eyes and tripling down on their support of indie coffee houses and charity for the community. On May 22-23, 2021, they'll host their first coffee pop-up at Basebalism near Oracle Park. Total SF hosts Peter Hartlaub and Heather Knight talk with the Pences about coffee, baseball and how much they've felt at home in S.F.Produced by Peter Hartlaub. Music is "The Tide Will Rise" by the Sunset Shipwrecks off their album "Community"...2021-05-1949 minTotal SFA total San Francisco book club! w/ "Home Baked" author Alia VolzTotal SF hosts Peter Hartlaub and Heather Knight introduce the Total SF Book Club, interviewing "Home Baked" author Alia Volz. The San Francisco memoir, featuring Volz growing up around her cannabis brownie-dealing parents, is the first book in the new club in partnership with the San Francisco Public Library and Green Apple Books. Volz joins Hartlaub and Knight for a conversation across the street from the Mission District warehouse where her parents used to bake hundreds of brownies a day for recreational and later medical drug use.Produced by Peter Hartlaub. Music is "The Tide Will Rise"...2021-03-2636 minFifth & MissionBack to School: A Plan for San FranciscoAfter a year of distance learning, young kids in San Francisco public schools now have a date to return. Meredith Dodson is the co-founder of Decreasing the Distance, a group of families that's been pressing for the safe return to schools. She talks to Heather Knight about the plan, its highlights and its problems. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2021-03-0921 minFifth & MissionCan San Francisco's Iconic Cable Cars be Saved?The city's 148-year-old cable cars have been out-of-service for nearly a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency has no timeline for when they'll return. Chronicle columnist Heather Knight explains why that is and why it's crucial to save these treasures. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2021-02-2218 minTotal SFA very San Francisco engagement, with poet Kevin Dublin | Total SFThis interview and live podcast features Kevin Dublin, a Bay Area poet and educator who proposed to his girlfriend on the SkyStar observation ferris wheel at Golden Gate Park. Dublin joined Total SF co-hosts Peter Hartlaub and Heather Knight days before the planned engagement. Lewin and Dublin are interviewed on the day of the proposal, and Dublin reads his engagement poem - writing that is also a love letter to S.F. called "Such Great Heights."Produced by Peter Hartlaub. Music is "The Tide Will Rise" by the Sunset Shipwrecks off their album "Community," and cable car...2020-10-2730 min
Total SFA very San Francisco engagement, with poet Kevin Dublin | Total SFThis interview and live podcast features Kevin Dublin, a Bay Area poet and educator who proposed to his girlfriend on the SkyStar observation ferris wheel at Golden Gate Park. Dublin joined Total SF co-hosts Peter Hartlaub and Heather Knight days before the planned engagement. Lewin and Dublin are interviewed on the day of the proposal, and Dublin reads his engagement poem - writing that is also a love letter to S.F. called "Such Great Heights."
Produced by Peter Hartlaub. Music is "The Tide Will Rise" by the Sunset Shipwrecks off their album "Community," and cable car bell ringing by 8...2020-10-2729 minFifth & MissionWhen Will San Francisco Public Schools Reopen?Susan Solomon, president of the San Francisco teachers' union, speaks with host Heather Knight about why San Francisco's schools are lagging behind some other Bay Area districts in reopening and when it's likely most kids will return to the classroom. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-10-2022 minFifth & MissionThe Great San Francisco Lemur HeistMaki, a 21-year-old ring-tailed lemur, was stolen from his enclosure at The San Francisco Zoo this week. It was the third high-profile theft from the zoo in recent years. News broke Thursday night that Maki had been found in Daly City and returned safely to the zoo. In a conversation recorded before that, Heather Knight and reporter Nora Mishanec discuss the lemur heist and share interviews with the lemur’s caretaker and a lemur expert. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-10-1618 minTotal SFThe great stairways of San Francisco, with Alexandra Kenin | Total SFUrban Hiker founder Alexandra Kenin comes on Total SF to talk about her project personally climbing and documenting San Francisco's 900+ public stairways, and sharing some of her favorites. Hosts Peter Hartlaub and Heather Knight also ask Alexandra about coyote sightings, her favorite public restrooms and the most floors she's climbed in a day. See Alexandra's stairway project at Urbanhikerrsf.com.Produced by Peter Hartlaub. Music is "The Tide Will Rise" by the Sunset Shipwrecks off their album "Community" and cable car bell ringing by 8-time champion Byron Cobb. Learn more about your ad...2020-09-2240 minTotal SFThe great stairways of San Francisco, with Alexandra Kenin | Total SFUrban Hiker founder Alexandra Kenin comes on Total SF to talk about her project personally climbing and documenting San Francisco's 900+ public stairways, and sharing some of her favorites. Hosts Peter Hartlaub and Heather Knight also ask Alexandra about coyote sightings, her favorite public restrooms and the most floors she's climbed in a day. See Alexandra's stairway project at Urbanhikerrsf.com.
