SAN FRANCISCO, CA, September 07, 2026 /24-7PressRelease/ — In recent months there has been concerns over how commercial local TV says they are concern for the community they serve. But in practice its been about them hyping up ATSC 3.0 and not so much about local news about how the issues that affect your neighborhood specifically but how it affects President Trumps Approval ratings and the White House.
Then there are places that cover local stories that are a direct concern in your area but these are non profit foundations that step in to cover local news around the country. By donating or subscribing to your local news outlet directly, The readers will ensure that there is reliable news and less political propaganda hitting Mayoral, Councils, county executives on the municipal levels, State Legislatures, Congress and Governors this midterm elections season. The issue here is that you would not get this content on local TV given that in 2026 companies like Gray, Scripps, Sinclair and Nexstar have primarily focused on national content since the ownership cap from the FCC has lifted as of 2026. The argument goes that lifting the ownership cap will increase local news content but that is not how it goes in practice. In reality it favors national content because that is what brings in the profits for a commercial operation. Here are quotes from an op ed from Dak Dillon and the current state of the Media in 2026.
https://www.newscaststudio.com/2026/08/13/daks-take-local-news-isnt-actually-that-local/
“Here’s the uncomfortable question for any news director defending the format: why is a local station spending five minutes reading national headlines that every viewer already saw on their phone before the newscast even started? That segment made sense when a local affiliate was one of the only ways to find out what happened in Washington that day.
It doesn’t make sense anymore. Viewers have the national news at 5:30, a dozen news apps, cable, social feeds, more ways to get the same information than any local newsroom can compete with. Running a national package or reading a wire rundown isn’t a service to the audience in 2026. It’s dead air with a local anchor’s face on it.” Yes this is what local news is when a for profit media company has to please both chairman Carr of the FCC and investors to show they are making a profit at their media operations.
To truly get local news you would need to go to non-profit statewide news like Calmatters, regional places like Bay City News which is San Francisco Bay Area Wide news and Central Valley Journalism Collaborative which is San Joaquin Valley wide or neighborhoods specific news like Mission Local, San Francisco Public News, which is specific to the city, Open Vallejo and Vallejo sun for Solano county specific news. All of the articles here show the issues important on the local level and how it helps their specific communities.
If news deserts can exist in San Francisco of all places due to local tv stations spending more time on national issues because thats where the profit is in national news then consider how it affects suburbs and small towns in other parts of the country where representation is either little stories or not represented at all. Sharing your donation on social media platforms is also highly encouraged, as it raises awareness and inspires others to contribute.
By participating in this initiative, readers will ensure that democracy, free speech and reliable information prevails during times of uncertainty on the local levels.
Donate Page: https://give.calmatters.org/campaign/564470/donate
About Calmatters
CalMatters is a nonpartisan and nonprofit news organization bringing Californians stories that probe, explain and explore solutions to quality of life issues while holding our leaders accountable. We are the only journalism outlet dedicated to covering America’s biggest state, 39 million Californians and the world’s fifth largest economy.
In 2024, CalMatters acquired The Markup, a nonprofit newsroom that challenges technology to serve the public good. The Markup bolsters CalMatters’ reporting on privacy, algorithms, AI, and tech regulation coming out of California. Launched in 2020, The Markup is rooted in a simple premise: technology is integrated across our daily lives and people deserve to better understand how it impacts them and what they can do about it.
Donate Page: https://localnewsmatters.org/support-our-publication/
About Bay City News
Bay City News Foundation serves the greater San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California. We are backed by charitable donations from contributors who care about local news, a free press, democratic values and an informed citizenry. We target geographic and topical news deserts. We collaborate with other media. We experiment with technology. We work with journalism schools to train the next generation of reporters and provide paid internships for promising new journalists. Some of our stories get cross-published on the affiliated Bay City News regional newswire, reaching as many as 9 million people. Help us do more with a donation today.
Donate Page: https://sanfranciscopublicpress-bloom.kindful.com/
About San Francisco Public Press
The San Francisco Public Press is a nonprofit, noncommercial news organization that publishes independent public-interest journalism about under-covered topics, with a focus on historically under-served audiences. Online and on community radio station KSFP-FM and our “Civic” podcast, we offer local investigative and solutions reporting. Coverage areas include environmental protection, housing affordability, public health, transportation safety, homeless services, digital privacy, immigration and elections.
Our values:
We are a noncommercial publication and independent from corporate influence.
We question those in power and amplify voices from underserved communities.
We believe in bold storytelling, risk-taking and context-rich nonpartisan coverage that is free from political advocacy or institutional spin.
We are conveners, bringing together diverse communities to listen, learn and collaborate on ways to address problems and effect change.
Donate Page: https://mission-local.donorsupport.co/page/donate
About Mission Local
Mission Local is a nonprofit news site focused on high-impact, enterprise reporting in San Francisco, covering everything from police reform to corruption at City Hall. We have dedicated neighborhood reporters covering different parts of the city. Core to our mission is training the next generation of journalists who reflect the diversity of San Francisco.
We aspire to be a model of local, self-sustaining, fiercely independent news.
Originally a project of U.C. Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, we struck out on our own in 2014. In the summer of 2018, we became a fiscally sponsored project. We kept growing and in October 2022, the IRS granted Mission Local SF (EIN: 88-3177547) status as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. All donations are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
Mission Local is governed by its board of directors. You can read about them here.
We post job listings and you can find out about our internship program here.
We continue to believe sustainability comes from our readers. You keep us here doing excellent work. You can find a list of all of our supporters here.
