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Civic — 582 episodes
End of a Healthcare Revolution: How San Francisco is Unraveling its Groundbreaking Program for Youth in Crisis
Debate Over San Francisco Props C and D
Inside San Francisco’s Women’s Jail
Civic Presents - Rival San Francisco Chinatown Clubs Hold Congressional Candidate Forum
Civic Special - Crossing State Lines for Abortion Access
Who Decides? Trans Youth, Federal Power and the Battle Over Care
Civic Special - Local experts illuminate candidate races and expected measures on city ballots in June and November
Civic Special - Formerly Incarcerated Performers Headline Berkeley Rep’s Mainstage
A Return to Harm? LGBTQ Youth Conversion Therapy Supreme Court Considers Upending Protections
Civic Special - San Francisco “Family Zoning” Housing Plan
Broke-Ass Stuart, Pioneer Offline-Online Influencer, Looks Back at 20 Years of Love, Death and Dive Bars.
Why Are So Many Older Adults Unhoused, and What Can You Do About It?
How Federal Cuts Threaten Research and Lives
What Medicaid Cuts Mean for San Francisco
Social Security Under Strain
The Silent Killer — Chronic Hepatitis B Threatens the Health of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
Sidelined After Service: What Federal Cuts Mean for Veterans
How Do We Respond to Attacks on Public Media, DEI and Democracy?
Progress or Political Theater? Factions Disagree on How to Clean Up San Francisco Street Conditions
Journalists Are Fighting Back Against Investors Dismantling Newspapers Around the Country
Thousands Across Bay Area Are Mobilizing Against Mass Deportation
RE-RELEASE: Ukrainians in SF Are Anxious and Angry
A New Aggressive Anti-Abortion Group Was Founded in San Francisco
Thank you for listening 2024
LGBTQ Latin Americans Offer Safety From Hostile Substance Use Recovery Groups
Why the Navy Conducted Radiation Experiments on Humans - Exposed episode 2
A Community of Color Contends With the Navy’s Toxic Legacy - Exposed episode 1
Special Civic episodes coming Monday
Latinx in SF Use Tech for Post-COVID Trauma Recovery
Should SF’s Great Highway Be a Park or a Roadway?
Proposition G: Making Housing Truly Affordable for Seniors in San Francisco
Bonus: San Francisco Propositions November 2024
Commission Impossible: San Francisco Governance on the Ballot
Overdose Prevention Centers Save Lives, But Is SF Listening?
Fighting Secrecy in Local Government
Is San Francisco a Sanctuary When You Don’t Have Housing?
Unheard: The Plight of Maya Struggling with Addiction in SF
Forgetting the Lessons and Losses of Covid
Group Helps Asian American Communities Feel Safe
Civic Roundtable: Three San Francisco Reporters Talk About Covering Drug Use and Overdoses
What You Might Find on Your San Francisco Ballot: Party County Central Committees
Proposition F: Tying Cash Welfare to Drug Screening
Making Sense of Voting on Judges in San Francisco
FIXED: The Grassroots Effort to Save Lives: San Francisco and the Overdose Crisis Part 6
The Grassroots Effort to Save Lives: San Francisco and the Overdose Crisis Part 6
The Fight for Safe Consumption Sites: San Francisco and the Overdose Crisis Part 5
The War on Drugs Revisited: San Francisco and the Overdose Crisis Part 4
Criminalizing Drug Use: San Francisco and the Overdose Crisis Part 3
How Drug Addiction and Homelessness Connect: San Francisco and the Overdose Crisis Part 2
The Origins of Rampant Opioid Addiction: San Francisco and the Overdose Crisis Part 1
Update: Maya and Sebastian
Why Black San Franciscans Are Fighting for Reparations
Report Card: SF and Winter Storms
Reunification Camp Survivor Recounts Horrific Experience
The Industry of Defending Child Abusers
When judges dismiss claims of domestic abuse, children can pay the ultimate price
Coercive control is domestic violence. When will judges adapt to the new law?
We Know the Heat Is Coming. SF Has a Plan.