Produced by Peter Hartlaub. Music is "The Tide Will Rise" by the Sunset Shipwrecks off their album "Community" and cable car bell ringing by 8-time champion Byron Cobb.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-09-2238 minTotal SF"Contagion" breakdown, with Audrey Cooper & Heather Knight | Total SF in ExileTotal SF breaks down "Contagion," The Steven Soderbergh film was not considered a San Francisco classic (or even an S.F. movie) when it came out in 2020, but it has become iconic for its clairvoyance of the coronavirus pandemic. Hosts Peter Hartlaub and Heather Knight are joined by Chronicle editor Audrey Cooper, and they talk about how a Chronicle desk got in the movie, the short life span of Gwenyth Paltrow and what the movie got right and wrong.Produced by Peter Hartlaub. Music is "The Tide Will Rise" by the Sunset Shipwrecks off...2020-05-1443 minTotal SF"Contagion" breakdown, with Audrey Cooper & Heather Knight | Total SF in ExileTotal SF breaks down "Contagion," The Steven Soderbergh film was not considered a San Francisco classic (or even an S.F. movie) when it came out in 2020, but it has become iconic for its clairvoyance of the coronavirus pandemic. Hosts Peter Hartlaub and Heather Knight are joined by Chronicle editor Audrey Cooper, and they talk about how a Chronicle desk got in the movie, the short life span of Gwenyth Paltrow and what the movie got right and wrong.
Produced by Peter Hartlaub. Music is "The Tide Will Rise" by the Sunset Shipwrecks off their album "Community," and cable car...2020-05-1442 minTotal SFSF quarantine house draft, with Heather Knight | Total SF in ExileHosts Peter Hartlaub and Heather Knight make a round-by-round draft of the San Francisco residents they'd want in their quarantine house, battling each other for Marc Benioff, Hunter Pence and a few other surprises. Hartlaub and Knight also recap their first virtual movie night, "Inside Out," which brought #SFRuinsPizza to the No. 1 trending topic on Twitter.
Produced by Peter Hartlaub. Music is "The Tide Will Rise" by the Sunset Shipwrecks off their album Community, with cable car bell ringing by 8-time champion Byron Cobb.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-05-0132 minTotal SFSF quarantine house draft, with Heather Knight | Total SF in ExileHosts Peter Hartlaub and Heather Knight make a round-by-round draft of the San Francisco residents they'd want in their quarantine house, battling each other for Marc Benioff, Hunter Pence and a few other surprises. Hartlaub and Knight also recap their first virtual movie night, "Inside Out," which brought #SFRuinsPizza to the No. 1 trending topic on Twitter.Produced by Peter Hartlaub. Music is "The Tide Will Rise" by the Sunset Shipwrecks off their album Community, with cable car bell ringing by 8-time champion Byron Cobb. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm...2020-05-0132 minFifth & MissionKeeping San Francisco Voters Safe From COVID-19David Campos, chair of the San Francisco Democratic Party, is calling for an all vote-by-mail election in November so voters don't have to go to the polls during the coronavirus pandemic. He also tells Heather Knight what he thinks the future in the Bay Area might look like. | Get unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-04-2126 minFifth & MissionHeather Knight Joins Fifth & Mission as Co-HostTo better cover the coronavirus pandemic and its fallout, City Hall columnist and San Francisco City Insider host Heather Knight joins Fifth & Mission as co-host with Audrey Cooper. In this episode, the new co-hosts discuss Heather's recent stories about how COVID-19 deaths are likely being undercounted, and how City Hall is failing the homeless. | Get unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-04-1112 minTotal SFThe 5 greatest SF movies, with Heather Knight | Total SF in ExileHosts Peter Hartlaub and Heather Knight reunite to rank their five favorite San Francisco movies to watch while sheltering in place — this is a happy podcast and all of the movies are funny, action-packed or inspiring. They also talk more about their first virtual Total SF event, an "Inside Out" virtual movie night at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 25.
