Civic

As the San Francisco Public Press’ celebrates 10 years of producing local investigative journalism, we peek inside to see what makes it tick. Reporter Kevin Stark unpacks his two projects on how sea level rise will affect coastal real estate development that continues to this day. Reporter Jeremy Adam Smith explains his investigations into segregation and funding inequality among San Francisco’s p...

On this edition of Civic: What San Francisco needs to consider to adapt to sea level rise, how citizen lobbyists are hoping to address climate change with a bipartisan federal carbon dividend, plus plans to reduce emissions from trucking and housing.

In What's New & What's Next, the Civic team offers a roundup of San Francisco news and a look at what's ahead on the city's calendar. This week: Youth strike for the climate, health workers shut down a commission meeting, the library ends fees and upcoming proposals regarding housing, the fire code, and hotel conversions.

On this edition of Civic: We hear how the Transit Riders are marking Transit Week in the city, and get reactions to a potential BART panhandling and busking ban.

In What's New & What's Next, the Civic team offers a roundup of San Francisco news and a look at what's ahead on the city's calendar. This week: State-level housing legislation passes the Senate, San Francisco transit setbacks, and what's coming up in terms of weekend events and at the next Board of Supervisors meeting.

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On this edition of Civic, we look into the proposal for a $600 million dollar housing bond that will go before San Francisco voters in November. It's the largest bond the city has ever considered. What could the city build with $600 million? How would it get built?

A conversation with USF's Rachel Brahinsky about the history of Redevelopment in San Francisco

An extended version of our interview with Sam Moss, director of the Mission Housing Development Corporation, about the $600 million housing bond proposed on the November ballot.

An extended version of our interview with Kate Hartley, who at the time the interview was recorded was the director of the Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development in San Francisco, about a $600 million housing bond voters will weigh in November.