What's News & What's Next 7/29/22
Indigenous People Are Still Fighting for Recognition
What's New & What's Next 7/22/22
What's New & What's Next for 7/18/22
Laguna Honda Hospital Must Self-Destruct in Order to Survive
What's New & What's Next 7/11/22
Looming shutdown at Laguna Honda Hospital was 'preventable,' doctor says
What's New & What's Next 7/4/22
What's New & What's Next 6/27/22
The Future of the AIDS Memorial Quilt
What's New & What's Next for 6/20/22
What's New & What's Next for 6/13/22
When complaints roll in, PBS's public editor uses them to spark community conversations.
What's New & What's Next for 6/06/22
What's New & What's Next for 5/30/22
While SF Fought COVID, HIV Prevention Efforts Stalled
Proposition H
Proposition G
Proposition F
Proposition E
Proposition D
Proposition C
Proposition B
Proposition A
What's New & What's Next for 5/23/22
What's New & What's Next for 5/16/22
Reconciling John Muir, Racial Politics and the Restoration of Indigenous Lands in Yosemite
What's New & What's Next for 5/9/22
Wealth Gap Grew With Lower Taxes, Fewer Worker Protections
What's New & What's Next for 5/5/22
What's New & What's Next for 4/25/22
America’s Wealth Gap is rooted in racism. How did we get here?
What's New & What's Next for 4/18/22
How an urban community farm is adapting to exceptional drought conditions
What's New & What's Next for 4/11/22
Ukrainians in SF Are Anxious and Angry, Refugees Need Homes
What's New & What's Next for 4/04/22
The Overdose Crisis in San Francisco: Part Two
What's New & What's Next for 3/28/22
The Overdose Crisis in San Francisco: Part One
What's New & What's Next for 3/21/22
Data shows an increase in street fires, but that’s not the whole story
What's New & What's Next for 3/14/22
Tenant protections are expiring, and thousands are waiting on rent assistance
What's New & What's Next for 3/07/22
Hundreds of units of housing for homeless people are move-in ready, but sitting empty
What's New & What's Next for 1/28/22
Trapped wildlife? Surprise hamster babies? Distressed dog? Animal Control can help.
What's New & What's Next for 2/21/22
Afghans in Bay Area Won’t Forget Those Living Under Taliban
Whats' New & What's Next 02/14/22
Ballotpedia is written by humans, not robots. We talked to one.
What's New & What's Next for 02/07/22
Four candidates are vying for the District 17 Assembly seat
What's New & What's Next for 1/31/22
SF school board members facing recall weigh in on pandemic, budget and more
What's New & What's Next 01/24/22
Not a citizen? You can still vote in school board elections — including the recall
What's New & What's Next for 1/17/22
Go to ‘DEFCON-N95?’ This doctor says case rates should drive behavior
What's New & What's Next for 1/10/22
This photographer says his portraits of homeless people in SF tell a national story
Women fought trafficking and created a refuge in this Chinatown building
Follow your recycling from bin to bale
What's New & What's Next for 12/20/21
SF is strengthening its buildings for the next big quake, but hundreds are overdue for the work
What's New & What's Next for 12/13/21
Seeing signs of speculation, city leaders want to spend millions to buy apartment buildings
What's New & What's Next for 12/6/21
The Bay Area could add millions of people without using more water. Here’s how.
Indigenous organizers mark 52 years since the Alcatraz occupation — with the interior secretary
Performer’s conservatorship is over, but activists say she’s not the only one
What's New & What's Next for 11/15/21
It’s Veterans Day, and OneVet OneVoice says: Think about happiness
What's New & What's Next for 11/8/21
Call 311 about tents? Here’s what homeless people and advocates say happens
What's New & What's Next for 11/1/21
From the Bay Area to a global conference, indigenous organizers advance climate justice
What's New & What's Next for 10/25/21
Knock-knock: Have you been vaccinated against COVID-19?
What's New & What's Next for 10/18/21
This school is crumbling around its students. How long before it gets fixed?
What's New & What's Next for 10/11/21
Debt is piling up for tenants who paid pandemic rent they couldn't afford
What's New & What's Next for 10/4/21
The Bay Area is diverse. Its elected officials are mostly white
Evictions are coming. Here’s what renters and cities can do.
