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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."

Founder and Executive Editor of Mission Local has lived in the Mission since 1998 and has been a professor emeritus at Berkeley's journalism school since 2019. The career began at the Albuquerque Tribune, the daily newspaper of the founder's birthplace, which has since ceased publication. Subsequent work included reporting and editing roles at The New York Times across business, foreign and city desks. A Columbia Master's Project examined New York City's experiment in community boards and was later published in New York Magazine. Mission Local focuses on making local news financially sustainable by relying on readers to reward consistent, thoughtful reporting. The organization commits daily to improving content.

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