Welcome to Voices of the Community, we strive to amplify solutions facing where we live through featuring residents like you, along with change makers, and thought leaders to support our fellow residents and people visiting or working in our area. “Our goal is to feature the unheard comments and stories from communities across our region in hopes to create dialogues to address our common problems and support the change of the status quo.” - George Koster, Creator/Host
This is the unedited interview with Nicholas Hatten the founder and Executive Director of the San Joaquin County Pride Center
Delve deeper into Voices of the Community Series on Arts & Culture, Makin…
When we first broadcast this show in 2017 the latest point in time homeless tally was 7,499 people and was fewer than the prior count in 2015 at 7,539 persons. The City of San Francisco estimates tha…
Our voices of the community are:
Edward Reiskin the Director of Transportation of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency also know as SFMTA
San Francisco Board of Supervisor Scott Wien…
The Unpacking Gentrification: Leveraging the Shift in Communities Show will feature a panel discussion I lead with these voices of the community:
• Jose Corona the Director of Equity & Strategic Part…
Our panel discussion focuses on how the lack of affordability is driving the cost of living up in the San Francisco Bay Area and in turn, is continuing to expand economic disparity. Today's Voices of…
Our show on the Digital Divide features fellow community members and organizations that are working to provide support and solutions to the digital inequality of people who do not have the resources …
Context of the Homelessness situation in San Francisco in the 2015-2016 time period when this episode was first broadcast:
• In 2004 then-Mayor Gavin Newsom launched the Ten Year Plan to Abolish Chro…
There are between 1,500 to 2,000 homeless families in San Francisco alone. This episode is the second part of our Homeless in San Francisco series. To get more context about our fellow citizen’s expe…
University of Wisconsin professors Satish and Priya Nambisan, says that a trifecta of austerity, complexity, and digital technology has created this new opportunity for everyday citizens to help “co-…
This show on Economic Development and Civic Innovation features fellow community members and organizations that are working to provide support and solutions to the Mom and Pop businesses that make up…
Welcome to Part One of Doing Business In the Bayview. This episode is focused on economic and community development efforts being executed by community members in the Bayview neighborhood of San Fran…
Welcome to Part Two of Doing Business in the Bayview neighborhood of San Francisco. This second show is focused on the importance of the emerging artisanal food and beverage startups in the Bayview, …
In this episode, our guest is Michael Stoll the Editor and Executive Director of the San Francisco Public Press. We discussed three of the most important issues facing our San Francisco Bay Area comm…
This is part one of a four-part series focused on the accreditation crisis of City College of San Francisco. City College of San Francisco’s accreditation crisis began in 2012. Over the past four yea…
This is Part Two of a Four-Part series focused on the Accreditation of City College of San Francisco. If you are just tuning in for this show, I would recommend that you listen to our Part One show h…
This is part Three of a Four-part series focused on the accreditation crisis of the City College of San Francisco. This four-part series attempts to provide listeners Twelve different interviews and …
This is Part Four of a Four-Part series focused on the Accreditation of City College of San Francisco. If you are just tuning in for this show, I would recommend that you listen to our Part One show …