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
Transparency and accountability concerns raised over CPUC's regulation of ride-hailing
In January, the San Francisco Public Press published an investigation showing just how much we don’t know about the safety record of the ride-hailing industry. The Public Press recently hosted an eve…
00:47:44 |
Thu 27 Feb 2020
Republican business and tax attorney seeks state Assembly seat
John McDonnell is a business and tax attorney running to challenge State Assemblyman Phil Ting for the seat for District 19. He outlines his perspectives on education, housing, criminal justice refor…
00:43:19 |
Tue 25 Feb 2020
What's New & What's Next for 2/24/20
In What's New & What's Next, the Civic team offers a roundup of San Francisco news and a look at what's ahead on the city's calendar. The news: School district warns of staff cuts, transparency ballo…
00:04:59 |
Mon 24 Feb 2020
Assemblymember David Chiu on housing, homelessness, and transit
David Chiu, the state assembly member representing California’s District 17, discusses his recent legislative work, including his rent increase cap policy, a proposal to audit California’s spending o…
00:29:27 |
Sat 22 Feb 2020
March 2020 Ballot: State Proposition 13
You can find the Public Press’ full nonpartisan voter guide here.
00:02:30 |
Fri 21 Feb 2020
March 2020 Ballot: Proposition E
You can find the Public Press’ full nonpartisan voter guide here.
00:02:06 |
Fri 21 Feb 2020
March 2020 Ballot: Proposition D
You can find the Public Press’ full nonpartisan voter guide here.
00:02:07 |
Fri 21 Feb 2020
March 2020 Ballot: Proposition C
You can find the Public Press’ full nonpartisan voter guide here.
00:01:17 |
Fri 21 Feb 2020
March 2020 Ballot: Proposition B
You can find the Public Press’ full nonpartisan voter guide here.
00:01:44 |
Fri 21 Feb 2020
March 2020 Ballot: Proposition A
You can find the Public Press’ full nonpartisan voter guide here.
00:02:05 |
Fri 21 Feb 2020
Vacancy tax proposal looks to motivate landlords to fill storefronts
Even on main commercial corridors in the city, long-empty storefronts have raised concerns about blight from merchants, customers and politicians. In response, Supervisor Aaron Peskin drafted a vacan…
00:29:27 |
Thu 20 Feb 2020
What's New & What's Next for 2/17/20
In What's New & What's Next, the Civic team offers a roundup of San Francisco news and a look at what's ahead on the city's calendar. The news: Subpoenas issued emerge in corruption investigation and…
00:04:59 |
Mon 17 Feb 2020
State Sen. Scott Wiener on legislatively "pushing the envelope"
In the final episode in our series of interviews with the candidates running for state senate to represent District 11, current State Senator Scott Wiener discusses his legislative record in areas ra…
00:43:14 |
Sat 15 Feb 2020
Ballot measure seeks to restrict office development if to affordable housing production falls short
Editor’s Note: “Civic” reached out to several opponents of Proposition E, but nobody was available for an interview by broadcast time. Read more at sfpublicpress.org.
00:29:27 |
Fri 14 Feb 2020
Proposition 13 on the March ballot would authorize $15 billion for school construction
A California proposition on the March ballot would issue $15 billion in state bonds for facilities construction at public schools. John Fensterwald, a staff writer at EdSource, explains how districts…
00:29:27 |
Wed 12 Feb 2020
What you need to know about the S.F. DCCC
If you are a registered democrat living in San Francisco, your ballot for the March election is likely to be long because there are more than 50 candidates running to fill 24 seats on the Democratic …
00:29:27 |
Tue 11 Feb 2020
What's New & What's Next for 2/10/20
In What's New & What's Next, the Civic team offers a roundup of San Francisco news and a look at what's ahead on the city's calendar. The news: More details emerge in corruption arrest, sobering cent…
00:04:59 |
Mon 10 Feb 2020
Small rent increases can add up to big burdens, analysis finds
San Francisco has rent control – rents can only go up by a certain percentage a year in buildings constructed before 1979 – but there are some costs that landlords can pass on to tenants. Tenants, in…
00:38:27 |
Fri 07 Feb 2020
Regional leaders want to use CA fair housing law to undo segregation
Decades of explicitly and implicitly racist policies have left the Bay Area not just unaffordable, but deeply segregated, according to panelists at a gathering of regional government administrators, …
00:29:27 |
Thu 06 Feb 2020
Indigenous public bank organizer runs for state senate
As part of Civic’s series of interviews with candidates for the state Senate seat currently held by Scott Wiener, Jackie Fielder details her platform and shares insight into her background. Fielder i…
00:29:28 |
Wed 05 Feb 2020
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