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"I've been a Mission resident since 1998 and a professor emeritus at Berkeley's J-school since 2019. I got my start in newspapers at the Albuquerque Tribune in the city where I was born and raised. Like many local news outlets, The Tribune no longer exists. I left daily newspapers after working at The New York Times for the business, foreign and city desks. Lucky for all of us, it is still here."

"As an old friend once pointed out, local has long been in my bones. My Master's Project at Columbia, later published in New York Magazine, was on New York City's experiment in community boards. At ML, I've been trying to figure out how to make my interest in local news sustainable. If Mission Local is a model, the answer might be that you - the readers - reward steady and smart content."

The founder and executive editor has been a Mission resident since 1998 and serves as professor emeritus at Berkeley's journalism school since 2019. The career began at the Albuquerque Tribune in the city of birth and upbringing, followed by work at The New York Times on the business, foreign and city desks. A Master's Project at Columbia, later published in New York Magazine, examined New York City's experiment in community boards. At Mission Local, the focus is on making interest in local news sustainable. The model emphasizes that readers reward steady, smart content, and the outlet works daily to improve coverage as gratitude for support.

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