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Author Archives: Jacob Simas
Jacob Simas is Cityside’s community journalism director.
What I cover: I oversee editorial partnerships and collaborations, edit special reporting projects, and work with the newsrooms to deepen impact and keep our journalism centered on community information needs.
My Background: I was the managing editor of The Oaklandside during that newsroom’s first several years. I joined Cityside from Univision, where I led social-impact initiatives and established Fusion’s journalism program for young people in underserved areas of California. I was a senior editor and director of youth and community media at New America Media, where I established a youth-led community news network amplifying local voices in five California news deserts. I’m a graduate of the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and was a producer with KPFA radio's First Voice apprenticeship program. Before journalism, I directed nonprofit programs for Latino youth and families in San Francisco’s Mission District.
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People in Richmond tell us pollution is affecting their lives. See what they have to say
Over several months, we worked with a small team of community members to survey locals about their environment. Air quality, water contamination, and trash are some of the big concerns.
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Richmond has some of the worst air in the state. Our reporting aims to understand why.
Richmondside is launching a special investigative series examining local sources of air pollution, its impact on residents’ health and potential solutions.
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How we’re using community feedback to guide our reporting
We took what we heard from hundreds of Richmond residents and created a set of founding newsroom values.