Produced by Peter Hartlaub. Music is "The Tide Will Rise" by the Sunset Shipwrecks off their album "Community" and cable car bell ringing by 8-time champion Byron Cobb.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-04-1134 minTotal SFThe 5 greatest SF movies, with Heather Knight | Total SF in ExileHosts Peter Hartlaub and Heather Knight reunite to rank their five favorite San Francisco movies to watch while sheltering in place — this is a happy podcast and all of the movies are funny, action-packed or inspiring. They also talk more about their first virtual Total SF event, an "Inside Out" virtual movie night at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 25.Produced by Peter Hartlaub. Music is "The Tide Will Rise" by the Sunset Shipwrecks off their album "Community" and cable car bell ringing by 8-time champion Byron Cobb. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...2020-04-1135 minFifth & MissionSF City Insider: San Francisco After COVID-19Cities have long weathered public health crises and emerged stronger because of them. In this episode of San Francisco City Insider, Benjamin Grant, urban design policy director at SPUR, talks with Heather Knight about the ways San Francisco will be permanently changed by coronavirus. | Get unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod | Listen to SF City Insider: podfollow.com/insider Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-04-0125 min
San Francisco City InsiderSan Francisco After COVID-19Cities have long weathered public health crises and emerged stronger because of them. Benjamin Grant, urban design policy director at SPUR, talks with Heather Knight about the ways San Francisco will be permanently changed by coronavirus. | Get unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-04-0125 minFifth & MissionSF City Insider: Inside San Francisco's Emergency Command CenterIn this episode of the San Francisco City Insider podcast, Ivy Lee, a legislative aide who’s among the hundreds of City Hall staff members who've been spending long days inside Moscone Center to prepare for the expected surge in coronavirus cases, talks to Heather Knight about San Francisco's readiness for a potential disaster. | Get unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-03-2723 minSan Francisco City InsiderInside San Francisco's Emergency Command CenterIvy Lee, a legislative aide, is among the hundreds of City Hall staff members who've been spending long days inside Moscone Center to prepare for the expected surge in coronavirus cases. She talks to Heather Knight about San Francisco's readiness for a potential disaster. | Get unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-03-2723 minTotal SFThe all happy news episode, with Heather Knight | Total SF in ExileHosts Peter Hartlaub and Heather Knight podcast together for the first time since the coronavirus crisis forced San Francisco Chronicle reporters to work from home. Hartlaub and Knight share some good news stories that they've come across. And they continue a new Total SF feature, "Things I took for granted," talking about the things we'll embrace most when the crisis is over.Produced by Peter Hartlaub. Music is "The Tide Will Rise" by the Sunset Shipwrecks off their album "Community" and cable car bell ringing by 8-time champion Byron Cobb. Learn more about...2020-03-2731 minTotal SFThe all happy news episode, with Heather Knight | Total SF in ExileHosts Peter Hartlaub and Heather Knight podcast together for the first time since the coronavirus crisis forced San Francisco Chronicle reporters to work from home. Hartlaub and Knight share some good news stories that they've come across. And they continue a new Total SF feature, "Things I took for granted," talking about the things we'll embrace most when the crisis is over.
