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officials and public institutions accountable. We live in the heart of Silicon Valley, have two dailies and a number of weeklies. In addition, there is an array of local radio and TV news organizations. We didn’t realize it until recently, but our area is more fortunate than many cities/towns across the US that have only one and increasingly, no newspapers that cover, explain and interpret local activities. For example, our local PA Post brought to light the fact that the city council was holding a closed session, that the city hall had barred access to certain areas of the citizen’s building and that building permits were being issued for projects that barely addressed affordable housing (yeah, that’s a big problem in CA). The news items aren’t going to change the course of the country or world, but they did shine the spotlight on and hold local officials accountable. Good local news organizations are problem solvers. They identify area problems and help the community to come together to solve them. They show how you are related to people in your area and how together, you can make a difference--at least in your small segment of the world. Losing that voice, as so many communities have, is like losing the area’s soul. Local TV stations also struggle to regain their lost audience and revenue as people – and advertisers - moved