Category: “Civic” Podcast
Posted in“Civic” Podcast, Environment, Exposed, Government & Politics, Health, History, Neighborhoods

Why the Navy Conducted Radiation Experiments on Humans

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In the second of two podcast episodes of “Exposed: The Human Radiation Experiments at Hunters Point,” reporter Rebecca Bowe lays out what we know from scattered documents and a few remaining eyewitnesses about a Cold War research program that pushed ethical boundaries in the name of national defense.

Bowe speaks with veterans who describe their experiences as guinea pigs in field decontamination exercises that yielded little useful data, and talks with colleague Chris Roberts about what the surviving record say about tests involving injection and ingestion of radioactive substances.

Posted in“Civic” Podcast, Health

Los Residentes Latinx de SF Lucharon con la Salud Mental Durante el COVID. Ahora Hay una Aplicación Para Eso

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Este artículo está adaptado de un episodio de nuestro pódcast, “Civic.” Haz clic en el reproductor de audio a continuación para escuchar la historia completa. Read this story in English. Durante el punto álgido de la pandemia de COVID-19, los residentes Latinx de San Francisco experimentaron tasas más altas de infección y muertes, así como […]

Posted in“Civic” Podcast, Community, Health, Technology

SF Latinx Residents Struggled With Mental Health During COVID. Now There’s an App for That

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Researchers are testing therapy program that combines using a mental health app with peer support for Spanish-speakers in San Francisco’s Latinx community to help with depression and anxiety. UCSF, Somos Esenciales and Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital are collaborating on the project.

Posted in“Civic” Podcast, Elections, Parks & Open Space, Transportation

What Binds People to Great Highway, and Divides Them on Proposition K

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For the latest episode of our podcast “Civic,” we interview multiple people about their relationships with the Great Highway and how those connections affect their feelings about Proposition K.

The local ballot measure would close a 2-mile stretch of the coastal road to cars, and put it on track to becoming a new park.

Posted in“Civic” Podcast, Elections, Homelessness, Housing

‘Affordable’ Housing Can Be Too Expensive For Seniors. Proposition G Could Help Fix That.

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Many older adults living on fixed incomes in San Francisco teeter on the brink of homelessness. After rent, they have little money for other essentials.

Proposition G could keep some of those people off the streets by reducing rents in hundreds of already-subsidized units, putting them within reach for extremely low-income seniors and other groups.

Posted in“Civic” Podcast, Government & Politics

Before Propositions D and E Appeared, SF’s Civil Grand Jury Offered Another Take on Commission Reform

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San Franciscans this election are weighing whether Propositions D or E would bring the reforms that City Hall’s commission system needs.

John Monson, co-chair of the city’s civil grand jury, discusses the origins of the commission system and the role that public bodies have played in governance.

Posted in“Civic” Podcast, Health, Overdose Crisis, Social Services

Overdose Prevention Centers — Nonstarter in SF, Despite Success in NYC

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San Francisco officials appear to have abandoned efforts to open facilities where people can consume drugs under supervision — even as more cities adopt the model to prevent deadly overdoses.

Recent studies show that overdose prevention centers save lives, keep people from consuming drugs in public and do not lead to increased crime.

Posted in“Civic” Podcast, Health, Homelessness, Immigration, Overdose Crisis

Overdose Deaths Swell Among SF’s Maya Residents, Highlighting Urgent Need for Culturally Competent Drug Health Services

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Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, San Francisco’s Mayans have been dying of drug overdoses at elevated rates. More robust health services are needed, experts say, and providers should be culturally competent and able to communicate effectively with these residents, who may not be fluent in English or Spanish.

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