What's New & What's Next for 9/20/21
Muni's making plans. Do you want in on this?
What's New & What's Next for 9/13/21
Battling Despair Over a New Climate Change Reality
Rebroadcast: A sanitation worker hauls mountains of pandemic cardboard
What's New & What's Next for 9/6/21
Rebroadcast: Gary Kamiya and John Law talk about "The End of the Golden Gate"
Rebroadcast: The responsibilities of SF's school board
Rebroadcast: A photojournalist living in her RV documents vehicle dweller communities
Rebroadcast: Smoky skies are a stark reminder of the climate crisis
Local veterans reflect on 'moral obligation' to Afghans
Afghan refugees are arriving in the Bay Area with nothing
What's New & What's Next for 8/23/21
Back to School: Educators are excited and exhausted
What ride-hail surge pricing has meant for taxi drivers
Most of the tons of litter hauled from beaches in 2020 was plastic
What's New & What's Next for 8/16/21
What would flood if the Bay Area were hit by a major tsunami?
How SF voters can participate in the CA recall election
Oakland High students pushed for change in a year of uncertainty
What's New & What's Next for 8/9/21
How will SF spend $1.1 billion on addressing homelessness?
SF is working on its business plan for a public bank
While commemorating a traumatic eviction, a community also seeks inspiration
Are coronavirus vaccine mandates legal?
How a peer-run center empowers young people affected by poverty, violence and incarceration
The Return of Bay Area Traffic Congestion
Facing widespread unemployment, restaurant workers have struggled during the pandemic
Why advocates are suing a Bay Area city over an RV ban they call "inhumane"
Taking Vaccines Directly to the Streets of the Tenderloin
Healthcare providers are trying to build trust and improve vaccine access
SF's Health Officer talks masking, schools, and the delta variant
Living with "long COVID"
Civil grand jury investigates underlying causes of delays in Van Ness improvement project
Research traces the roots of racial disparities to residential segregation
An environmental policy analyst makes the case for electrifying buildings
California extended its eviction moratorium. What does that mean for SF tenants?
How should the city and state plan reparataions?
Ventilation won't make office buildings as safe as pre-pandemic times, expert says
Recyclables have to be sorted nearly perfectly at Recology's Pier 96 facility
Soledad Castillo, who crossed the border at 14 and now helps homeless youth, reflects on US policy
With California open again, should we still be social distancing?
Reframing homelessness as a systemic, not personal, problem
To house most of Bay Area’s homeless, report says, invest in temporary, permanent and preventive measures
Podcast Swap: Peter Finch's "The Finch Files" Joins "Civic" on Alcatraz
Return to Alcatraz - Legacy of the 50th Anniversary of the Native American Occupation
Documentary exploring gender follows up with protagonists decades later
How an urban community farm is adapting to exceptional drought conditions
In "No Straight Lines," we meet groundbreaking queer comic artists
After journalist arrests, state legislation aims to protect reporter access to protests
Street crisis response teams are dispatched as an alternative to law enforcement
How could SF use alternative water sources?
Return of the Roxie: SF nonprofit cinema is cautiously reopening
BART emerges from pandemic slowdown
Bay Area Hong Kongers organize around democracy protests from afar
How SF sources and uses water, and why it's pushing back on state restrictions
SF's parks are walkable, but communities of color have less parks space
As the state reopens, unemployment cases are still backlogged
Writers on loving — and maybe leaving — San Francisco
City College trustee: The recent deal preventing layoffs was only a short-term fix
Legacy Film Festival Delves Into the Triumphs and Challenges of Aging
Cleaning during COVID: The pandemic changed janitorial work, too
How one SF paramedic experienced the coronavirus pandemic
In "Sky Blossom," we meet some of America's young caregivers
A primer on the responsibilities of the SF school board
So, when do we need to wear masks? SF's Health Officer explains.
