Instead of investigating why San Francisco is becoming increasingly unlivable for poor people, it notes with wonder the new coffee shops. Tastes are changing. One article told about Asians moving into Visitacion Valley. Another explained that sports keep immigrants in touch with their cultures. A third exposed the changing names of neighborhoods.
Whites are most trusting of police.
Asians are most likely to be immigrants. And 67 percent of the 700 San Francisco residents polled feel the city has changed. In 1993 Pew founded the Washington, D.C.-based Pew Center for Civic Journalism. The center's stated goal is for newspapers to get the public more involved in the political process. According to Pew grant guidelines, civic journalism ventures must include the community in its reporting.