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
Why advocates are suing a Bay Area city over an RV ban they call "inhumane"
The city of Mountain View is prohibiting oversize vehicle parking on streets that are 40 feet wide or, which more than 80 percent of the city’s streets are. While the ordinance is described as a traf…
00:29:41 |
Thu 22 Jul 2021
Taking Vaccines Directly to the Streets of the Tenderloin
Some of the people most at risk for infection with the delta variant of the coronavirus are those who have not gotten vaccinated. Outreach workers with Code Tenderloin head into the streets with vacc…
00:25:41 |
Tue 20 Jul 2021
Healthcare providers are trying to build trust and improve vaccine access
The majority of San Francisco residents have gotten vaccinated against the coronavirus. But a lack of trust in the healthcare system or trouble making an appointment or going to a vaccination site ma…
00:29:31 |
Sat 17 Jul 2021
SF's Health Officer talks masking, schools, and the delta variant
The delta variant has arrived in the Bay Area. Though San Francisco's case numbers seem to be rising, most residents are vaccinated here. But people under age 12 aren’t eligible yet, which raises the…
00:31:29 |
Thu 15 Jul 2021
Living with "long COVID"
Bruce Wheeler was diagnosed with COVID-19 last spring, but never fully recovered, suffering a variety of symptoms of what has become known as "long COVID." He's not alone — according to a UC Davis ov…
00:34:31 |
Tue 13 Jul 2021
Civil grand jury investigates underlying causes of delays in Van Ness improvement project
Read the full report here.
00:33:05 |
Sat 10 Jul 2021
Research traces the roots of racial disparities to residential segregation
Research has shown links between residential racial segregation and a plethora of health concerns, from asthma to obesity. Segregation can also be a factor in wealth — household incomes and home valu…
00:28:49 |
Thu 08 Jul 2021
An environmental policy analyst makes the case for electrifying buildings
As some California cities move away from gas in new buildings to address climate change, and after recent news that gas lines in some San Francisco buildings have been encased in concrete during seis…
00:34:36 |
Wed 07 Jul 2021
California extended its eviction moratorium. What does that mean for SF tenants?
California's eviction moratorium protecting tenants who have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic was set to expire at the end of June. Legislators extended it, but the state law supersedes loca…
00:30:21 |
Sat 03 Jul 2021
How should the city and state plan reparataions?
San Francisco and California have formed advisory committees to formulate a plan for reparations for African Americans, to study and work to make right the harms done by slavery, segregation and syst…
00:26:21 |
Fri 02 Jul 2021
Ventilation won't make office buildings as safe as pre-pandemic times, expert says
As companies mull bringing staff who have been working from home back into the office, mechanical engineer Steve Taylor's consulting firm has been fielding questions about making offices as safe as t…
00:34:16 |
Wed 30 Jun 2021
Recyclables have to be sorted nearly perfectly at Recology's Pier 96 facility
In recent years, the mills and foundries that receive recyclables from Recology have stopped accepting material with more than one percent impurities, so the sorting facility at Pier 96 must work at …
00:29:31 |
Tue 29 Jun 2021
Soledad Castillo, who crossed the border at 14 and now helps homeless youth, reflects on US policy
As Vice President Kamala Harris visited the US-Mexico border on Friday to tour a detention facility and meet with people who have made the journey to the United States, we talked with San Francisco r…
00:31:21 |
Sat 26 Jun 2021
With California open again, should we still be social distancing?
California's remaining restrictions pertain to mega-events, unvaccinated people, healthcare facilities, and settings serving children, and the guidelines say little about social distancing. Dr. Yvonn…
00:28:21 |
Tue 22 Jun 2021
Reframing homelessness as a systemic, not personal, problem
With the state emerging from a pandemic that prompted emergency action and investment to bring people living on the street indoors, and after recent pledges from state and local officials to invest i…
00:40:41 |
Sat 19 Jun 2021
To house most of Bay Area’s homeless, report says, invest in temporary, permanent and preventive measures
Local and state officials have been announcing their intentions to invest billions into addressing homelessness, and two reports laying out strategies to bring the majority of unsheltered people in t…
00:30:15 |
Fri 18 Jun 2021
Podcast Swap: Peter Finch's "The Finch Files" Joins "Civic" on Alcatraz
Editor's note 6/30/21: The original audio for this episode was uploaded in error. We have replaced it with the correct file. Apologies for the confusion.
Hear more of The Finch Files here.
00:06:29 |
Thu 17 Jun 2021
Return to Alcatraz - Legacy of the 50th Anniversary of the Native American Occupation
Alcatraz Island is once again drawing tourists from around the world. Visitors arriving on the island will see signage proclaiming “Indian Land!” as it would have appeared 50 years ago. A reminder th…
00:35:01 |
Thu 17 Jun 2021
Documentary exploring gender follows up with protagonists decades later
More than 20 years ago, a filmmaker documented the lives of a group of people in San Francisco exploring gender and what it means to be transgender, to create a film called "Gendernauts." Now Monika …
00:32:41 |
Wed 16 Jun 2021
How an urban community farm is adapting to exceptional drought conditions
Hummingbird Farm provides organic food as well as medicinal plants, and serves as a community and education hub in particular for young people. Tere Almaguer, an environmental justice organizer with …
00:31:21 |
Sat 12 Jun 2021
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