A deputy city attorney explains SF's suit against the school district
Journalist uncovers potential fire danger in earthquake safety retrofits
The path toward fully reopening SF schools
A military coup's impacts in Burma and the Bay Area
Exploring mourning, place and change at YBCA
In two shootings a decade apart, police said officers confused their Tasers and guns
Responding to violence against Asian-Americans with bystander intervention training
Homeless outreach workers navigate a changing shelter landscape during the pandemic
Youth are running peer-led life skills workshops
San Francisco will redraw its electoral districts
Bloated police budgets crowd out alternatives, activist says
How the combination of a pandemic and Prop 22 has affected ride-hail drivers
Examining narratives about anti-Asian attacks with Jeff Chang
Invest in prevention and community initiatives to stop Asian hate, advocate says
50 Years of LGBTQ History in Print, the Stories of the B.A.R.
For sanitation workers, the pandemic has brought mountains of cardboard
Political phone bankers pivot to vaccine outreach
SF's District Attorney on criminally charging officers and the Derek Chauvin trial
Muni operators face threats from coronavirus and hostile passengers on the job
Rethinking the future of restaurants beyond the pandemic
SF New Deal connects struggling restaurants with community groups distributing food
Two restaurants hope to weather the pandemic by feeding the hungry
Volunteers are patrolling Chinatown to improve public safety
SF schools' partial reopening: Teacher's union president weighs in
Organizers share their experiences with City College and warn of potential cuts' impacts
A firsthand account of, and calls to end, the humanitarian crisis in Tigray
Doctors stress need for community engagement, prevention in public health responses
Teachers have seen families' struggles and resilience during school closures
Renters are still being displaced, tenant advocate says
A year of pandemic homelessness policy
Managing Trauma and Grief During COVID-19
Advocates stress importance of visitation for long term care residents
Building connections virtually as youth "wither away" in pandemic isolation
High school students are organizing peer mental health support
How parents would like to see schools re-open
Nonprofit brings vaccines to seniors
SF Team Seeks COVID-19 Therapies and Ways to Defeat Future Coronaviruses
Students weigh in on distance learning and school reopening plans
Vaccinations and Hazard Pay Concern Grocery Store Union
Community clinics cross language and digital divides to distribute vaccine
Volunteers built and run this statewide vaccine lookup system
What trying to get a vaccine has been like for homelessness response workers
Nearly everyone at this SF nursing home has been vaccinated
After violent attacks, community groups call for social services and solidarity
SF's new City Administrator on navigating the pandemic and a corruption scandal
The nonprofit sector is expected to shrink due to the pandemic
San Francisco takes a step toward creating a public bank
Assemblyman David Chiu on reforming the EDD
Love notes and care packages at SF Urban Film Fest's reflection on homelessness
How Proposition 22 is shaping the gig economy
SF's Undocufund has disbursed more than $3 million in pandemic aid
Mission vaccine center opens to focus on "those closest to the pain"
SF nonprofit navigates vaccine eligibility for frontline staff
As California grapples with unemployment fraud, jobless claimants struggle
San Francisco's new poet laureate on poetry as revolution
Undeterred by a layoff, a local journalist launches her own bilingual newspaper
How private is the state's exposure notification app? EFF weighs in
The "godfather of skating" and a dancer on the importance of play
SF opens a mass vaccination site after a confusing initial rollout
During indefinitely extended lockdown, SF works on new aid programs for businesses
State Senator who opened police disciplinary records to the public pushes expansion
The story of “the man who legalized cannabis”
Anti Police-Terror Project organizers look to reclaim MLK's radical legacy
Transparency in lockdown: Local journalists discuss access to public information during the pandemic
Considering technical questions about online platforms as social
Public school parents navigate an uncertain future in education
The San Francisco Bay View National Black Newspaper becomes a cooperative
This tenant attorney is expecting an "avalanche" of evictions
One librarian's experience as a coronavirus contact tracer
Reporting investigates the dismissal of the CPUC's director after she uncovered a missing $200 million
How a youth media network covered the election, a pandemic, and a racial reckoning
Doctors work through coronavirus surge, stress and patient isolation as vaccines arrive
Retired FBI Agent Explains How Probes Like Those Into S.F. Corruption Work
After a political year defined by a pandemic and presidential appointments, what’s next?
