"A team mostly based in <xyz>" actually does add information that explores part of a story. If the team was based in San Fransisco, it would be part of the est

"A team mostly based in <xyz>" actually does add information that explores part of a story. If the team was based in San Fransisco, it would be part of the established silicon valley culture, versus if it was based in an emerging tech hub, then the story would be that they are part of an emerging tech hub. Very little can be written in journalism that isn't relevant in some way.