Note from the editors, in the summer 2013 print edition of the San Francisco Public Press Welcome to the future. Thanks to the collapse of print advertising and über-consolidation of formerly competing commercial news companies, independent journalism is becoming a threatened, if not endangered species. In the news vacuum this trend has created, journalism entrepreneurship […]
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Don’t Let the Fog Fool You
San Francisco is getting sunnier. Not in the way you might learn about from TV news or features in the daily papers; superficial stories about the warm weather at street festivals are cheap and easy to produce. The sunshine we need is of a kind that’s harder to capture. Journalists at the San Francisco Public […]
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Thanks for making our fall drive a success
Thank you for making the San Francisco Public Press fall membership drive a big success! Tremendous thanks to all of our new and renewing members for helping us surpass our goal. Your support means so much to us. If you weren’t able to join during the fall drive, it’s not too late: Become a […]
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Annual Open Board Meeting
Annual Open Board Meeting Join us this Saturday for our annual open board meeting. Our executive director, publisher and other board members will present reports on current operations and future plans. There will be time for public comment and discussion. We will provide coffee, tea and snacks. When: 10:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Nov. […]
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Fall membership drive — join now!
Did you hear that San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón announced at a press conference that he was investigating his department’s low rate of prosecutions for domestic violence? That was because of reporting in the fall 2012 edition of the Public Press, which found that San Francisco takes just 28 percent of cases to court […]
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IRS Awards 501(c)3 Status to San Francisco Public Press
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, Sept. 14, 2012 Contact: Michael Stoll, Executive Director — 415-846-3983; Lila LaHood, Publisher — 415-846-5346 IRS Awards 501(c)3 Status to San Francisco Public Press After 32-month wait, independent ad-free newspaper finally receives charitable status, paving way for several similar nonprofit news startups SAN FRANCISCO — After more than two and a half […]
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Infamous Berkeley human trafficking case’s long shadow: KALW News interviews reporter Viji Sundaram
The story of Lakireddy Balireddy made international headlines in the early 2000s, but what happened in the decade since then was even more important, said reporter Viji Sundaram of New America Media and part of a team project on human trafficking in the Spring 2012 print edition of the San Francisco Public Press.
Last week Sundaram sat down with KALW News host Holly Kernan to discuss her reporting on the history of efforts to battle human trafficking in the Bay Area and California.
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Understanding the Bay Area’s human trafficking problem: KPFA News interviews reporter Jason Winshell
The Public Press’ latest print edition cover story, on California’s uncoordinated attack on the problem of human trafficking, has been picked up in a variety of media since the publication of the special team reporting project in the Spring 2012 edition: “Force, Fraud Coercion: Human Trafficking in the Bay Area.” The project was produced in collaboration with New America Media and El Tecolote, San Francisco’s bilingual newspaper. Last week Public Press reporter Jason Winshell was interviewed on KPFA Radio by producer Anthony Fest. Winshell’s lead story showed that four years after a high-profile state task force issued a study, many of its recommendations for better laws, funding and coordination among agencies have yet to materialize.
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Uneven fight against human trafficking — San Francisco Public Press Issue #6
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: WEDNESDAY FEB. 15, 2012 CONTACT: Michael Stoll, executive director Lila LaHood, publisher (415) 495-7377, news (AT) sfpublicpress (DOT) org UNEVEN FIGHT AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING — SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC PRESS ISSUE #6 SAN FRANCISCO — The Bay Area’s battle against the scourge of human trafficking has been hampered by state inaction because of budget […]
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Event — ‘The Future of Universal Health Care: Is San Francisco Leading the Way?’
WHEN: Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012, 5:00-6:30 p.m. WHERE: 330 Ellis St. (at Taylor), San Francisco RSVP on FACEBOOK! Download the 8.5″ x 11″ flier Four years ago, the city launched Healthy San Francisco, a pioneering plan to bring universal health care to residents through a network of community clinics and hospitals. Though the program has earned […]