About Us

What We Do

The San Francisco Public Press is a nonprofit, noncommercial news organization that publishes independent public-interest journalism about under-covered topics, with a focus on historically under-served audiences. Online and on community radio station KSFP-FM and our “Civic” podcast, we offer local investigative and solutions reporting. Coverage areas include environmental protection, housing affordability, public health, transportation safety, homeless services, digital privacy, immigration and elections.

Our values:

• We are a noncommercial publication and independent from corporate influence.
• We question those in power and amplify voices from underserved communities.
• We believe in bold storytelling, risk-taking and context-rich nonpartisan coverage that is free from political advocacy or institutional spin.
• We are conveners, bringing together diverse communities to listen, learn and collaborate on ways to address problems and effect change.
  

See also: “Ethics and Business Practices” and “Doing Our Part to Dismantle Discrimination and Racism.”

We are a proud and early member of the Institute for Nonprofit News.

Who We Are

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Lila LaHood — Executive Director, San Francisco Public Press
Michael Stoll — Senior Editor & Co-Founder, San Francisco Public Press
Patricia Bovan Campbell — Attorney (Board Secretary)
David Cohn — Senior Director, Advance Digital (Board President)
Neal Gorenflo — Founder, Shareable.net
Lawrence Groo — Impact Investor
Ricardo Sandoval Palos — Public Editor, PBS
Peter Scheer — Director Emeritus, First Amendment Coalition

STAFF

Madison Alvarado — Reporter
John Angelico — Web Producer
Noah Arroyo — Editor
Mel Baker — KSFP Programming Director & “Civic” Producer
Audrey Mei Yi Brown — Reporter, Report for America Corps member
Lisa Rudman — Development Director
Sylvie Sturm — Reporter
Liana Wilcox — “Civic” Associate Producer
Zhe Wu — Reporter

EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS

Contributing journalists: Rebecca Bowe, Kristi Coale, Chris Roberts, Seth Rosenfeld, Viji Sundaram, Frank Bass, Yesica Prado
Research Editor: Ambika Kandasamy
Archival Researcher: Stacey Carter
Copy Editors: Michele Anderson, Richard Knee
Newspaper Designer: Brooks Mencher
Graphic Artist: Reid Brown
Crossword Constructor: Andrea Carla Michaels

BUSINESS & OPERATIONS

Audio Studio Consultant: Phil Hartman
Radio Station Consultant: Jeff Shaw
Newspaper Distributors: Carla Laser, Bill Schwalb
Fundraising Consultant: George Koster

Supporters

The San Francisco Public Press is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization funded by donations from the public, community foundations and institutions focused on journalism and civic engagement.

The San Francisco Foundation is an incubator for community investment, original ideas and passionate leadership in the Bay Area. One of the nation’s largest community foundations in grantmaking and assets, it has been the primary funder of the Public Press since 2009. sff.org

The Reva and David Logan Foundation is a Chicago-based family foundation that provides strategic grants to support social justice, the arts and investigative journalism both in Chicago and around the world. Dedicated to lasting support for the founders’ powerful and eclectic mix of grants. loganfdn.org

The James Irvine Foundation’s mission is to expand opportunity for the people of California to participate in a vibrant, successful and inclusive society.irvine.org

The Society of Environmental Journalists is the only North American membership association of professional journalists dedicated to more and better coverage of environment-related issues. SEJ’s mission is to strengthen the quality, reach and viability of journalism that advances public understanding of environmental issues. sej.org

The Solutions Journalism Network’s mission is to transform journalism so that all people have access to news that helps them envision and build a more equitable and sustainable world. It engages journalists, educators, other media producers and news organizations to seek solutions to local and global challenges. Solutionsjournalism.org

The California Endowment’s mission is to expand access to affordable, quality health care for underserved individuals and communities and to promote fundamental improvements in the health status of all Californians. calendow.org

Craig Newmark Philanthropies’ goal is to support and connect people and drive broad civic engagement, working to advance grassroots organizations that are effective and getting stuff done in areas that include: trustworthy journalism & the information ecosystem, voter protection, women in tech, and veterans & military families. craignewmarkphilanthropies.org

Fund for Nonprofit News at the Miami Foundation administers the News Match, a national campaign to encourage grassroots support for nonprofit news organizations. The fund was established with grants from Democracy Fund, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Jonathan Logan Family Foundation, Facebook Journalism Project and Ethics & Excellence in Journalism Foundation. miamifoundation.org & newsmatch.org

Local Independent Online News Publishers supports news organizations around the country to report important stories and sharpen their skills. lionpublishers.org

The Fund for Investigative Journalism has helped to finance exposes of harmful and wrongful conduct, such as corruption at all levels of government; corporate, governmental and press nonfeasance, misfeasance and malfeasance; abuses of civil and human rights and of the environment; unsafe medical technologies; and improper donor influence on research in academe. fij.org

The Institute for Nonprofit News consists of more than 400 nonprofit media organizations in North America. Our community shares best practices, collaborates on stories, pools resources and receives cutting-edge training in professional, organizational and business development. inn.org

The Ida B. Wells Fellowship, sponsored by Type Investigations, promotes diversity in journalism by helping to create a pipeline of investigative reporters of color who bring diverse backgrounds, experiences, and interests to their work. typeinvestigations.org/ida-b-wells/

The Puffin Foundation Ltd. has sought to open the doors of artistic expression by providing grants to artists and art organizations who are often excluded from mainstream opportunities due to their race, gender, or social philosophy. puffinfoundation.org

The NBO Foundation makes contributions to journalism programs or projects which improve the quality of journalism in all of its forms. They also support programs that defend freedom of the press globally. nbofoundation.org

The California Local News Fellowship program is a multi-year, state-funded initiative to support and strengthen local news reporting in California, with a focus on underserved communities. Each year, the program places up to 40 early-career journalism fellows in newsrooms throughout the state for two-year, full-time reporting positions. fellowships.journalism.berkeley.edu/cafellows/

Report for America is a national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues and communities. It is an initiative of The GroundTruth Project, a nonprofit media organization, and is structured to harness the skills and idealism of an emerging group of journalists plus the creative spirit of local news organizations—like ours. reportforamerica.org

Past institutional funders have included ProPublica, Inasmuch, the Jay Pritzker Foundation, Investigative Editing Corps, and the Jonathan Logan Family Foundation.

Our members

Media Reformer and Publisher Members ● $1,000 and above

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