I support this move wholeheartedly. Well-funded and well-functioning news media are absolutely essential to democracy, which is why autocrats around the world shut down independent newspapers and broadcasters as one of their first orders of business. As the Washington Post's tag line says, "Democracy dies in darkness." This is just as true at a local level as at a national level. Good luck, Embarcadero Media Foundation!

Local newspapers are also good for our finances: "Overall, our results indicate that local newspapers hold their governments accountable, keeping municipal borrowing costs low and ultimately saving local taxpayers money." Web Link