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Report for America has selected the San Francisco Public Press to host a reporter for a two years as part of its national service program that places talented emerging journalists in local newsrooms to report on under-covered topics and communities.
The San Francisco Public Press is asking residents to identify issues that concern them. We will use responses to inform our voter guide and ongoing reporting.
Staff reporter Madison Alvarado spoke on KALW’s townhall panel addressing homelessness.
The Institute for Nonprofit News has honored San Francisco Public Press multimedia journalist Yesica Prado with a 2023 Insight Award for Visual Journalism for “‘Everything Is Gone, and You Become More Lost’: 12 Hours of Chaos as Berkeley Clears Encampment,” published last December.
KALW News Editor Sunni Khaled interviewed Public Press reporter Madison Alvarado about her reporting on San Francisco’s reparations plan for KALW’s “Crosscurrents.” Listen to their conversation and read Alvarado’s story about the San Francisco African American Reparations Advisory Committee’s final recommendations, which it submitted to the Board of Supervisors last month.
Our San Francisco election playlists include audio summaries for the local propositions and citywide races featured in our November 2022 SF Election Guide.
For more help navigating the ballot, check out our nonpartisan voter guide offering text and audio summaries, full descriptions of San Francisco ballot propositions, and profiles of 44 candidates running for various local and locally elected offices.
A nonpartisan election guide featuring text and audio summaries of all San Francisco ballot measures and candidate profiles for local races for the Nov. 8, 2022, election.
The Public Press invited candidates to share audio responses to questions that we formed using survey responses from the San Francisco community. Candidates for District 19 State Assembly were given the following question:We asked San Francisco residents to tell us about the most pressing issues in their districts. According to survey responses we received, homelessness and housing affordability are the top concerns citywide. If you are elected to the State Assembly, what do you plan to do about these issues?
The Public Press invited candidates to share audio responses to questions that we formed based on survey responses from the San Francisco community. Candidates for District Attorney were given the following question:
We asked San Francisco residents to tell us about the most pressing issues in their districts. According to survey responses we received, crime is a top concern. What are your priorities when it comes to addressing crime? Where would you focus your efforts in combating crime?
The Public Press invited candidates to share audio responses to questions that we formed based on survey responses from the San Francisco community. Candidates for District Attorney were given the following question:
We asked San Francisco residents to tell us about the most pressing issues in their districts. According to survey responses we received, crime is a top concern. What are your priorities when it comes to addressing crime? Where would you focus your efforts in combating crime?