Nursing homes will get vaccines soon — through big pharmacy chains
Examiner's new owner vows to expand newsroom and coverage
Overdoses Have Killed Over Three Times as Many People as COVID-19 in San Francisco
Restaurant Workers Out of Options as Work and Benefits Dry Up During Lockdown
Neighborhood anti-crime surveillance effort prompts privacy, equity concerns
To address housing crisis, expert says, consider housing a human right
Nurse to COVID risk-takers: “If you are hospitalized, it will only be you in that room”
As lockdowns wear on, a food bank grows its services to meet still-high need
Regional homelessness activist group turns 15
Youth organizers mobilizing for voting rights confront “adultist” attitudes
Muni, hit hard by pandemic, carries on with core services and construction
S.F. immigration defense unit represents immigrants statewide through pandemic
Journalist: Money poured into SF elections failed to shift outcomes
Cities’ uses of this herbicide differ, like conflicting research on its health impacts
How two vehicle dwellers' living situations diverged during the pandemic
Mail workers renew calls for critical postal service funding
BART takes cost-cutting measures while making COVID safety and infrastructure improvements
Voters approved Proposition B. How will its reforms be implemented?
Swords to Plowshares continues helping veterans in person through pandemic lockdown
Responding to homelessness with law enforcement is ineffective, researchers say
Immigration attorney: Rapid deportations are a new facet of an old policy
Election recap: Bond, tax, and law enforcement reform measures win
Mapping the S.F. vote, precinct by precinct
Bay Area organizers prepare to mobilize if election results aren't honored
Can the Ballot Be Used to Hold Local Government Accountable?
Lessons From S.F. Mime Troupe’s Move From Live Events to Radio Plays
The Arguments for and Against S.F. Proposition B
Nurses in S.F. Department of Health Demand Thousands of Hours in Overtime Pay
Proposed $5.5 Billion State Bond to Fund Stem Cell Research Opposed by Insider
Senior and disability advocates mobilize to ensure care home residents vote
Rebroadcast: Youth make their case for why they should vote in municipal elections
Workplace inclusion expert reflects on federal diversity training ban
Elections: Summaries of San Francisco ballot measures
Elections: Hear statements from candidates in San Francisco races
How proposed SF tax measures could affect inequality
Unpacking Proposition F, the business tax overhaul
‘She Represents’ offers a critical feminist look at women in politics
Reframing voting as a collective act to fight apathy and disenfranchisement
Draft resistance documentary draws throughlines with civil rights and current movements
Voters will consider doubling transfer tax on high-value properties
Matt Alexander
Tax measure seeks to rein in CEO compensation
David Talbot reflects on recovering from a stroke in his latest book
Measure RR: Adina Levin
Measure RR: Eric Garris
Mission Local: Testing strategy falls short for Latino residents
Documentary chronicles rise of the tax revolt and the legacy of Howard Jarvis
Power Outages on Treasure Island: Barbara Hale
Power outages on Treasure Island: Barklee Sanders
Bond measure seeks to boost SF out of coronavirus-induced slump
Theater artists turn dystopian sci-fi story into podcast performances
Proposition K aims to pave the way for municipal social housing
Climate Activist: Era of megafires is likely to worsen without action
Smoke-darkened skies: A stark reminder of the climate crisis
What to expect in California's vote-by-mail November election
Mail workers struggle on without stimulus as election approaches
Organizers demand reductions in officers, funding in S.F. law enforcement
Nonprofits Face the Challenge of Serving their Communities During the Pandemic
How two radio stations serve their communities on a shared frequency
Oakland activists launch mental health hotline as alternative to police
Outdoor Service for Gyms and Hair Salons Begins on Sept. 1
Theatrical romantic comedy explores love in digital spaces with virtual show
Taxi Workers Wait Out Fate of Uber and Lyft in California
Treasure Island Organizer Fights to Make Residents Heard
Regulation activist: Grid mismanagement led to blackouts
Why some Uber and Lyft drivers want employee status
Civic turns 1 year old
SF Officials warn residents to stay in to avoid smoke, may open respite centers
'Unforgetting' confronts painful histories of U.S. and Central America
Census education falls to community groups as Trump fans confusion
Online census yields mixed accessibility results
Threats to exclude undocumented from census exemplify fears in other communities
COVID-19 is Priority for S.F. Budget, Mayor Says
SF Gay Men's Chorus goes virtual
You’re on Camera: Surveillance and Protests
A professor's take on how governments and individuals can address anti-Asian hate
How a blended police, fire, and medical department gives officers a "caretaker" role
