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
Where SF's mental health system falls short, and what's changing
Now that city leaders have agreed on a compromise policy to revamp San Francisco's mental health system, we talk with Mark Salazar, executive director of the Mental Health Association of San Francisc…
00:29:26 |
Thu 14 Nov 2019
Understanding election results with Nuala Sawyer Bishari
Now that definitive results are in, we recap the results of the local election with independent reporter Nuala Sawyer Bishari
00:32:07 |
Wed 13 Nov 2019
What's New & What's Next for 11/11/19
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. This week: Election results are in and victories claimed. Also, c…
00:04:59 |
Tue 12 Nov 2019
Reporting shows SFPD investigations for FBI task force conflicted with local law
Mission Local reporter Julian Mark discusses his reporting on a white paper that offers revelations about the work SFPD officers did as part of a Joint Terrorism Task Force with the FBI.
00:24:58 |
Tue 12 Nov 2019
Election Recap with Prof. James Taylor
With preliminary results in, we discuss takeaways from votes so far in the close races and ballot measure contests with USF professor of Politics James Taylor.
00:29:57 |
Fri 08 Nov 2019
CA voters to weigh billions for regenerative medicine
In 2004, state voters approved a $3 billion bond to fund stem cell research. Another, bigger ask, for $5.5 billion, is coming in 2020. Its backers say the most promising research might just fade away…
00:29:56 |
Thu 07 Nov 2019
SF artists get political, take a stand for journalism
In "The Role of Art in a Period of Political Turmoil," at Spark Arts, artists are exhibiting work intended to catalyze civil conversations about a political climate that has been anything but. They’r…
00:29:57 |
Thu 07 Nov 2019
Dance Mission Theater Celebrates 20 Years
Dance Mission Theater's Artistic Director Krissy Keefer and Managing Director Stella Adelman look back on 20 years of calling out injustice through dance in a changing political and environmental lan…
00:30:27 |
Tue 05 Nov 2019
Episode 9: District Attorney candidates debate
At a candidate debate hosted by the San Francisco Public Press and Mission Local and moderated by Mission Local managing editor Joe Eskenazi, the four candidates for District Attorney lay out their p…
01:09:39 |
Fri 01 Nov 2019
Episode 8: Propositions A to F explained
Voter are deciding on six measures this November. In this episode, hear summaries of the propositions, plus extended commentary on some issues from San Francisco Examiner reporter Joe Fitzgerald Rodr…
00:51:16 |
Sat 26 Oct 2019
Episode 7: 30 years since Loma Prieta
On the anniversary of the devastating Loma Prieta quake, we hear from the USGS about the threat posed by the Hayward Fault, get an assessment from the Building Inspection Department of how the city's…
00:51:24 |
Sat 19 Oct 2019
What's New & What's Next for 10/18/19
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. This week: A car-free Market Street passes muster, PG&E rejects t…
00:07:28 |
Sat 19 Oct 2019
Episode 6: Supervisor candidates lay out their visions for District 5
In these highlights from our conversations with incumbent Vallie Brown and challenger Dean Preston, you'll hear a lot about housing affordability. You can find full interviews with the candidates, as…
00:58:53 |
Sat 12 Oct 2019
D5 Race: Ryan Lam
District 5 Supervisor candidate Ryan Lam, the youngest candidate in the race, on how he envisions better tenant protections might work, concerns about business taxes, and what could help address traf…
00:34:57 |
Thu 10 Oct 2019
D5 Race: Dean Preston
District 5 Supervisor candidate and tenant advocate Dean Preston lays out his priorities for addressing housing affordability in San Francisco and looks back on his work as the founder of Tenants Tog…
00:49:43 |
Thu 10 Oct 2019
D5 Race: Supervisor Vallie Brown
District 5 Supervisor Vallie Brown, the incumbent running in November, talks about her work as a public servant, her vision for housing policy, and growing up living intermittently out of a van.
00:42:32 |
Thu 10 Oct 2019
Episode 5: A decade of journalism from the San Francisco Public Press
As the San Francisco Public Press’ celebrates 10 years of producing local investigative journalism, we peek inside to see what makes it tick. Reporter Kevin Stark unpacks his two projects on how sea …
00:51:24 |
Sat 28 Sep 2019
Episode 4: Confronting climate change, sea level rise, and emissions
On this edition of Civic: What San Francisco needs to consider to adapt to sea level rise, how citizen lobbyists are hoping to address climate change with a bipartisan federal carbon dividend, plus p…
00:51:25 |
Sat 21 Sep 2019
What's New & What's Next for 9/20/19
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. This week: Youth strike for the climate, health workers shut down…
00:07:29 |
Sat 21 Sep 2019
Episode 3: Public transit in San Francisco
On this edition of Civic: We hear how the Transit Riders are marking Transit Week in the city, and get reactions to a potential BART panhandling and busking ban.
00:51:26 |
Sat 14 Sep 2019
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