Produced by Peter Hartlaub. Music is "The Tide Will Rise" by the Sunset Shipwrecks off their album "Community" and cable car bell ringing by 8-time champion Byron Cobb.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-03-2730 minFifth & MissionSF City Insider: Disaster for Small Businesses`In this episode of San Francisco City Insider, Heather Knight talks to Sharky Laguana, president of San Francisco's Small Business Commission, about how the shutdown to stem the coronavirus outbreak has already destroyed some small businesses, including his own. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-03-2427 minSan Francisco City InsiderWhy San Francisco Needs a Safe Injection SiteFor years, drug addiction expert Alex Kral has been studying a secret safe injection site in an undisclosed American city. He says San Francisco has to open its own site to cope with its drug crisis. | Get unlimited Chronicle access.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-01-2833 minTotal SFA tribute to "Bullitt," with Heather Knight and Eric KingsburyEpisode 115 is a tribute to the movie "Bullitt," the Steve McQueen classic with arguably the greatest car chase in history. Host Peter Hartlaub is joined by Chronicle columnist Heather Knight and friend of the show Eric Kingsbury to talk about the San Francisco locations, why the movie has aged well and the horrible scene where Bullitt steals a San Francisco Chronicle. All in preparation of the 7 p.m. Feb. 27 #TotalSF "Bullitt" screening at the Balboa Theatre in S.F. Buy tickets here.Produced by Peter Hartlaub. Music is "The Tide Will Rise" by the Sunset Shipwrecks off...2020-01-2346 minTotal SFA tribute to "Bullitt," with Heather Knight and Eric KingsburyEpisode 115 is a tribute to the movie "Bullitt," the Steve McQueen classic with arguably the greatest car chase in history. Host Peter Hartlaub is joined by Chronicle columnist Heather Knight and friend of the show Eric Kingsbury to talk about the San Francisco locations, why the movie has aged well and the horrible scene where Bullitt steals a San Francisco Chronicle. All in preparation of the 7 p.m. Feb. 27 #TotalSF "Bullitt" screening at the Balboa Theatre in S.F. Buy tickets here.
Produced by Peter Hartlaub. Music is "The Tide Will Rise" by the Sunset Shipwrecks off their album "Community."...2020-01-2345 min
KALW News San Francisco, 91.7Despite Vision Zero, More People Are Getting Hit By Cars In San FranciscoEvery 15 hours, someone is taken to the San Francisco General Hospital after being hit by a car. That’s according to San Francisco Chronicle Reporter Heather Knight.2019-12-0907 minSan Francisco City InsiderHungry in San FranciscoPaul Ash, executive director of the San Francisco Food Bank, talks about how food pantries are cropping up at local colleges because students are broke after paying tuition, and how he scrapes together 48 million pounds of food each year.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-11-2721 minTotal SF49 Mile Makeover IV: Overrated Twin Peaks, with Heather KnightEpisode 98 of The Big Event is the fourth 49 Mile Makeover podcast, where host Peter Hartlaub and San Francisco columnist Heather Knight report a big breakthrough on their new 49 Mile Scenic Route. Hartlaub and Knight also discuss the use of transit on the new route, give an update on Total SF movie night, and discuss whether Twin Peaks belongs on the new route.
Produced by Peter Hartlaub. Music is "The Tide Will Rise" by the Sunset Shipwrecks off their album "Community."
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-10-0921 minTotal SF49 Mile Makeover IV: Overrated Twin Peaks, with Heather KnightEpisode 98 of The Big Event is the fourth 49 Mile Makeover podcast, where host Peter Hartlaub and San Francisco columnist Heather Knight report a big breakthrough on their new 49 Mile Scenic Route. Hartlaub and Knight also discuss the use of transit on the new route, give an update on Total SF movie night, and discuss whether Twin Peaks belongs on the new route.Produced by Peter Hartlaub. Music is "The Tide Will Rise" by the Sunset Shipwrecks off their album "Community." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-10-0922 minTotal SFTotal SF: Warriors president Rick Welts interview, with Heather KnightWarriors president Rick Welts joins the San Francisco Chronicle's #TotalSF team Peter Hartlaub and Heather Knight for a The Big Event/SF City Insider podcast crossover. Welts makes the case to add the Chase Center to the new 49 Mile Scenic Route being created by Knight and Hartlaub, and talks about living in San Francisco, his friendship with NBA legend Bill Russell and submits to Knight's City Insider lightning round..Produced by Peter Hartlaub. Music is "The Tide Will Rise" by the Sunset Shipwrecks, off the album "Community" Learn more about your ad choices...2019-09-2429 minTotal SFTotal SF: Warriors president Rick Welts interview, with Heather KnightWarriors president Rick Welts joins the San Francisco Chronicle's #TotalSF team Peter Hartlaub and Heather Knight for a The Big Event/SF City Insider podcast crossover. Welts makes the case to add the Chase Center to the new 49 Mile Scenic Route being created by Knight and Hartlaub, and talks about living in San Francisco, his friendship with NBA legend Bill Russell and submits to Knight's City Insider lightning round..