Contact tracers prioritize timely, culturally competent calls as coronavirus surges
New Coronavirus Cases Fall Slightly, Food Assistance Extended
Richmond housing group addresses community's uncertainty and finance questions in pandemic
A photojournalist documents vehicle dweller communities — while living in an RV
For Central Americans in U.S., federal enforcement actions recall authoritarian crackdowns
Major COVID-19 surge in San Francisco
Working from home may drastically change the workplace, even post-pandemic
Months into pandemic, a physician reflects on changing coronavirus knowledge
Empowering youth to advance justice in Vallejo
New book captures history of American protests for young audiences
S.F. to expand testing capacity as demand rises and cases surge
Architects envision a sustainable future for deserted downtown
Supervisor proposes limits on disruptive construction during shelter-in-place
S.F. Mayor Says Indoor Malls, Non-Essential Offices to Close
Labor advocates say inspector shortage jeopardizes workplace coronavirus safety
S.F. comedy mainstay goes online and international with virtual series
Health director: San Francisco's COVID-19 cases are surging
Black community leaders envision an equitable coronavirus response
Bayview residents sound alarm over potential dust from toxic site
Tracking surveillance tech used by Bay Area law enforcement
Law enforcement monitors protesters, reporting shows
SF pauses reopening with no new timeline set
San Franciscans urged to stay home during holiday weekend
Political theater troupe goes on air with new radio serial
With increased hospitalizations, city officials urge caution over July 4 weekend
S.F. scrambles to support businesses and workers hit by pandemic
Ride-hail drivers protest for labor protections
S.F. postpones some business reopenings after coronavirus case increase
"Unsettled," documenting LGBTQ refugees' stories, makes public TV debut
How AIDS and LGBTQ activism in the '80s informs the present
Postal workers rally for stimulus support
Voices from Juneteenth marches in San Francisco
Out in the Bay Returns and explores lessons for activists
Health director: S.F. must be vigilant, flexible as city reopens
A note from Civic: We're taking a small break
A safe sleeping site opens at a school for just six weeks
Protestors weigh in on defunding the police
Community organizer calls for reparations as a step toward healing
Legislators find appointees to police oversight body lack reform chops
As thousands protest police killings, many hope for a turning point
Protesters say change is possible — if political momentum lasts
SF police chief urges continued curfew until looting and violence end
SF mayor imposes curfew
Transit Riders: The pandemic shows just how essential Muni is
Students critique and suggest improvements for distance learning
Shelter-In-Place Order Modified to Loosen Restrictions
San Francisco Pride goes virtual due to pandemic
"Fire in Paradise" paints picture of a harrowing new wildfire reality
What's New & What's Next for 5/25/20
Renters face a growing debt burden
Reporting shows the Bay Area's coordinated coronavirus response seems to be fragmenting
Health survey finds elevated toxin levels in workers and residents near shipyard
Less than half of nursing home patients and staff have been tested
What's New & What's Next for 5/18/20
SF youth make their case for extending voting rights to 16- and 17-year-olds
Outbreaks among food supply workers reflect crowded conditions
SF to allow curbside retail sales and warehouses to reopen Monday
Reporting on homelessness during the coronavirus pandemic
Businesses to reopen if COVID-19 hospitalization rate doesn't rise
How we're producing and broadcasting "Civic" remotely
Testing initiative revealed disparities, but also continued community spread
Mission coronavirus tests reveal longstanding inequities
S.F. targets 13 Tenderloin blocks for tent relocation, cleanup, services
Why homeless activists occupied a vacant SF home
Activist: Racists Stoke Anti-Asian Fears to Divide Us
Testing Expanded for Essential S.F. Workers
What's New & What's Next for 5/4/20
Sustaining local news during the COVID-19 economic downturn
Homeless are "last in line" for help, says SF service provider
SF offers hotels for local homeless, not newcomers, mayor says
Excluded from federal relief, sex workers strategize for survival
Documentary Film Industry Responds to Pandemic
Shelter-in-place will last through May
Farmers markets, as essential food sources, adapt to the pandemic
SF shelter-in-place could be extended next week
Stanford volunteers are developing a financial support hub
SF again expands coronavirus testing
Nonprofit faces quarter-million monthly cost of coronavirus adaptations
Supervisors set goal of 8,250 hotel rooms, city secures 2,209
Mission district has most COVID-19 cases
SF officials announce mask requirement
How could the economy be rebuilt — more equitably?
