I had high hopes for the Bay Citizen: > The Bay Citizen was a non-profit news organization covering the San Francisco Bay Area. It was founded as the Bay Area

I had high hopes for the Bay Citizen: > The Bay Citizen was a non-profit news organization covering the San Francisco Bay Area. It was founded as the Bay Area News Project in January 2010 with money provided by Warren Hellman's Hellman Family Foundation. On May 26, 2010 the organization launched the website, baycitizen.org. In June 2010 The Bay Citizen began producing content for the newly added biweekly two-page Bay Area Report published in The New York Times.[1] > The Bay Citizen was part of a small but growing number of similar news organizations across the country dedicated to locally focused public service journalism, including Voice of San Diego, Texas Tribune, and MinnPost. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bay_Citizen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bay_Citizen But then Hellman died and they wound up folding into the Center for Investigative Reporting: > Warren Hellman died on December 18, 2011, of complications from treatments for leukemia. Jeffrey Ubben, co-chairman of the board of directors, assumed the chairmanship.[7] > In May 2012, The Bay Citizen merged with the Center for Investigative Reporting.[8][9] In May 2013, The Bay Citizen newsroom merged into the CIR. - - - - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_for_Investigative_Reporting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_for_Investigative_Repor... > The Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) is a nonprofit news organization based in Emeryville, California;[1] it has conducted investigative journalism since 1977.[2] It is known for reporting that reveals inequities, abuse and corruption, and holds those responsible accountable. > In 2010, CIR launched its California Watch reporting project; in 2012, it merged with The Bay Citizen. In 2013, it launched an hour-long public radio program and podcast, Reveal, that airs on 470 public radio stations.[3][4] The budget for the CIR was approximately $9.3 million in 2016. The current business model emphasizes cooperation with partners and other news outlets rather than competition.