Did you hear that San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón announced at a press conference that he was investigating his department’s low rate of prosecutions for domestic violence? That was because of reporting in the fall 2012 edition of the Public Press, which found that San Francisco takes just 28 percent of cases to court […]
Author Archives: Lila LaHood
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.
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IRS Awards 501(c)3 Status to San Francisco Public Press
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, Sept. 14, 2012 Contact: Michael Stoll, Executive Director — 415-846-3983; Lila LaHood, Publisher — 415-846-5346 IRS Awards 501(c)3 Status to San Francisco Public Press After 32-month wait, independent ad-free newspaper finally receives charitable status, paving way for several similar nonprofit news startups SAN FRANCISCO — After more than two and a half […]
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EVENT: Spring print launch party at GAFFTA on 5/12
We’re celebrating the spring print launch of the San Francisco Public Press with one big PARTY! Thursday, May 12, 5:30 – 9 p.m. Gray Area Foundation for the Arts 998 Market St. (Warfield Building), San Francisco RSVP: http://sfpublicpress2011spring.eventbrite.com/ Join us for drinks and appetizers, and pick up a complimentary copy of the newspaper! Music by […]
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EVENT: SF Bay Area Journalist Census presentation and discussion
Please join us for a presentation and discussion of the San Francisco Bay Area Journalist Census 2000-2010 Tuesday, April 19, 2011 6 to 8 p.m. World Affairs Council of Northern California 312 Sutter St., San Francisco 6 to 6:30 p.m. — Reception with refreshments 6:30 to 8 p.m. — Presentation of the report, followed […]
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Preliminary Reports from SF Bay Area Journalist Census
The San Francisco Bay Area Journalist Census 2000-2010 has released preliminary reports from a study of employment trends among Bay Area journalists: an analysis of state and federal employment data a summary of executive-level interviews findings from the media worker survey Do these findings reflect what you’ve observed? Let us know what you think here, […]
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Members make a difference
The volunteers and freelancers who report for the San Francisco Public Press would like to say thank you to all of our members. With your help, we are producing context-rich, local journalism and publishing an ad-free newspaper packed with public-interest news reports. If you haven’t done so yet, we hope you will consider making a […]
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Response in Oakland to jury verdict in BART shooting death
Oakland spent the afternoon bracing for news of and reaction to the impending verdict in the trial of former BART police officer Johannes Mehserle for the fatal shooting of Oscar Grant III on Jan. 1, 2009. The jury announced its verdict of involuntary manslaughter today shortly after 4 p.m. in Los Angeles. Reporters from Oakland Local and The Bay Citizen are in downtown Oakland and around the city documenting public response. Visit the their websites sites for breaking news coverage. (Click headline for links.)
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SF Public Press print edition coming Tuesday, June 22!
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 […]
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Harvey Milk remembered on Castro Street on day in his honor
At one of several local celebrations for California’s inaugural Harvey Milk Day, San Francisco officials dedicated a plaque to the slain supervisor and gay rights activist in front of his former camera shop and campaign headquarters on Castro Street. Read more…
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SF Public Press collaborates with New York Times Bay Area Report
We’re pleased to announce that a story collaboratively produced by SF Public Press and The New York Times appears today in the Times’ Bay Area Report and on the nytimes.com and sfpublicpress.org Web sites. The story — ‘‘Seeking to Help Budding Researchers With a Click of the Mouse’’ — by Public Press reporter Victoria Schlesinger looks at […]