Produced by Peter Hartlaub. Music is "The Tide Will Rise" by the Sunset Shipwrecks, off the album "Community"
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-09-2429 minTotal SF49-Mile Makeover III: What should stay and go on the new scenic route?Episode 94 of The Big Event is a hard look at the 49-Mile Scenic Drive - and what should stay and go for the new #TotalSF 49-Mile Scenic Route. San Francisco Chronicle columnist Heather Knight and pop culture critic Peter Hartlaub talk about their successful attempt to cover the 49-mile Scenic Drive in one day without using a car. The second half of the podcast is a discussion of what we should keep for the new route. We'll be taking reader suggestions and plan to unveil the 49-Mile Scenic Route later this year.Produced by Peter Hartlaub. Music...2019-09-0742 minTotal SF49-Mile Makeover III: What should stay and go on the new scenic route?Episode 94 of The Big Event is a hard look at the 49-Mile Scenic Drive - and what should stay and go for the new #TotalSF 49-Mile Scenic Route. San Francisco Chronicle columnist Heather Knight and pop culture critic Peter Hartlaub talk about their successful attempt to cover the 49-mile Scenic Drive in one day without using a car. The second half of the podcast is a discussion of what we should keep for the new route. We'll be taking reader suggestions and plan to unveil the 49-Mile Scenic Route later this year.
Produced by Peter Hartlaub. Music is "The Tide...2019-09-0741 minTotal SF49-Mile Makeover II: Heather & Peter argue, meet some new friendsEpisode 93 of The Big Event is a both-feet-first jump into the 49-Mile Makeover. #TotalSF founders Peter Hartlaub and Heather Knight will be covering the existing 49-Mile Scenic Drive route on Sept. 4 by foot, bike, skates, bus - anything but a motor vehicle that they're piloting. They talk about their plans for a new route with reader help, air out the arguments they've been having and invite two experts — Kristine Poggioli and Carolyn Eidson, authors of "Walking San Francisco's 49-Mile Scenic Drive."Produced by Peter Hartlaub. Music is "The Tide Will Rise" by the Sunset Shipwrecks off their al...2019-09-0232 minTotal SF49-Mile Makeover II: Heather & Peter argue, meet some new friendsEpisode 93 of The Big Event is a both-feet-first jump into the 49-Mile Makeover. #TotalSF founders Peter Hartlaub and Heather Knight will be covering the existing 49-Mile Scenic Drive route on Sept. 4 by foot, bike, skates, bus - anything but a motor vehicle that they're piloting. They talk about their plans for a new route with reader help, air out the arguments they've been having and invite two experts — Kristine Poggioli and Carolyn Eidson, authors of "Walking San Francisco's 49-Mile Scenic Drive."
Produced by Peter Hartlaub. Music is "The Tide Will Rise" by the Sunset Shipwrecks off their album "Community."
Learn mo...2019-09-0231 minSan Francisco City InsiderWhy San Francisco's Vision Zero Isn't WorkingJanice Li, a Bicycle Coalition staffer and BART director, talks about how San Francisco's program to eliminate traffic deaths is big on marketing and short on actual answers. Plus: What's in store for BART, and Li’s favorite and least favorite stations.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-08-3044 minSan Francisco City InsiderTreating San Francisco Homelessness Like a Real EmergencyIf San Francisco experienced a major fire or earthquake and thousands of residents were suddenly homeless, would the city form task forces and appoint an expert to study the problem? Kara Zordel, CEO of Community Assessment and Treatment Services, says it's time we treat homelessness like a real emergency too.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-08-0235 minSan Francisco City InsiderPoverty and Financial Justice in San FranciscoFor the past two years, San Francisco's Financial Justice Project has been working to eliminate government fees and fines that are particularly painful, and in some cases, ruinous, to the city's poorest. Anne Stuhldreher, who leads the project, sat down with Chronicle reporter Dominic Fracassa to talk about her team's accomplishments and how to keep the government from enriching itself on the backs of its most vulnerable.
