Journalist Julia Flynn Siler discusses her book “The White Devil’s Daughters: The Women Who Fought Slavery in San Francisco’s Chinatown” and takes Civic to visit the Cameron House, which housed rescued women and girls.
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Experimental FRESH Festival Pursues Healing and Tenderness in Troubled Times
At this year’s FRESH festival of experimental dance, music and performance, artists are fostering healing from trauma such as domestic violence and sex trafficking through creative expression.
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In Superheated Market, Nonprofits Buy Housing to Keep it Affordable
The San Francisco Community Land Trust pioneered a method of keeping people in housing they can afford: Buying small multi-unit buildings and turning them into cooperatives.
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City College Students, Teachers Blindsided by Class Cuts
In late November, students and instructors at City College of San Francisco learned that nearly 300 classes had been slashed from the Spring roster to forestall a projected $13 million budget deficit.
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Alcatraz Sunrise Gathering Marks 50 Years Since Indigenous Occupation
In November 1969, a group of indigenous young people who called themselves “Indians of All Tribes” sailed to and began living on Alcatraz. The annual Indigenous Peoples Sunrise Gathering this year marked 50 years since an occupation of the island that sparked a movement.
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Following Messy Dispute, Mission Nonprofits Regain Full Ownership of Marquee Building
Years after the Mission Language and Vocational School leased part of the building to a tenant who had the option to split off and buy that part of its building, the school, together with a group of other nonprofits and with backing from the city, has bought it back.
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Neighborhood Activist Promotes Safety, Sense of Connection In S.F. Public Housing
“Civic” talks with Uzuri Pease-Greene, executive director of C.A.R.E., Community Awareness Resources Entity, which helps promote safety for public housing residents.
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As Newspapers Decline, Some Pursue Nonprofit Model
Bay Area reporters recently rallied to call for better working conditions as they continue contract negotiations with their employer, a media group owned by a hedge fund. To get a sense of where the local news industry is headed, we spoke with Dan Kennedy, associate professor of journalism at Northeastern University.
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Journalists Rally for Better Working Conditions at Hedge Fund-Owned Papers
Journalists at several Bay Area newspapers are in contract negotiations with their employers, which are publications owned by a hedge fund that has a reputation for taking over and gutting newspapers around the country in order to increase profits.
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‘Master Plan on Aging’ Seeks to Provide Dignity for Seniors
Seniors have become an increasingly prevalent demographic in California. For every adult age 65 or older, there were previously five people under the age of 15. Now the ratio is almost 1-to-1. In response to this demographic shift, Gov. Gavin Newsom has called for a “master plan on aging” to ensure elders have the care and support they need to age with dignity. Leading Age California, an organization that represents nonprofit senior living and service providers, has been pushing for such a plan. CEO Jeannee Parker Martin shares some insights into what the plan must consider and what its priorities could be.