Laura Wenus interviews Eugenia Chien and Peter Clarke of Muni Diaries during the KSFP and “Civic” launch event at the Impact Hub in San Francisco on Aug. 19, 2019. Photo by Yesica Prado / San Francisco Public Press
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Threats to Freedom of the Press Are Real
Journalists across the country are wringing their hands about how they might have enabled, or at least tolerated, the rise of an impulsive, would-be strongman in Washington. Donald Trump has plainly pledged to sue journalists for offending him, blacklist reporters from access to government sources and public records, break up media companies that question his […]
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Join Us at the SF Green Festival Nov. 11-13
Join the San Francisco Public Press at the San Francisco Green Festival Nov. 11-13 at Pier 35. Visit our outreach team at the Public Press booth throughout the weekend. More details and ticket info. The festival will feature more than 250 exhibitors and a full schedule of speakers adressing a wide range of topics on […]
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Talking on the Radio About Money in S.F. Politics
Public Press Assistant Editor Noah Arroyo, right, with Mission Local reporter Joe Rivano Barros, at Bff.fm. Photo by Laura Wenus / Mission Local San Francisco Public Press Assistant Editor Noah Arroyo discussed money in city elections with Mission Local reporter Joe Rivano Barros on BFF.fm radio Thursday morning. The show was hosted by Mission […]
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City Officials, Experts Grapple With Looming Sea Level Rise
San Francisco Public Press Executive Director and Editor Michael Stoll (far right) presented findings from the Summer 2015 investigation on sea level rise in the Bay Area. From left, Beckie Zisser, with Save the Bay; J. Letitia Grenier, from the San Francisco Estuary Institute; Gil Kelley, director of citywide planning; and Steven Goldbeck, from the […]
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#PublicPressLive: San Francisco for Democracy Talks Gentrification, Mission Fires
This year, the Public Press is visiting San Francisco neighborhood and community groups to talk about civic issues that are overlooked in the press. Executive Director Michael Stoll spoke with members of San Francisco for Democracy on June 29. Members discussed gentrification, the spate of fires in the Mission District, lost law enforcement weapons and the […]
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#PublicPressLive: SF Green Party Talks Candidate Debates, Privatizing the Post Office
This year, the Public Press is visiting San Francisco neighborhood and community groups to talk about civic issues that are overlooked in the press. Executive Director Michael Stoll spoke with members of the San Francisco Green Party on May 25. Member Barry Hermanson — a Green Party candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives — talked about […]
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#PublicPressLive: San Francisco’s FDR Democratic Club Talks Disability Issues
This year, the Public Press is visiting San Francisco neighborhood and community groups to talk about San Francisco civic issues that are overlooked in the press. Publisher Lila LaHood visited the FDR Democratic Club on June 1. Members discussed how data-driven policy-making impacts people with disabilities, who sometimes are not reflected in official recordkeeping. They […]
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The Public Press Is Going on the Road — Where Should We Go?
“San Francisco, Downtown,” by Flickr user Davide D’Amico. Used under CC license. Earlier this year, the Public Press received an INNovation Fund grant from Institute for Nonprofit News and the Knight Foundation to forge new relationships with community groups. Building on the success of our past outreach programs, which focused on in-person conversation on the street, […]
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San Francisco Public Press Investigations Win Regional Honors
Two San Francisco Public Press investigations received 2015 Excellence in Journalism Awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, Northern California Chapter. “Creative Solutions to San Francisco’s Housing Crisis,” the Public Press’s summer 2014 cover story exploring nine answers to the city’s housing woes, received the Explanatory Journalism Award in the print/text small division. Judges praised […]