17 Reasons why?

"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."

"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. As a thank you for that support we work every day to make our content even better."

"I've been a Mission resident since 1998 and a professor emeritus at Berkeley's J-school since 2019. My Master's Project at Columbia, later published in New York Magazine, was on New York City's experiment in community boards."

Founder and executive editor lives in the Mission since 1998 and serves as a professor emeritus at Berkeley's J-school since 2019. Began a journalism career at the Albuquerque Tribune, then worked on the business, foreign and city desks at The New York Times. Research included a Master's Project at Columbia on New York City's community boards, later published in New York Magazine. Efforts at Mission Local center on creating a sustainable model for local news through consistent, high-quality reporting and reader support. Daily efforts aim to improve content as a form of gratitude for community backing.

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