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Not all newspapers are dinosaurs!
As the year comes to an end, we would like to take you behind the scenes of the San Francisco Public Press and introduce you to the editors, reporters, photographers and others working together to dig up unheralded local stories in the public interest. We can’t do this work without your support. Please donate to […]
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San Francisco’s homeless black youth invisible
By Peter Schurmann, New America Media At 18, Valerie Klinker was kicked out of her grandmother’s house in San Francisco’s Fillmore District. Despite being without a roof, alternating from parks to cars to SROs, Klinker says she never identified as homeless, a fact that, in the eyes of the city, made her all but invisible. […]
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Keeping up with S.F.’s champion birder
By Richard Karevoll Bay Nature Dominik Mosur calmly scans the tree line of Buena Vista Park through his binoculars from the sidewalk below. In a large Carhart jacket and loose jeans, and his long hair poking messily from his baseball cap, he easily identifies birds among the trees by their calls, flight styles, colors and […]
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Coming this week: Issue No. 5
The San Francisco Public Press remains a unique offering. Call us a story of “old-school entrepreneurialism.” With every print edition we get sharper and more adept at producing a publication chock-filled with important local stories and serious, in-depth reporting — and not one paid ad. We’re incredibly excited to announce the impending arrival of our […]
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With environmental report done, Van Ness high-speed bus could roll in 2016
A new high-speed, high-tech bus line bisecting the city on Van Ness Avenue is set to go after passing a long and expensive city review. A dream urban planning experiment of local environmentalists, it was slowed by an environmental impact report. The report was released Friday by the San Francisco County Transportation Authority. The project is meant […]
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Muni and state commission close to settlement on alleged safety violations
By Jerold Chinn SF Public Press The San Francisco Municipal Transportation and the California Public Utilities Commission say they have settled 90 percent of the items in the commission’s investigation of safety issues regarding Muni’s Metro light-rail system. There were no specific details revealed as to what the transit agency and commission agreed upon. […]
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Muni switchbacks on the decline but riders still waiting a long time for next train to arrive
By Jerold Chinn SF Public Press Switchbacks on Muni trains have been a common complaint from Muni riders as the San Francisco Public Press has previously reported. Muni trains occasionally turn around and have passengers leave the vehicle before arriving at the end terminal in order to get the transit system back on schedule. […]
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Youth environment prize winner feeds Richmond, employs neighbors
By Maureen Nandini Mitra From Public Press news partner Earth Island Journal Tania Pulido was a troubled teen back in high school. Her teachers labeled her an “at-risk” youth. But there was something about her that drew people. A local Richmond nonprofit called Urban Tilth, that works to build healthy and just food […]
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Most San Francisco mayor candidates answer detailed U.C. / Public Press / Newsdesk survey
The majority of the results are in for a questionnaire San Francisco Public Press distributed to all of this year’s candidates in San Francisco’s mayoral election. The Public Press worked in collaboration with U.C. Hastings College of the Law and U.C. Davis political science professors to create a survey asking candidates to answer questions on […]