The San Francisco Independent Media Coalition is hosing a Congressional Candidate Forum where local voters can learn more about the 2026 candidates for California’s 11th Congressional District. When: 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15Where: United Irish Cultural Center, 2700 45th Ave., San FranciscoRSVP for a free ticket via Eventbrite. Just added: Livestream here This alliance […]
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Posted inGovernment & Politics, Social Justice
‘No Kings’ Protests Build Opposition to Trump
Amid U.S. war on Iran and Trump’s falling approval, organizers are building a national opposition movement ahead of a May 1 general strike and the midterms.
Posted in“Civic” Podcast, From the Newsroom, Health, News
Audio: A Conversation About Reproductive Health Care in the US
Listen to the recording of our March 2 discussion with Diana Greene Foster and Mariana Horne about reproductive health care in the United States. These experts in reproductive health care access shared their perspectives on what has changed since the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturned Roe v. […]
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March 2: Crossing State Lines for Abortion Access — Short Films and Panel Discussion
Join us to examine how the fractured legal landscape around abortion access is leading states like California to strengthen laws to protect its residents — and increasing numbers of people traveling here seeking help. We will screen two short films that shed light on the political and economic challenges of accessing abortions and reproductive health […]
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Feb. 26: Private Screening of ‘No Place to Grow Old’
Adults aged 55 and older are the fastest growing population entering homelessness across the country. Their numbers are on pace to triple by 2030. Join the San Francisco Public Press and your neighbors for a screening of “No Place to Grow Old,” an intimate portrait of the rising crisis of older adults facing homelessness. This short […]
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Public Press Welcomes California Local News Fellow Cami Dominguez
The San Francisco Public Press is delighted to welcome San Francisco journalist Cami Dominguez as a California Local News Fellow.
Posted inCommunity, Government & Politics, Immigration, Law & Justice, Social Justice
Protests Against ICE Continue for 2nd Day in San Francisco
In response to weekend demonstrations in Los Angeles following raids throughout L.A. County by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, and President Trump ordering the deployment of 2,000 California National Guard troops against protesters there, Bay Area residents came together for a second day of protests largely focused on marching around San Francisco’s Mission District.
Posted inEconomy & Business, From the Newsroom, Media
Film Screening: ‘Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink’
Join the San Francisco Public Press at the Roxie on March 13, for a special fundraising screening of “Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink,” a documentary by two-time Academy Award-nominee Rick Goldsmith. Hedge fund Alden Global Capital is quietly gobbling up newspapers across the country and gutting them, but no one knows why — until journalist Julie Reynolds begins to investigate. Her findings trigger rebellions across the country by journalists working at Alden-owned newspapers. Backed by the NewsGuild union, the newsmen and women go toe-to-toe with their “vulture capitalist” owners in a battle to save and rebuild local journalism in America.
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‘Exposed’ Project Press Release
*** Media Alert *** “Exposed: The Human Radiation Experiments at Hunters Point” documents years of unnecessary exposure of more than 1,000 veterans and civilians at a San Francisco Navy science laboratory Contact: Michael Stoll, senior editor and co-founder, San Francisco Public Press, (415) 846-3983 or mstoll@sfpublicpress.org. SAN FRANCISCO (Nov. 25, 2024) — The San Francisco Public […]