A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who has supported this campaign! We are extremely close to reaching our goal of raising $50,000 by Sept. 30 and need only $1,283. Can you help us get there by making a donation today? Reaching this goal will help the Public Press continue to investigate the effects of public-policy […]
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Getting close
Almost to Our Goal! We are very close to reaching our goal of raising $50,000 by Sept. 30 and need only $3,309. We promise to end the campaign as soon as we hit the target! Can you help by making a donation today? Reaching this goal will help the Public Press leverage new grant opportunities […]
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Media Coverage of Our Sea Level Rise Reporting
Here’s what other media outlets are saying about the Public Press’ sea level rise report: This Map Shows What San Francisco Will Look Like After Sea Levels Rise — Mother Jones Maps of Sea-Level Rise, Ranked from Kinda Scary to OMFG — San Francisco Magazine Report: Rising Sea Levels Threaten $21 Billion Development Plans — […]
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Sea Level Rise Report — Coming Soon!
Thanks to everyone who contributed to our summer campaign this past week! Together you pledged nearly $6,000 to support the San Francisco Public Press, bringing our summer fundraising total close to $31,000. Join this week’s flash campaign to help us reach our $50,000 goal even faster: New and renewed membership donations through the end of […]
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Join the Summer 2015 Campaign
Can you believe we published our first newspaper five years ago this month? We’re putting finishing touches on Issue No. 17 and are excited to share our findings on how cities around the bay are managing waterfront development in light of consensus projections for sea level rise. (Hint: We didn’t find many long-range plans.) The […]
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How a Small Nonprofit Newsroom Leads Education Coverage in San Francisco
We were encouraged this week to see the San Francisco Chronicle take a deep look at racial segregation in local public schools. As our readers know, the San Francisco Public Press produced a major investigative report in January on this subject: “Choice Is Resegregating Public Schools.” Our goal at the Public Press is to lead […]
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5/5 Event on Long-Range Sea Level Rise Planning for Bay Area Waterfront Development
What: Rising Tides: Climate Challenges and Solutions for the Bay Area Waterfront When: Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Where: Impact Hub, 925 Mission St., San Francisco RSVP: Reserve tickets via eventbrite Join us for a discussion about long-range planning and waterfront development around the Bay Area, and preview of our cover […]
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San Francisco Public Press Wins Sigma Delta Chi Award for Investigative Reporting
The Society of Professional Journalists has honored the San Francisco Public Press with a 2014 Sigma Delta Chi Award for investigative reporting. SPJ recognized “Public Schools, Private Money” by lead writer and project editor Jeremy Adam Smith and the staff of the San Francisco Public Press as the winning entry for investigative […]
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JOB: Bicycle delivery team for Pedal-Powered News pilot program
Seeking bicycle delivery crewmembers to distribute the San Francisco Public Press, a quarterly newspaper, to homes, offices, stores and community centers throughout San Francisco. We have an immediate need for bicycle delivery crewmembers to work one or more days from Tuesday, July 29, through Friday, Aug. 1. Ideal availability: four to eight hours per day. […]
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Thanks to our 1,016 favorite people, we got our $10K match!
Dear friends and supporters, We did it! And it all happened thanks to you. Throughout this campaign, we were amazed by your generosity in backing Pedal-Powered News and by your contagious enthusiasm for supporting local public-interest journalism. With your help, we raised $21,328 — more than double our Kickstarter fundraising goal — and recruited 1,016 […]