SF ramps up contact tracing and coronavirus testing
How emergency medical responders are managing coronavirus risks
S.F. Officials explain their efforts to house homeless
With increased isolation comes increased risk of being scammed
70 Coronavirus Cases Confirmed at S.F. Homeless Shelter
How firefighters are adapting their routines to the coronavirus pandemic in SF
How Sunset neighbors created a mutual aid society
The San Franciscan, a new magazine, offers tribute to local creative subcultures
SF Officials give updates on hotel rooms, mental health support
Muni Operators Work In Fear of Coronavirus Infection
S.F. Changes Course at Moscone Center West
A sociologist weighs in on S.F.'s strategy on coronavirus and homelessness
What's New & What's Next for 4/6/20
S.F. officials ask for trust in their strategy to address coronavirus pandemic
Despite state and local orders, tenants and landlords alike fear fallout of coronavirus pandemic
Nurses renew calls for better protections, staffing, training
With extended shelter-in-place order, mayor again calls for compliance
Gig workers face risky work or no work during coronavirus pandemic
Elder advocates warn of coronavirus scams
City officials extend shelter-in-place order, give updates on Laguna Honda COVID-19 outbreak
Working from home: A career coach offers advice for staying productive
What's New & What's Next for 3/30/20
SF ramps up shelter-in-place restrictions and coronavirus testing
AIDS research is being used to battle COVID-19 at SF lab
Grocery store staff work on the front lines during the coronavirus pandemic
Coronavirus pandemic impacts will worsen, S.F. officials warn
Medical workers anticipate blood shortage during coronavirus pandemic
City Officials Host Virtual Briefing on COVID-19 Response
Coronavirus pandemic delays Census count of homeless and group housing residents
What's New & What's Next for 3/23/20
As racist coronavirus rhetoric fuels bigotry, advocates launch reporting tool
Dissonant statements from authorities erode public trust in pandemic times
SF bolsters emergency response operations, relocates them to Moscone Center
As healthcare centers scramble for supplies during pandemic, MedShare delivers
SF grapples with containing spread of coronavirus among the unhoused
Coronavirus Pandemic: SF and much of Bay Area ordered to shelter in place
Pulmonary critical care doctor prepares for coronavirus fallout in health system
What's New & What's Next for 3/16/20
State agency rolls back rule that kept ride-hailing safety data secret
San Francisco schools to shut down for three weeks in response to coronavirus
COVID-19: Nurses say new guidelines and poor communication increase risk
COVID-19: SF State students grapple with conflicting instructions on dorm living
"Waging Change" documents worker movement to end the tipped minimum wage
S.F.'s right-to-counsel measure helps tenants stay housed but is short on attorneys
What's New & What's Next for 3/9/20
As S.F. changes course on homelessness policy, a nonprofit leader calls for a service-led approach
What S.F. Could Do Better to Decarbonize Transportation
What's New & What's Next for 3/3/20
Assemblymember Phil Ting on homelessness, housing, and environmental protections
Transparency and accountability concerns raised over CPUC's regulation of ride-hailing
Republican business and tax attorney seeks state Assembly seat
What's New & What's Next for 2/24/20
Assemblymember David Chiu on housing, homelessness, and transit
March 2020 Ballot: State Proposition 13
March 2020 Ballot: Proposition E
March 2020 Ballot: Proposition D
March 2020 Ballot: Proposition C
March 2020 Ballot: Proposition B
March 2020 Ballot: Proposition A
Vacancy tax proposal looks to motivate landlords to fill storefronts
What's New & What's Next for 2/17/20
State Sen. Scott Wiener on legislatively "pushing the envelope"
Ballot measure seeks to restrict office development if to affordable housing production falls short
Proposition 13 on the March ballot would authorize $15 billion for school construction
What you need to know about the S.F. DCCC
What's New & What's Next for 2/10/20
Small rent increases can add up to big burdens, analysis finds
Regional leaders want to use CA fair housing law to undo segregation
Indigenous public bank organizer runs for state senate
Republican runs for state senate to keep establishment on its toes
What's New & What's Next for 2/3/20
The FBI arrested a top city employee. What does this mean for S.F.?
