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
SF school board members facing recall weigh in on pandemic, budget and more
Measures A, B and C on the February 15 ballot ask if school board members Alison Collins, Gabriela López, and Faauuga Moliga, respectively, should be removed from their positions. Recall proponents s…
00:31:10 |
Thu 27 Jan 2022
What's New & What's Next 01/24/22
San Francisco Mayor London Breed said the Omicron surge has peaked in the city. The California Public Utilities Commission failed in its mission to oversee ride hailing companies like Uber and Lyft. …
00:07:21 |
Mon 24 Jan 2022
Not a citizen? You can still vote in school board elections — including the recall
You can find information about how to register to vote as a noncitizen here. The registration form is here. The registration deadline for the Feb. 15 recall election is Jan. 31.
00:26:10 |
Thu 20 Jan 2022
What's New & What's Next for 1/17/22
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: SFUSD and unions reach agreement on masks, testing and …
00:05:41 |
Mon 17 Jan 2022
Go to ‘DEFCON-N95?’ This doctor says case rates should drive behavior
Editor's note: A reference to negotiations between the school district and unions representing SFUSD employees has been updated to reflect that the parties reached an agreement on mask supplies, test…
00:30:03 |
Thu 13 Jan 2022
What's New & What's Next for 1/10/22
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: Massive coronavirus case spike; schools scramble to fin…
00:05:00 |
Mon 10 Jan 2022
This photographer says his portraits of homeless people in SF tell a national story
See more about "Division Street" here.
00:31:53 |
Thu 06 Jan 2022
Women fought trafficking and created a refuge in this Chinatown building
Editor's note: The wrong audio file was uploaded to this episode. Apologies to our listeners for the confusion! As of 2:47 p.m. on 12/30, the audio file should be correct.
Read Julia Flynn Siler's add…
00:35:04 |
Thu 30 Dec 2021
Follow your recycling from bin to bale
With a holiday coming up that usually involves a lot of boxes, we’re revisiting two previous shows about recycling. Ride along with a sanitation worker who collects everything in San Francisco’s blue…
00:31:49 |
Thu 23 Dec 2021
What's New & What's Next for 12/20/21
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: State mask mandate refined for cities like SF; former P…
00:07:55 |
Mon 20 Dec 2021
SF is strengthening its buildings for the next big quake, but hundreds are overdue for the work
Read the special reports from Mission Local that raised concerns about gas lines in retrofitted buildings here.
00:33:30 |
Thu 16 Dec 2021
What's New & What's Next for 12/13/21
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: Omicron variant prompts new mask mandate that overrides…
00:06:01 |
Tue 14 Dec 2021
Seeing signs of speculation, city leaders want to spend millions to buy apartment buildings
Legislators, activists and tenants are worried about real estate investors buying multi-unit housing properties only to evict all of the tenants and sell the buildings for a profit. They’re calling f…
00:30:14 |
Thu 09 Dec 2021
What's New & What's Next for 12/6/21
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: Omicron detected in SF; Supervisors vote to allocate mo…
00:05:01 |
Mon 06 Dec 2021
The Bay Area could add millions of people without using more water. Here’s how.
Could the Bay Area address housing affordability and control water use in perpetually drought-stricken California at the same time? A report from SPUR and the Pacific Institute says yes. In fact, we’…
00:29:56 |
Thu 02 Dec 2021
Indigenous organizers mark 52 years since the Alcatraz occupation — with the interior secretary
We're publishing this week's episode a day early, but we'll be back to our Thursday release schedule next week.
00:32:25 |
Wed 24 Nov 2021
Performer’s conservatorship is over, but activists say she’s not the only one
While a judge in Los Angeles was ending Britney Spears’ conservatorship after 13 years, mental health activists who call themselves the Mad Mob were protesting the very concept of conservatorship and…
00:32:44 |
Thu 18 Nov 2021
What's New & What's Next for 11/15/21
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: Mayor supports school board recall, DA recall qualifie…
00:06:59 |
Mon 15 Nov 2021
What's New & What's Next for 11/8/21
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: SF's corruption scandal, in interactive map format; off…
00:05:00 |
Mon 08 Nov 2021
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