Civic
Civic is the flagship audio program from the San Francisco Public Press, a nonprofit news institution, covering important local issues and the unique experiences of living and working in San Francisco. The radio program airs Tuesdays and Thursdays on KSFP -LP 102.5 FM in San Francisco.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 569
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
What Medicaid Cuts Mean for San Francisco
President Trump calls it “One Big Beautiful Bill,” but critics say the latest federal budget will slash more than a trillion dollars from Medicaid over the next decade — cutting coverage for an estim…
Social Security Under Strain
If you’ve experienced issues with Social Security — missed checks, delayed responses, or inaccessible services — you can file a complaint with the California Department of Justice at oag.ca.gov/socia…
The Silent Killer — Chronic Hepatitis B Threatens the Health of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
About the ‘Silent Killer’ Series
The San Francisco Public Press examined recent efforts to step up diagnosis, vaccination and treatment for hepatitis B. Chronic hepatitis B affects an estimated 305,00…
Sidelined After Service: What Federal Cuts Mean for Veterans
How Do We Respond to Attacks on Public Media, DEI and Democracy?
Progress or Political Theater? Factions Disagree on How to Clean Up San Francisco Street Conditions
San Francisco's mayor and police department are facing praise and scorn for cracking down on homelessness and visible substance use amidst shelter and treatment bed shortages and jail overcrowding.
Journalists Are Fighting Back Against Investors Dismantling Newspapers Around the Country
- Join the San Francisco Public Press for a screening of “Stripped for Parts” in San Francisco on Thursday, March 13. Details and tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/film-stripped-for-parts-american-…
Thousands Across Bay Area Are Mobilizing Against Mass Deportation
RE-RELEASE: Ukrainians in SF Are Anxious and Angry
A New Aggressive Anti-Abortion Group Was Founded in San Francisco
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LGBTQ Latin Americans Offer Safety From Hostile Substance Use Recovery Groups
LGBTQ Latin Americans come to San Francisco seeking relief from oppression and hostility. But when they join substance use disorder support groups, many encounter scorn — especially if they’re transg…
Why the Navy Conducted Radiation Experiments on Humans - Exposed episode 2
The Navy conducted radiation experiments on humans at San Francisco's Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, turning hundreds of servicemen and shipyard workers into unwitting “volunteers” for Cold War scient…
A Community of Color Contends With the Navy’s Toxic Legacy - Exposed episode 1
Decades after the Navy closed a Cold War radiation research lab at San Francisco's Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, the mess isn't completely cleaned up. Neighbors in Bayview-Hunters Point are demanding…
Special Civic episodes coming Monday
Latinx in SF Use Tech for Post-COVID Trauma Recovery
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, San Francisco’s Latinx residents experienced higher rates of infection and deaths, and greater losses of income and homes compared with other ethnic groups…
Should SF’s Great Highway Be a Park or a Roadway?
San Francisco’s proposition K is the most heated issue in this year’s local election. It asks whether the city should close a segment of the Great Highway, a coastal thoroughfare, to car traffic, so …
Proposition G: Making Housing Truly Affordable for Seniors in San Francisco
Affordable housing is too expensive for many in San Francisco, leaving people in untenable living situations: rentals they can’t afford, overcrowded single room occupancy hotels, or tents on the stre…
Bonus: San Francisco Propositions November 2024
In the November, 2024 election San Francisco voters are being asked to decide whether to approve a wide range of issues in the form of 15 local ballot propositions, including ones on a major overhaul…
Commission Impossible: San Francisco Governance on the Ballot
San Francisco commission reform is on the November 2024 ballot. If either Proposition D or E passes, they will change the city’s commissions in different ways, which have had a vital role in how the …