It's a mystery

"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."

She is the founder and executive editor and has lived in the Mission since 1998. She became professor emeritus at Berkeley's journalism school in 2019. She began her journalism career at the Albuquerque Tribune in her hometown, which has since closed. She later worked at The New York Times on the business, foreign and city desks before leaving daily newspapers. Her Master's Project at Columbia, published in New York Magazine, examined New York City's community boards. She focuses on making local news sustainable at Mission Local and emphasizes reader-supported steady, smart content.

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