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Sylvie Sturm

@mildobserver.bsky.social
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Reporter at @sfpublicpress.bsky.social & Civic, UCSF Synapse managing editor, proud 🇨🇦 ssturm@sfpublicpress.org

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Sylvie Sturm @mildobserver.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
What happens when a city dismantles a healthcare model it spent decades building? Listen to the voices of patients, frontline clinicians and city leaders in the newest episode of Civic. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
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Sylvie Sturm @mildobserver.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
In my latest episode of Civic: Trump feds target gender affirming care for transgender youth that experts call life saving. A 15-year-old Oakland student worries his care will stop. SF Community Health reps say funding cuts are already happening. Listen at: civic.simplecast.com/episodes/who...
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Sylvie Sturm @mildobserver.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
San Francisco’s school district signed an OpenAI contract weeks before seeking school board approval for a redacted agreement, bypassing public oversight and union calls for clear AI guidelines. Critics warn student privacy and accountability were sidelined. www.sfpublicpress.org/school-distr...
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Sylvie Sturm @mildobserver.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
My latest episode of "Civic" from @sfpublicpress.bsky.social traces the history of #LGBTQ conversion practices from early psychiatric pathologizing to today's SCOTUS battle. Featuring survivors, scientists and advocates Listen on any podcast platform or at: civic.simplecast.com/episodes/a-r...
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Sylvie Sturm @mildobserver.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
More scenes from the #NoKings protest in San Francisco
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Sylvie Sturm @mildobserver.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Scenes from the #NoKings protest in San Francisco
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Sylvie Sturm @mildobserver.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
50,000 came out to the #NoKings protest in #SanFrancisco
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Sylvie Sturm @mildobserver.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
My latest episode of Civic from San Francisco Public Press: As federal research funds stall over ideology, I unpack the fight and what’s at stake for researchers, vets and you. civic.simplecast.com/episodes/how... #federalcuts #shutdown #trumpadministration #veteransadministration #scienceresearch
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Sylvie Sturm @mildobserver.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” cuts $1T from Medicaid. In San Francisco, that could slash Medi-Cal home care hours, and push patients & caregivers into crisis. My new Civic episode digs into the local impact. Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c... #Medicaid #Medi-Cal #SanFrancisco
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Sylvie Sturm @mildobserver.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
Fear and anxiety mount for more than 100,000 San Franciscans who rely on Social Security to survive as upheaval under the Trump administration makes it harder to access benefits. Listen to my report on Civic by @sfpublicpress.bsky.social at podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
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Sylvie Sturm @mildobserver.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Tens of thousands marched through San Francisco for No Kings Day to peacefully protested immigration raids and Trump’s military parade. They filled Civic Center Plaza while surrounding City Hall barricades. Read our coverage at www.sfpublicpress.org/tens-of-thou... #NoKingsDay #SanFranciscoProtest
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Sylvie Sturm @mildobserver.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
The #Trump administration plans to cut 83,000 #VA jobs, many of them held by vets helping other vets. In this episode of Civic by @sfpublicpress.bsky.social, I speak with workers, policy critics, and #veterans whose lives have been upended. Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
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Sylvie Sturm @mildobserver.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Today a court temporarily paused #Trump's plan to defund #homeless support in #SanctuaryCities I talked to Sunni Khalid on @kalwradio.bsky.social Crosscurrents about the bleak outlook of losing grants Funding cuts will likely lead to homelessness surge in #SanFrancisco www.kalw.org/2025-05-08/f...
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Sylvie Sturm @mildobserver.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
SF's solution for street conditions is more arrests Jails are full Shelter + treatment fall short Who benefits & who doesn't in this Civic episode podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p... #SanFrancisco #Homelessness @jackiefielder.bsky.social @thegubbioproject.bsky.social @sfpublicdefender.bsky.social
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Sylvie Sturm @mildobserver.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Article and Civic podcast on @sfpublicpress.bsky.social website. 1000s Are Mobilizing Against Mass Deportation #SanFrancisco's immigrant communities are facing a crisis as #deportation threats loom. Hear from those affected & resistance organizers & get a historical perspective.
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Sylvie Sturm @mildobserver.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
NEW EPISODE of Civic from @sfpublicpress.bsky.social 1000s Are Mobilizing Against Mass Deportation #SanFrancisco's immigrant communities are facing a crisis as #deportation threats loom. Hear from those affected & resistance organizers & get a historical perspective. Listen at tiny.cc/3d9c001
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Sylvie Sturm @mildobserver.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
This week marks 3 years since Russia invaded Ukraine. With no end in sight and as the US votes against calls for Russia’s withdrawal, we revisit conversations aired on April 7, 2022 with San Francisco residents deeply connected to Ukraine. Their reactions remain as powerful and urgent as ever.
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Sylvie Sturm @mildobserver.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
In the latest episode of “Civic,” I learn about the emboldened, in-your-face anti-abortion crusaders of Gen Z. www.sfpublicpress.org/san-francisc...
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Sylvie Sturm @mildobserver.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Many #LGBTQ Latin Americans face stigma in substance use recovery programs. A new support group in San Francisco offers a more welcoming environment. Find out what inspired its founders in my latest episode of Civic at sfpublicpress.org @sfpublicpress.bsky.social
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Sylvie Sturm @mildobserver.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
San Francisco's Latinx residents suffered widespread depression & anxiety from COVID-related trauma. Now there’s an app for that. I dig into their grassroots solutions in this episode of Civic for @sfpublicpress.bsky.social #SanFrancisco #Latinx #UCSF #MentalHealth #Research
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