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Civic episodes
- Senior and disability advocates mobilize to ensure care home residents vote
More information about ensuring voters in care facilities are able to participate in the election are available from Senior and Disability Action.
29 min - Rebroadcast: Youth make their case for why they should vote in municipal elections
Find our summary of Proposition G here and our full voter guide at sfpublicpress.org.
30 min - Workplace inclusion expert reflects on federal diversity training banIn September, President Trump issued an executive order characterizing trainings about racism, sexism and white privilege as anti-American propaganda. Federal employees and contractors are now prohibited from engaging in that kind of training. Lauren Aguilar, president and founder of the inclusion and diversity practice at the consulting group Forshay, described the language in the executive order as Orwellian and said the ban ignores evidence that everyone has biases which influence decisions about workplace diversity and inclusion. We talked about what is lost when these trainings are eliminated.37 min
- Elections: Summaries of San Francisco ballot measures
To read and hear more about the measures and candidates on this November's ballot, find our voter guide here.
26 min - Elections: Hear statements from candidates in San Francisco racesAs dozens of candidates are running for seats on several local boards, we've reached out to them with a question and asked for 90-second audio responses. Hear statements from candidates for the Board of Education, City College Board of Trustees, BART Board, and Board of Supervisors.49 min
- How proposed SF tax measures could affect inequalityAmong more than a dozen measures that voters are deciding on this November, several are taxes, including business taxes, a parcel tax, and a sales tax. Many have components meant to reduce inequality or fund much-needed services. We talked with Donnie Charleston, director of public policy and advocacy for E Pluribus Unum, a nonprofit whose mission is to build a more just, equitable, and inclusive South, to get some perspective on the tools local governments have to address income and racial inequities, and some of the tax measures up for voter approval.30 min
- Unpacking Proposition F, the business tax overhaulAmanda Fried, who directs policy and communications at the Office of the Treasurer and Tax Collector, explains how Proposition F, the business tax overhaul on the November ballot in San Francisco, would work.23 min
- ‘She Represents’ offers a critical feminist look at women in politics
Donohue will be discussing “She Represents” at Litquake on Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 3:30 p.m.
33 min - Reframing voting as a collective act to fight apathy and disenfranchisement
This episode's audio has been updated after an earlier mixup. Sorry about that! - Laura
33 min - Draft resistance documentary draws throughlines with civil rights and current movements
"The Boys Who Said NO!" will be screened at the Mill Valley Film Festival, where it will be available online for a nationwide audience Oct. 8–14. It will also be screened at the United Nations Association film festival at 6 p.m. on Oct. 25 for a California audience only.
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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.
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