KSFP

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KSFP is a low power station in San Francisco, California that broadcasts on 102.5 FM and streams on KSFP.FM. We are on the air from 4 am to 10 am and 4 pm to 10 pm seven days a week. Our flagship program is "Civic" which explores under-covered topics, with a focus on under-served audiences. KSFP is the home station for "Out in the Bay" which examines LGBTQ issues and "News in Context" which explores modern journalism. We have also been the launching pad for radio play series by "The San Francisco Mime Troupe" and "Word for Wordcast." We share the 102.5 FM signal with KXSF which is sponsored by San Francisco Community Radio.

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Civic 
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“Civic” is the award-winning radio show and podcast of the San Francisco Public Press, a nonprofit news organization specializing in investigative and solutions journalism. The half-hour show engages listeners with coverage of the civic life of San Francisco and the greater Bay Area. We explore under-covered topics, with a focus on under-served audiences. “Civic” aims to inspire and empower listeners to become more involved with their communities.

  • From: KSFP
  • Updated: Oct 13, 2021
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Civic Presents: San Francisco and the Overdose Crisis 
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As San Francisco continues to search for solutions, our team at “Civic” is exploring the origins of the city’s opioid overdose crisis, what has been done to help and what might be making things worse.

  • From: KSFP
  • Updated: Oct 19, 2023

Latest Pieces

The War on Drugs Revisited: San Francisco and the Overdose Crisis Part 4
From: KSFP
Series: Civic Presents: San Francisco and the Overdose Crisis
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Some San Francisco city officials are advocating jail for unhoused people who use drugs and murder charges for people who sell drugs. Critics say t...

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  • Added: Oct 19, 2023
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
Criminalizing Drug Use: San Francisco and the Overdose Crisis Part 3
From: KSFP
Series: Civic Presents: San Francisco and the Overdose Crisis
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San Francisco city officials have decided that arresting unhoused people for using drugs is the way to get them into treatment programs. Critics sa...

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  • Added: Oct 19, 2023
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
How Drug Addiction and Homelessness Connect: San Francisco and the Overdose Crisis Part 2
From: KSFP
Series: Civic Presents: San Francisco and the Overdose Crisis
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While San Francisco is on track to break records for the highest number of fatal overdoses in one year, health experts say the city is failing when...

  • Added: Oct 19, 2023
  • Length: 29:30
The Origins of Rampant Opioid Addiction: San Francisco and the Overdose Crisis Part 1
From: KSFP
Series: Civic Presents: San Francisco and the Overdose Crisis
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San Francisco is experiencing its worst rate of drug-related fatalities ever, and as city officials impose increasingly punitive measures against p...

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  • Added: Oct 19, 2023
  • Length: 28:12
  • Purchases: 1
Why Black San Franciscans Are Fighting for Reparations
From: KSFP
Series: Civic
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San Francisco is considering reparations for Black San Franciscans. To understand why advocates are pushing for reparations in the city, we dive de...

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  • Added: Jun 15, 2023
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 2
Report Card: SF and Winter Storms
From: KSFP
Series: Civic
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The extreme winter storms put San Francisco’s Department of Emergency Management to the test. Early in the storm cycle, the department faced challe...

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  • Added: Mar 31, 2023
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
Reunification Camp Survivor Recounts Horrific Experience
From: KSFP
Series: Civic
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When a family court rules that a child was brainwashed into lying about parental abuse, judges routinely order the child into programs called reuni...

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  • Added: Feb 24, 2023
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Industry of Defending Child Abusers
From: KSFP
Series: Civic
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Family court judges routinely grant full custody to a parent after a child alleges they’re abusing them. That’s because they believe the other pare...

  • Added: Feb 17, 2023
  • Length: 29:30
When judges dismiss claims of domestic abuse, children can pay the ultimate price
From: KSFP
Series: Civic
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Family court judges sometimes decide that domestic abuse claims are not credible. But making the wrong call can end with children paying the ultima...

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  • Added: Oct 18, 2022
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 2
Coercive control is domestic violence. When will judges adapt to the new law?
From: KSFP
Series: Civic
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Domestic abuse isn't always physical violence. Civic talks to experts about coercive control and hear from victims about their experiences at home ...

  • Added: Sep 13, 2022
  • Length: 29:30

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Mel Baker (Admin)
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Liana Wilcox (Admin)