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
Volunteers are patrolling Chinatown to improve public safety
The continued rise in violence against Asian-Americans, in particular against elders, has spurred communities into action. In Chinatown, a few different groups of volunteers can regularly be seen pat…
00:23:57 |
Sat 27 Mar 2021
SF schools' partial reopening: Teacher's union president weighs in
Do you have a perspective to add to the conversation about schools reopening? Leave us a message via SpeakPipe.
00:32:41 |
Fri 26 Mar 2021
Organizers share their experiences with City College and warn of potential cuts' impacts
In late February, the City College Board of Trustees voted to approve sending notices of potential layoffs that, if implemented, would be a 30% cut to salaried expenditures. CCSF says the existence o…
00:41:34 |
Thu 25 Mar 2021
A firsthand account of, and calls to end, the humanitarian crisis in Tigray
Thousands of people have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced after the prime minister of Ethiopia launched a military offensive in Ethiopia's Tigray region last November. Mellay Menelik, …
00:50:16 |
Wed 24 Mar 2021
Doctors stress need for community engagement, prevention in public health responses
From early on, the coronavirus pandemic has laid bare stark health inequities through infection and death rates. Testing access quickly became a concern, and now, so has vaccine access — state health…
00:33:36 |
Sat 20 Mar 2021
Teachers have seen families' struggles and resilience during school closures
Have something to add to the conversation about schools reopening? Leave us a message via SpeakPipe.
00:34:11 |
Thu 18 Mar 2021
Renters are still being displaced, tenant advocate says
At the beginning of the year, a tenant attorney predicted an “avalanche” of evictions unless California legislators reached a deal to extend tenant protections. They did, and applications recently op…
00:29:30 |
Wed 17 Mar 2021
A year of pandemic homelessness policy
Reporters Nuala Bishari and Brian Howey reflect on covering homelessness policy in San Francisco over a year of pandemic health measures. They have broken stories on hygiene stations, testing, unused…
00:29:30 |
Tue 16 Mar 2021
Managing Trauma and Grief During COVID-19
A year into the COVID-19 pandemic we speak with a therapist about the challenges his clients have faced dealing with the stress and trauma of one of the most turbulent times in American history.
00:28:30 |
Sat 13 Mar 2021
Advocates stress importance of visitation for long term care residents
Advocates for residents of long term care facilities like nursing homes have been pushing for San Francisco to ease pandemic-related restrictions on people visiting their loved ones for weeks. Just a…
00:31:55 |
Fri 12 Mar 2021
Building connections virtually as youth "wither away" in pandemic isolation
Limiting social interaction to be almost entirely online has had serious mental health consequences, particularly for young people who would otherwise be in school. But the pandemic means that help i…
00:33:21 |
Thu 11 Mar 2021
High school students are organizing peer mental health support
Youth mental health was a growing concern even before the pandemic, but the isolation of sheltering in place has come with an increase in depression and unhappiness among young people. San Francisco …
00:29:30 |
Tue 09 Mar 2021
How parents would like to see schools re-open
If you are affected by the decisions about school reopening, we want to hear from you. Leave us a message via SpeakPipe or at (415) 495-7377, and we may air it on a future show.
00:39:30 |
Sat 06 Mar 2021
Nonprofit brings vaccines to seniors
Language barriers and a largely online scheduling system make it difficult for monolingual non-English speakers and people who aren’t digital natives, often seniors, to access the vaccines that they’…
00:29:30 |
Fri 05 Mar 2021
SF Team Seeks COVID-19 Therapies and Ways to Defeat Future Coronaviruses
While attention has shifted to mass vaccinations, the Gladstone Institutes in San Francisco remain focused on finding therapies to treat COVID-19 and defeat future Coronaviruses.
00:29:30 |
Thu 04 Mar 2021
Students weigh in on distance learning and school reopening plans
If you are affected by the decisions about school reopening, we want to hear from you. Leave us a message via SpeakPipe or at (415) 495-7377, and we may air it on a future show.
00:35:21 |
Wed 03 Mar 2021
Vaccinations and Hazard Pay Concern Grocery Store Union
Grocery store workers are the latest to be eligible for vaccination. As part of our “Essential Worker” series we spoke with Jim Araby, director of strategic campaigns for United Food and Commercial W…
00:29:00 |
Sat 27 Feb 2021
Community clinics cross language and digital divides to distribute vaccine
In addition to mass vaccination sites and pharmacy megachains, coronavirus vaccine is being distributed by community clinics that serve populations where they’ve built strong connections and trust — …
00:30:06 |
Fri 26 Feb 2021
Volunteers built and run this statewide vaccine lookup system
Even for those eligible, it has been difficult to navigate the various coronavirus vaccine sign-up, notification, and appointment systems. In response to the disjointed publication of information fro…
00:29:30 |
Thu 25 Feb 2021
What trying to get a vaccine has been like for homelessness response workers
People who provide services to homeless individuals and families have become essential workers during the pandemic, often doing their jobs in person rather than from home. While they have been consid…
00:32:51 |
Wed 24 Feb 2021
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