Oct 9, 202629 min
Make sense of the numerous November 2026 San Francisco and California ballot measures, with these one-minute explanations by reporters from the San Francisco Public Press and CalMatters. Visit SFPublicPress.org and...
About this Podcast:
Civic is the flagship audio program from the San Francisco Public Press, a nonprofit news institution, covering important local issues and the unique experiences of living and working in San Francisco. The radio program airs Tuesdays and Thursdays on KSFP -LP 102.5 FM in San Francisco.
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What is Civic about?
Civic is the flagship audio program from the San Francisco Public Press, a nonprofit news institution, covering important local issues and the unique experiences of living and working in San Francisco. The radio program airs Tuesdays and Thursdays on KSFP -LP 102.5 FM in San Francisco.
What has Civic covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Civic Special: Short takes on the San Francisco and State Ballot Propositions" (9 October 2026, 29 minutes), "Civic Special: Inside Your San Francisco Election Ballot" (24 September 2026, 64 minutes), and "End of a Healthcare Revolution: How San Francisco is Unraveling its Groundbreaking Program for Youth in Crisis" (6 August 2026, 29 minutes).
How often does Civic publish?
Civic publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 41 minutes across 585 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Civic?
Booking probability for Civic is 39%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Civic requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Civic's contact route on record: verified email.
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Recent episodes
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Sep 24, 20261h 4mhe November 2026 election is pivotal at the national, state and local levels. San Francisco voters will weigh local races and propositions on Muni funding, housing, the Great Highway, taxes and how City Hall and the...
Aug 6, 202629 minFor nearly 60 years, San Francisco built a pioneering system to care for young people in crisis. What began during the Summer of Love with the nation's first runaway youth shelter and the Haight-Ashbury Free Clinic...
Episode #454
Debate Over San Francisco Props C and D
May 27, 202659 minJune 2026 San Francisco Public Press Election Guide Yes on D campaign Chamber of Commerce Voter Guide
Episode #453
Inside San Francisco’s Women’s Jail
May 7, 202629 minAfter at least 19 women in San Francisco’s county jail alleged they were subjected to a mass strip search while deputies recorded on body-worn cameras, advocates, attorneys and city officials demanded answers. This...
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Mar 18, 202659 minAbout the panelists Diana Greene Foster is a demographer and professor at the University of California, San Francisco. She studies the causes and consequences of unwanted pregnancy and is part of Advancing New Standards...
Mar 6, 202630 minIn this episode of Civic, reporter Sylvie Sturm examines how federal policy — through executive orders, funding threats and regulatory pressure — is reshaping access to gender-affirming care for transgender youth across...
Feb 6, 202659 minWhat’s on the ballot this coming June and November? The San Francisco Public Press and The Frisc hosted a panel discussion to discuss the key issues. These included: the “Overpaid CEO Act,” which would modify and boost...
Jan 14, 202629 minFormerly Incarcerated Perform at Berkeley Rep
Episode #446
A Return to Harm? LGBTQ Youth Conversion Therapy Supreme Court Considers Upending Protections
Dec 9, 202530 minThis episode traces the path from the days when homosexuality was labeled a mental illness, to bans on harmful therapy meant to turn LGBTQ minors straight, to a Supreme Court showdown that could roll back those...
Nov 26, 202559 minAs part of an effort to meet state mandated housing requirements, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie has introduced a "Family Zoning Plan" that would increase building height limitations along transit corridors...
Episode #444
Broke-Ass Stuart, Pioneer Offline-Online Influencer, Looks Back at 20 Years of Love, Death and Dive Bars.
Oct 17, 202527 minStuart Schuffman, aka Broke-Ass Stuart, started with a homemade zine, listing cheap eats, drinks and events. Along the way he became a TV travel host, publisher and mayoral candidate. He became an influencer offline...
Oct 9, 202553 min“ No Place to Grow Old ” San Francisco Public Press
Episode #442
How Federal Cuts Threaten Research and Lives
Oct 2, 202530 minWhen federal science budgets are gutted, the fallout reaches far beyond labs. From Alzheimer’s trials at the University of California San Francisco to cancer studies at the Veterans Administration, critical research is...
Episode #441
What Medicaid Cuts Mean for San Francisco
Sep 4, 202534 minPresident Trump calls it “One Big Beautiful Bill,” but critics say the latest federal budget will slash more than a trillion dollars from Medicaid over the next decade — cutting coverage for an estimated 12 million...
Episode #440
Social Security Under Strain
Aug 7, 202530 minIf you’ve experienced issues with Social Security — missed checks, delayed responses, or inaccessible services — you can file a complaint with the California Department of Justice at oag.ca.gov/socialsecurity...
Episode #439
The Silent Killer — Chronic Hepatitis B Threatens the Health of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
Jul 11, 202529 minAbout the ‘Silent Killer’ Series The San Francisco Public Press examined recent efforts to step up diagnosis, vaccination and treatment for hepatitis B. Chronic hepatitis B affects an estimated 305,000 people in...
May 15, 202532 minVeterans and advocates are sounding the alarm as massive federal job cuts and plans to eliminate 83,000 positions at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs — championed as “efficiency reforms” by the Trump...
May 9, 202556 minThe San Francisco Public Press on April 30, 2025, hosted a fireside chat recorded for this “Civic” episode about attacks on diversity, democracy and media with Ricardo Sandoval-Palos, the public editor at PBS, and Lila...
Recent guests
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Jeremy Lee
president of the Rose Pak Asian American Club, Steez Jiu Jitsu Club
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Sharon Ng
Professor and Head of the Marketing Division, Harvard Chan School of Public Health
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Miranda Spivack
author of "Backroom Deals in Our Backyards"
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Emily Cohen
interim director for strategy and external affairs, Opera For Everyone
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