Why taxi workers are calling for the release of ride-hailing safety data
Open Door Legal expands, envisioning a future of universal access to legal aid
What's New & What's Next for 1/27/20
How to vote in the presidential primary
Why one Bay Area county is floating a UBI program for foster youth
What do tent counts really tell us? Plus: Documenting the experiences of vehicle dwellers
Legislators react to report showing ride-hailing safety data is kept hidden
What one city's response to homelessness says about a CA crisis
What's New & What's Next for 01/20/20
Why public bank advocates want to pull SF's money out of Wall Street
As CA sues over food stamp changes, here's how food insecurity impacts SF
Career coaching, homework help, and book clubs — all at the library
Iranian-American Organizer talks resilience and fear during international tensions
“Mimi’s Suitcase” tells a personal, but universal story of identity and displacement
Part 2: Shining light on ride-hailing's dark data
Part 1: Shining light on ride-hailing's dark data
Unpacking a former police union president’s threatening letter to an SF supervisor
Municipalities aren't giving up on the idea of public power
Tenants get nonprofit to buy their building and keep it affordable
SFPD shows video, and community reacts, at town hall on police shooting
Supreme Court won't take case on "criminalization of homelessness"
Man shot by police was attempting to flee, reporters find in video
Why SF's outdoor warning siren is going on hiatus
How women fought sex trafficking and slavery in Chinatown (Part 2)
How women fought sex trafficking and slavery in Chinatown (Part 1)
FRESH festival delves into tenderness and healing in painful times
To preserve affordability, nonprofits buy housing
City College students and teachers blindsided by class cuts
50 years after indigenous occupation, pledges of solidarity at Alcatraz sunrise gathering
Documentary probes impact of "financialization" of housing
Mission neighborhood groups buy back previously sold, long-disputed asset
Neighborhood activist talks homelessness, public housing, and building community
How funding mechanisms impact the journalism of local papers
Journalists rally for better working conditions at hedge-fund-owned papers
Planning for aging with dignity as CA grows older
In "Uncuffed," incarcerated men produce, record and tell their own stories
Porch pirates, door cams, and the new neighborhood watch
Where SF's mental health system falls short, and what's changing
Understanding election results with Nuala Sawyer Bishari
What's New & What's Next for 11/11/19
Reporting shows SFPD investigations for FBI task force conflicted with local law
Election Recap with Prof. James Taylor
CA voters to weigh billions for regenerative medicine
SF artists get political, take a stand for journalism
Dance Mission Theater Celebrates 20 Years
Episode 9: District Attorney candidates debate
Episode 8: Propositions A to F explained
Episode 7: 30 years since Loma Prieta
What's New & What's Next for 10/18/19
Episode 6: Supervisor candidates lay out their visions for District 5
D5 Race: Ryan Lam
D5 Race: Dean Preston
D5 Race: Supervisor Vallie Brown
Episode 5: A decade of journalism from the San Francisco Public Press
Episode 4: Confronting climate change, sea level rise, and emissions
What's New & What's Next for 9/20/19
Episode 3: Public transit in San Francisco
What's New & What's Next for 9/13/19
What's New & What's Next for 9/6/19
Episode 2: Covering homelessness in San Francisco
What's New & What's Next for 8/30/19
Episode 1: San Francisco's proposed $600 million housing bond
Bonus segment: The troubled history of Redevelopment in SF
Bonus segment: Sam Moss on SF's proposed housing bond
Bonus segment: Kate Hartley on where $600 million for affordable housing would go
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