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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... more
December 12, 2019How women fought sex trafficking and slavery in Chinatown (Part 2)In the second part of our story with journalist Julia Flynn Siler about her book "The White Devil's Daughters," we travel to the Cameron House, where women and girls rescued from forced prostitution were brought around the turn of the 20th century, and which serves as a community center today. (Part 2 of 2)...more30minPlay
December 12, 2019How women fought sex trafficking and slavery in Chinatown (Part 1) Listen to the second half of this story in the next episode of Civic....more28minPlay
December 10, 2019FRESH festival delves into tenderness and healing in painful timesTwo artists whose work will appear at this year's FRESH, an experimental dance, music and performance festival, talk about fostering healing from trauma like domestic violence and sex trafficking through artistic expression. Co-curator José Navarrete and exchange artist Regina Y. Evans also discuss their interpretations of the festival's theme, "tender."...more30minPlay
December 07, 2019To preserve affordability, nonprofits buy housingIn San Francisco's superheated market, displacement pressures are intense and affordable housing is in high demand. The San Francisco Community Land Trust pioneered a method of keeping people in housing they can afford: Buying small multi-unit buildings and turning them into cooperatives. Bruce Wolfe, president of the land trust's board, explains how the method works and how it has evolved....more30minPlay
December 04, 2019City College students and teachers blindsided by class cutsIn late November, students and instructors at City College of San Francisco learned that nearly 300 classes had been slashed from the Spring roster, resulting in more than 100 part-time instructors at City College being laid off or losing their health benefits. San Francisco Examiner reporter Laura Waxmann covers education and offers insight into the events leading up to, and the impacts of, the cuts....more30minPlay
December 03, 201950 years after indigenous occupation, pledges of solidarity at Alcatraz sunrise gatheringIn November of 1969, a group of indigenous activists sailed to Alcatraz and began an occupation that lasted some 19 months, drawing attention to the repression of indigenous rights and sparking a movement. In the early hours of Thanksgiving Day, indigenous communities gathered to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the occupation....more33minPlay
November 28, 2019Documentary probes impact of "financialization" of housingFilmmaker Fredrik Gertten and UN Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing Leilani Farha discuss Gertten's documentary "Push," which looks into the practices and impacts of investment firm ownership of housing around the world....more39minPlay
November 27, 2019Mission neighborhood groups buy back previously sold, long-disputed assetIn the Mission District, officials and neighborhood leaders recently announced that a portion of the Mission Language and Vocational School's building, which the school had previously rented and sold to make ends meet, has been bought back by MLVS and neighborhood allies. We look into the history of the school, the dispute, and the sale....more29minPlay
November 26, 2019Neighborhood activist talks homelessness, public housing, and building communityUzuri Pease-Greene is the Executive Director of C.A.R.E., Community Awareness Resources Entity, which helps promote safety for public housing residents. She is also a former candidate for District 10 supervisor who has experienced homelessness and addiction. In her many roles, she works as an activist and a spokesperson for the under-served. We talked about getting out of homelessness, running for office, and creating stress-free environments in public housing....more30minPlay
November 22, 2019How funding mechanisms impact the journalism of local papersThe nation is losing newspapers. Local journalists are rallying for better pay from hedge-fund controlled media companies. And some papers are going not-for-profit. Professor Dan Kennedy explains how the funding model of a newspaper can change its incentives and its ability to sustain good reporting....more31minPlay