Our pilot print newspaper hits the streets in less than three weeks! We have more than 50 stories lined up from our reporters and more than two dozen independent and public media partners — so much great content that we’re expanding the paper from 24 to 28 full-size, broadsheet pages. That’s 28 pages filled with news and features — and no paid advertising.
 
Buy a copy for $2 from our street hawkers or one of our local retail partners. Or become a member and your copy is free!

We invite you to come celebrate the birth of our pilot print edition from 5 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, June 22 at Passion Cafe, located at 28 Sixth St. near Market Street in San Francisco. Join us for drinks and appetizers on the rooftop terrace of this stylish French bistro. Tickets — which include a copy of the newspaper — are $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Members get in free!

Buy a ticket or become a member today!
June 22 Launch Party + Newspaper $15.00
Basic Member $35.00
Cub Reporter $50.00
Beat Reporter $100.00
Columnist $250.00
Editor $500.00
Publisher $1,000.00
Media Reformer $5,000.00

 

Lila LaHood is executive director of the San Francisco Public Press. She has worked as a nonprofit consultant, and as a freelance writer and editor. She was previously a business writer at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, where she covered retail and real estate. Lila has an M.S. from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism and a B.A. in international relations from Stanford University. She is a current member and past-president of the board of directors of the Northern California chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.