Fifth & Mission

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