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
In "No Straight Lines," we meet groundbreaking queer comic artists
“No Straight Lines” screens at the Frameline film festival, digitally Jun 17–27 and in-person at the Castro Theater on Sunday, June 27.
00:34:21 |
Fri 11 Jun 2021
After journalist arrests, state legislation aims to protect reporter access to protests
Freedom of information advocates and journalists have criticized a number of instances in which law enforcement officers arrested, detained, or even injured reporters at work covering protests in Cal…
00:30:51 |
Thu 10 Jun 2021
Street crisis response teams are dispatched as an alternative to law enforcement
Members of San Francisco's Street Crisis Response Team show up to situations when someone is experiencing a mental health or substance-related crisis, as an alternative to police response, which can …
00:30:51 |
Wed 09 Jun 2021
How could SF use alternative water sources?
With droughts expected to continue and worsen in coming years, water managers are exploring conservation approaches. Laura Feinstein, sustainability and resilience policy director at the urban think …
00:30:56 |
Sat 05 Jun 2021
Return of the Roxie: SF nonprofit cinema is cautiously reopening
With vaccination rates on the rise and lockdown restrictions lifting, audiences are returning to indoor venues. For community cinemas like the Roxie Theater, reopening is emotional. The Roxie’s execu…
00:32:31 |
Fri 04 Jun 2021
BART emerges from pandemic slowdown
Commuters are slowly returning to BART after ridership fell to around ten percent of pre-pandemic levels for several months. Now the transit agency is ratcheting up service, with plans to return to t…
00:30:15 |
Thu 03 Jun 2021
Bay Area Hong Kongers organize around democracy protests from afar
Demonstrators in Hong Kong have been demanding more democratic freedoms, as well as an inquiry into police use of force and the release of detained protestors. As millions have taken to the streets a…
00:36:02 |
Wed 02 Jun 2021
How SF sources and uses water, and why it's pushing back on state restrictions
California is back in a drought, and in many parts of the state the drought is extreme. San Francisco’s residential water use is among the lowest among large cities in California, says Steven Ritchie…
00:32:00 |
Sat 29 May 2021
SF's parks are walkable, but communities of color have less parks space
According to a ranking from the nonprofit Trust for Public Land, all San Francisco residents live within a 10-minute walk of a park, but residents of neighborhoods where most people identify as peopl…
00:30:41 |
Fri 28 May 2021
As the state reopens, unemployment cases are still backlogged
While California is set to fully reopen on June 15, the unemployment rate appears to be holding steady. Businesses are opening positions, but residents are also dropping out of the workforce entirely…
00:30:40 |
Wed 26 May 2021
Writers on loving — and maybe leaving — San Francisco
Every city is special in some way to the people who call it home, but as author Gary Kamiya writes, San Francisco is a more potent touchstone than most thanks to the unique place it occupies in the A…
00:33:11 |
Fri 21 May 2021
City College trustee: The recent deal preventing layoffs was only a short-term fix
City College’s Board of Trustees recently voted on a plan to reduce teacher pay instead of laying teachers off, a plan that members of the teachers union had also voted on and approved. But this is o…
00:30:41 |
Thu 20 May 2021
Legacy Film Festival Delves Into the Triumphs and Challenges of Aging
Aging is often obscured from movies, or portrayed in ways that perpetuate stereotypes about what aging is. The films at thetheLegacy Film Festival on Aging counter that by exploring more fully what i…
00:29:31 |
Tue 18 May 2021
Cleaning during COVID: The pandemic changed janitorial work, too
Janitors have been taking to the streets in San Francisco for weeks to advocate for better working conditions during the pandemic, even going on a three-day strike in mid-March. They’ve advocated for…
00:25:22 |
Sat 15 May 2021
How one SF paramedic experienced the coronavirus pandemic
Before coronavirus cases were confirmed in San Francisco, paramedic Alfredo Banuelos and his colleagues were watching case numbers in other cities, still at a distance. Then he got his first patient.…
00:31:47 |
Fri 14 May 2021
In "Sky Blossom," we meet some of America's young caregivers
"Sky Blossom" screens at CAAMFest on May 18 at 6 p.m.
00:30:31 |
Wed 12 May 2021
A primer on the responsibilities of the SF school board
San Francisco’s school district and board of education have been in the spotlight for a variety of controversies. Those include school reopening, a member of the board suing the district, an effort t…
00:31:26 |
Tue 11 May 2021
So, when do we need to wear masks? SF's Health Officer explains.
Under a new health order, San Franciscans no longer need to wear a mask while doing outdoor activities like walking or biking when they’re alone or with members of their household. Unvaccinated peopl…
00:33:01 |
Sat 08 May 2021
A deputy city attorney explains SF's suit against the school district
Listen to more of our conversations about school reopening with students, parents, teachers and the school district here.
00:30:31 |
Thu 06 May 2021
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