For more on the project: https://sftreasurer.org/financialjustice.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-06-2434 minSan Francisco City InsiderSan Francisco’s Deadly Streets - And What Could HelpFive years ago, city officials vowed to eliminate all traffic deaths in 10 years in a safe streets program dubbed Vision Zero. Halfway through those 10 years, San Francisco is making no progress in eliminating traffic fatalities. Already this year, 12 people have died in traffic including seven pedestrians, a bicyclist, a skateboarder and three people in cars. Jodie Medeiros, director of the pedestrian advocacy nonprofit Walk San Francisco, talks about why San Francisco can’t seem to get a handle on making its streets safe - and what changes are needed to make Vision Zero a reality.
Learn more about your ad ch...2019-05-0327 minTotal SFTotal SF: Tribute to the Richmond District, with Heather Knight, Supervisor Sandra Fewer and moreEpisode 67 of The Big Event is a tribute to the Richmond District. Recorded at the historic Balboa Theatre before their screening of "So I Married an Axe Murderer," host Peter Hartlaub and San Francisco columnist Heather Knight interview Supervisor Sandra Fewer, former Green Apple Books co-owner Kevin Hunsanger, Balboa owner Adam Bergeron, Richmond resident and affordable housing analyst Sophie Hayward and Chronicle editor-in-chief Audrey Cooper.Recorded at the Balboa Theatre in San Francisco..Theme music is "The Tide Will Rise" by the Sunset Shipwrecks off their album "Community." Learn more about...2019-04-0932 minTotal SFTotal SF: Tribute to the Richmond District, with Heather Knight, Supervisor Sandra Fewer and moreEpisode 67 of The Big Event is a tribute to the Richmond District. Recorded at the historic Balboa Theatre before their screening of "So I Married an Axe Murderer," host Peter Hartlaub and San Francisco columnist Heather Knight interview Supervisor Sandra Fewer, former Green Apple Books co-owner Kevin Hunsanger, Balboa owner Adam Bergeron, Richmond resident and affordable housing analyst Sophie Hayward and Chronicle editor-in-chief Audrey Cooper.
Recorded at the Balboa Theatre in San Francisco..
Theme music is "The Tide Will Rise" by the Sunset Shipwrecks off their album "Community."
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-04-0932 minTotal SF"So I Married an Axe Murderer" - SF Cinema GOAT with Audrey Cooper and Heather KnightEpisode 66 of The Big Event is a tribute to the 1993 San Francisco movie "So I Married an Axe Murderer," which was filled with strife during production and was a box office disaster, but has endured as a classic. San Francisco Chronicle editor-in-chief Audrey Cooper and San Francisco columnist Heather Knight join host Peter Hartlaub to induct "Axe Murderer" in the SF Cinema Greatest of All Time. Recorded in the San Francisco Chronicle basement archive.Theme music is "The Tide Will Rise" by the Sunset Shipwrecks off their album "Community." Learn more a...2019-03-2137 minTotal SF"So I Married an Axe Murderer" tribute, with Audrey Cooper and Heather KnightEpisode 66 of The Big Event is a tribute to the 1993 San Francisco movie "So I Married an Axe Murderer," which was filled with strife during production and was a box office disaster, but has endured as a classic. San Francisco Chronicle editor-in-chief Audrey Cooper and San Francisco columnist Heather Knight join host Peter Hartlaub to induct "Axe Murderer" in the SF Cinema Greatest of All Time.
Recorded in the San Francisco Chronicle basement archive.
Theme music is "The Tide Will Rise" by the Sunset Shipwrecks off their album "Community."
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-03-2136 minSan Francisco City InsiderInside San Francisco’s Mental Health CrisisRachel Rodriguez, a social worker in San Francisco General Hospital’s psychiatric emergency room, is incensed at the way some people are painting the move toward conserving more mentally ill people. She’s in favor of the changes and explains why — and why the current system is so broken.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-03-1228 minTotal SFTotal SF: Neighborhood theater tribute, with Heather Knight and Adam BergeronEpisode 65 of The Big Event is a tribute to San Francisco's neighborhood theaters, past and present. Balboa and Vogue theater proprietor Adam Bergeron joins host Peter Hartlaub and San Francisco columnist Heather Knight to talk about their first theater memories, talk San Francisco theater history and announce a new Total SF event. "So I Married an Axe Murderer" screens 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 4, 2019 at the Balboa - with a special The Big Event "Tribute to the Richmond District" podcast recorded in the lobby beginning at 6:30 p.m., and other surprises. Buy tickets here.