Our full policy on editorial independence is here. Our privacy policy is here.
If you prefer checks to online donations, you can make out checks to Mission Local SF and send them to 2489 Mission St. #22, San Francisco, CA, 94110.
Donate page: https://openvallejo.org/donate/
About Open Vallejo
Open Vallejo is an award-winning, independent, non-partisan, nonprofit newsroom serving the public interest. We seek to illuminate a small city long burdened by police violence, corruption, and neglect.
As the first project of the Informed California Foundation, Open Vallejo is also a permanent design laboratory for open source, high-impact, broadly-accessible frameworks for ensuring local transparency, accountability, and information justice.
Editorial Independence
We subscribe to standards of editorial independence adopted by the Institute for Nonprofit News.
Our organization retains full authority over editorial content to protect the best journalistic and business interests of our organization. We maintain a firewall between news coverage decisions and sources of all revenue. Acceptance of financial support does not constitute implied or actual endorsement of donors or their products, services or opinions.
Membership Page for Vallejo Sun: https://www.vallejosun.com/membership/
About Vallejo Sun
At the Vallejo Sun, our mission is to shine a light on the workings of democracy, politics, and government in Solano County.
We believe that informed communities are better able to engage with their government and contribute to a healthier democracy. Research shows that communities without a strong print or digital news organization have lower voter participation and more corruption. But as media companies shrink around the country, in depth journalism is harder to come by.
The Vallejo Sun recognizes the critical role of journalism in combating misinformation and holding power to account. We aim to create a sustainable space where committed local journalists can practice their craft and keep their community informed.
We pledge to uphold the highest standards of journalistic integrity, fairness, and inclusivity in our reporting. We strive to amplify the voices of all community members, particularly those who are historically marginalized or underrepresented, to ensure a robust exchange of ideas and perspectives. We are committed to rigorous fact-checking, transparent corrections, and ethical reporting practices to earn and maintain the trust of our readers.
Donate page: https://cvlocaljournalism.org/supportus/
About Central Valley Journalism Collaborative
The hub for local news in and for the Central Valley
CVJC is a Fresno-based nonprofit that strengthens and expands trustworthy local news in the region, particularly the San Joaquin Valley, by supporting media and journalists, identifying and advocating for regional media needs, and producing original news with reporters who are from and represent our diverse communities.
Donate Page: https://altnewsfoundation.org/project-donations/
https://aan.org/about/
About AAN
AAN began as the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies in Seattle, Wash., in 1978. It started with 30 newspapers, including the San Francisco Bay Guardian_, Creative Loafing, Phoenix New Times, Willamette Week and the Chicago Reader.
In 2024, the board of directors unanimously voted to shorten our name to AAN. The new name reflects our broad focus on local, independent media that is authentic, accountable and affirming for the communities they serve. AAN members stand as an alternative to corporate and hedge-fund-owned conglomerates, often serving as the paper of record on critical issues in their communities.
AAN welcomes all local media organizations focusing on quality reporting to join us, including nonprofit, BIPOC-owned and operated, and LGBTQ+-focused media and media in verticals such as the environment and criminal justice.
Donate Page: https://statesnewsroom.com/donate/
https://statesnewsroom.com/about/
About the States Newsroom
States Newsroom is the nation’s largest state-focused nonprofit news organization, with reporting from every capital. We shine a light on policy and politics in all 50 states and we provide that coverage for free.
In an era of rampant disinformation and growing news deserts, we provide non-partisan coverage of the state issues that most affect people’s daily lives.
Donate Page: https://inn.org/donate/
About The Institute for Nonprofit News
The Institute for Nonprofit News strengthens and supports 500 independent news organizations in a new kind of news network: nonprofit, nonpartisan and dedicated to public service. From local news to in-depth reporting on pressing global issues, members of the INN Network tell stories that otherwise would go untold – connecting communities, holding the powerful accountable and strengthening civic life. To ensure that this nonprofit news network endures, INN pursues its mission of providing education and business support services to our members and promoting the value and benefit of public-service reporting and investigative journalism.
Donate Page: https://civicnews.org/donate/
About Civic News Company
Civic News Company is the parent organization of nonprofit newsrooms Chalkbeat, Votebeat, and Healthbeat. Education, elections, and public health are pillars of civic life, and we believe everyone deserves accurate, unbiased news coverage of how these civic issues are functioning within their communities. We believe the American story is best told locally: in communities, with communities, and for communities. Our work is part of a larger emerging movement of journalism that prioritizes community benefit instead of commercial gain; thinks of readers as community members, not consumers; and knows that our work is crucial to democracy.
At Civic News Company, high-impact journalism is at the core of what we do. We believe that local-first journalism, rooted in the places we cover, is critical to earning and maintaining our readers’ trust. Civic News Company journalists strive to develop subject matter expertise and produce work that brings issues alive for readers, allowing them to engage in informed debate and take action on issues that matter to them.
Donate Page: https://lionpublishers.com/donate/
About Lion Publishers
LION Publishers strengthens the local news industry by helping independent news publishers build more sustainable businesses.
We focus primarily on the business side of news entrepreneurship, as many other support organizations exist to help publishers level up their journalism skills.
Our role at LION is to help our 450+ members in the U.S. and Canada build and run better businesses. Businesses that can pay a living wage. Businesses that can recruit and retain talent. Businesses that can grow their reach, revenue, and impact. Businesses that are here to stay.
Our Vision
A world where thriving, independent news organizations provide equitable access to inclusive and impactful news and information.
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