For years, advocates in San Francisco have pushed for the city to create its own bank, to divest from businesses and projects that San Franciscans might find objectionable, or to fund urgent needs, like affordable housing development.
Category: “Civic” Podcast
Posted in“Civic” Podcast, Food Systems, Health, Social Justice
As State Sues Over Impending Food Stamp Changes, How Could S.F. Be Affected?
The Trump administration has tightened a requirement that adults without disabilities and without dependent children must work at least 20 hours a week to access food stamps, a change expected to go into effect in April.
Posted in“Civic” Podcast, Community, Education
From Career Coaching to Immigration Help, SF Public Library Offers Far More Than Books
Nearly half a million people in San Francisco say they visit their local library branch every month — for books, sure, but the library offers services for a variety of needs.
Posted in“Civic” Podcast, News
Iranian-American Organizer on Anxiety and Resilience During International Tension
Donna Farvard, national organizing director for the National Iranian American Council, shares what communities in the Bay Area have been experiencing as law enforcement agencies announced heightened scrutiny and the threat of war loomed.
Posted in“Civic” Podcast, Arts & Culture
In “Mimi’s Suitcase,” a Personal Story Explores Familiar Themes of Displacement and Identity
“Mimi’s Suitcase” is a coming-of-age story in which Bayat plays 27 roles, in four languages, with just a suitcase, a trenchcoat and two scarves.
Posted in“Civic” Podcast, Law & Justice, Public Safety, Ride-Hailing’s Dark Data, Transportation, Utilities
Seth Rosenfeld’s Reporting Shines Light on Ride-Hailing’s Dark Data
Audio interview: When investigative reporter Seth Rosenfeld couldn’t find published data on Lyft and Uber’s safety records in California, he set out to find that information for himself
Posted in“Civic” Podcast, City Hall, Public Safety
What it Means for a Former Police Union Boss to Threaten to Reveal a Cop’s Record
What should we make of revelations that the union’s former president, Gary Delagnes, sent a letter in 2018 threatening to release the confidential disciplinary record of Supervisor Sandra Lee Fewer’s husband, a retired police officer?
Posted in“Civic” Podcast, Utilities
Local Governments Aren’t Giving Up on Public Power
As PG&E undergoes a reorganization after declaring bankruptcy, cities around Northern California are working to figure out how to take over the distribution of electricity, hoping to better serve residents.
Posted in“Civic” Podcast, Public Safety
SFPD Shows Video, Community Reacts, at Town Hall on Police Shooting
The San Francisco Police Department held a town hall meeting to share preliminary information about an incident in which two officers shot and gravely injured Jamaica Hampton.
Posted in“Civic” Podcast, News
Tenants Organize to Keep Building Affordable Through Nonprofit Purchase
Tenants of a building in the Richmond organized to preserve their homes as affordable through acquisition by a nonprofit, the Mission Economic Development Agency.