Recorded in the San Francisco Chronicle basement...2019-03-0738 minTotal SFTotal SF: Neighborhood theater tribute, with Heather Knight and Adam BergeronEpisode 65 of The Big Event is a tribute to San Francisco's neighborhood theaters, past and present. Balboa and Vogue theater proprietor Adam Bergeron joins host Peter Hartlaub and San Francisco columnist Heather Knight to talk about their first theater memories, talk San Francisco theater history and announce a new Total SF event. "So I Married an Axe Murderer" screens 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 4, 2019 at the Balboa - with a special The Big Event "Tribute to the Richmond District" podcast recorded in the lobby beginning at 6:30 p.m., and other surprises. Buy tickets here.Recorded in the San...2019-03-0739 minSan Francisco City InsiderAn Early Look at the Race to Become San Francisco’s Next District AttorneyColumnist Heather Knight and Hall of Justice reporter Evan Sernoffsky discuss the already crowded field to replace San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon. For the first time in about a century, there will be no incumbent in the race - meaning the field is wide open and several impressive candidates are already raising big money and gathering key endorsements. Who has the upper hand? What do San Franciscans want in their next DA? Get the inside scoop here.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-02-0622 minSan Francisco City InsiderSan Francisco School Teachers and Their Struggle to SurviveStephen Torres-Esquer, an award-winning special education teacher at Lowell High, talks about how hard it is to make it in one of the world’s most expensive cities on such a paltry salary. As San Francisco politicians fight over how to spend a surprise windfall of more than $184 million, he tells Heather Knight he’s likely to return soon to his hometown of Stockton, where he could buy a house and even open a savings account.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-01-2526 minTotal SFBurrito Stories, Part II, with Burrito Justice and Heather KnightIn Episode 56 of The Big Event, San Francisco burrito expert and historian Burrito Justice join San Francisco columnist Heather Knight and host Peter Hartlaub, to talk about first burritos, best burritos and Burrito Law. The group also covers some burrito history, and the origin story of Burrito Justice - how he got his name, and why he maintains mostly anonymous (except during his welcome burrito delivery during Total Muni 2018).
Produced by Peter Hartlaub. Theme music is "The Tide Will Rise" by the Sunset Shipwrecks off their album "Community."
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-01-1048 minTotal SFBurrito Stories, Part II, with Burrito Justice and Heather KnightIn Episode 56 of The Big Event, San Francisco burrito expert and historian Burrito Justice join San Francisco columnist Heather Knight and host Peter Hartlaub, to talk about first burritos, best burritos and Burrito Law. The group also covers some burrito history, and the origin story of Burrito Justice - how he got his name, and why he maintains mostly anonymous (except during his welcome burrito delivery during Total Muni 2018).Produced by Peter Hartlaub. Theme music is "The Tide Will Rise" by the Sunset Shipwrecks off their album "Community." Learn more about your ad...2019-01-1049 minSan Francisco City InsiderThe San Francisco Movie SpecialChronicle columnist Heather Knight talks to Bay Area movers and shakers about their favorite San Francisco films. "Vertigo" and "Mrs. Doubtfire" get a lot of votes as Mayor London Breed, Marc Benioff, State Senator Scott Wiener and others weigh in.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2018-12-2417 minSan Francisco City InsiderDivvying up San Francisco's unexpected windfallLate last month, San Francisco woke up to find itself $415 richer. The question now is: Where is all that money going to go? Competing plans have already emerged, and some groups, including education advocates, are already making the case for why they should get a piece of the pie. City Hall reporter Trisha Thadani is here to help us make sense of it all. Hosted by Dominic Fracassa.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2018-12-1222 minSan Francisco City InsiderSan Francisco Fire Chief hangs up her helmetSan Francisco Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White is the first woman to ever hold the job and the longest serving big city fire chief in the country. After nearly 15 years on the job, she has a big announcement: she's ready to hang up her helmet.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2018-10-2313 minSan Francisco City InsiderThe front lines of San Francisco's mental health crisisPaul Linde, a doctor who worked in the psychiatric emergency room of San Francisco General Hospital for 24 years. He talks about why the city's mental health system is so broken and what it would take to fix it - namely, far more mental health treatment beds so there's somewhere for mentally ill homeless people to go besides the E.R. or our sidewalks.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2018-10-0524 minTotal SF“Inside Out” – SF Cinema GOAT with Audrey Cooper and Heather KnightEpisode 43 of The Big Event podcast inducts “Inside Out” in the SF Cinema Greatest of All Time. Host Peter Hartlaub is joined by Chronicle editor-in-chief Audrey Cooper and columnist Heather Knight, who talk about the subtle genius of the 2015 Pete Docter film, what it’s like to raise kids in San Francisco (where Riley moves to in “Inside Out”) and why this qualifies as one of the greatest S.F. films made. They also rank their favorite Pixar films, including … “Planes 2”? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2018-09-2837 minTotal SF“Inside Out” – SF Cinema GOAT with Audrey Cooper and Heather KnightEpisode 43 of The Big Event podcast inducts “Inside Out” in the SF Cinema Greatest of All Time. Host Peter Hartlaub is joined by Chronicle editor-in-chief Audrey Cooper and columnist Heather Knight, who talk about the subtle genius of the 2015 Pete Docter film, what it’s like to raise kids in San Francisco (where Riley moves to in “Inside Out”) and why this qualifies as one of the greatest S.F. films made. They also rank their favorite Pixar films, including … “Planes 2”?
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Total SFTotal SF: Tourist traps we like, with Heather Knight and Paolo LucchesiSan Francisco columnist Heather Knight and food editor Paolo Lucchesi join host Peter Hartlaub to talk about the S.F. tourist traps they tolerate and even like.
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Total SFTotal SF: Tourist traps we like, with Heather Knight and Paolo LucchesiSan Francisco columnist Heather Knight and food editor Paolo Lucchesi join host Peter Hartlaub to talk about the S.F. tourist traps they tolerate and even like. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2018-08-1645 min
San Francisco City InsiderThe story behind San Francisco's "Invisible Men"People walking to City Hall will be surprised to see 40 identical sculptures, each weighing more than 300 pounds, standing like soldiers just out front. Artist Zak Ove, an Englishman who’s the first black person to have art displayed in the plaza, explains the work’s meaning, how it’s a counterpoint to the controversial Pioneer Monument and how it relates to San Francisco’s heartbreaking homeless problem.
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San Francisco City InsiderSan Francisco's homeless problem, explainedSan Francisco Chronicle columnist Heather Knight talks with Jeff Kositsky, director of the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing, about why the city’s homeless problem doesn’t seem to get much better despite city officials spending more than $300 million a year to solve it. Hint: For every 50 people moved off the streets, 150 take their place.
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Total SF"Milk" - SF Cinema GOAT with Audrey Cooper and Heather KnightChronicle editor-in-chief Audrey Cooper and San Francisco columnist Heather Knight join host Peter Hartlaub to induct "Milk" into the SF Cinema Greatest of All Time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2018-06-2147 min
Total SF"Milk" - SF Cinema GOAT with Audrey Cooper and Heather KnightChronicle editor-in-chief Audrey Cooper and San Francisco columnist Heather Knight join host Peter Hartlaub to induct "Milk" into the SF Cinema Greatest of All Time.
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San Francisco City InsiderSan Francisco Police Chief Bill ScottThere were more than 31,000 reports of car break-ins in San Francisco in 2017, but police were only able to make arrests in 1.7 percent of cases. Police Chief Bill Scott explains to columnist Heather Knight why these crimes are so hard to tackle, and also discusses how law enforcement is responding to two other city scourges: injection drug use and homeless tent encampments.
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It’s All PoliticalChronicle columnist Heather Knight talks about Ed LeeIn episode 10 of It's All Political, (recorded Dec. 12, 2017), San Francisco Chronicle columnist Heather Knight talks about Ed Lee's life and legacy after the mayor's sudden death. Podcast host Joe Garofoli also asks Peter Hartlaub, who writes the Chronicle's Our San Francisco column, about the mayor's beginning as a tenant rights lawyer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2017-12-1321 min