Media/websites/email lists …

• designboom.com – design news from around the World

• 48hills.org – A Daily, independent community news and culture site founded by Tim Redmond. 35,000 readers a week.

• zrants – Rants and Raves – Through the cracks Journalism from a San Francisco perspective.
• New website mailing list for the Bayview – britesf.org
• edotbayview.org – interesting site and email list for the Bayview
• missionlocal.org – Independent news from the Mission in San Francisco –  When we moved in, neighbors brought us gift baskets.’ Bayview, in photos.  consider supporting‘ and subscribing
• The San Francisco Standard – another interesting local publication  San Francisco is littered with trash. These detectives are busting those responsible … article by Noah.
•  1440 ….  an interesting email newsletter.  join here.
• ProPublica – interesting news site/service 
• Catalyst … annother publication

• Quincy Institute –  interesting organization … 

• Gotham by Susan Dyer Reynolds – Corruption in the city
• California Political Review – For another perspective on CA politics
• Western Neighborhoods Project.  Dedicated to the history of San Francisco’s Richmond, Sunset, OMI and West of Twin Peaks districts.
• Shaping San Francisco – hosts interesting events in the city and a cultural heritage. 
• Recomend Los Angeles Times Essential California newsletter.  Sign up here LaTimes.com

To the New York Times: Deliver your paper on time to your paying subscribers and do not make us wait on hold for 2 hours to report a missing paper.The publisher of The New York Times is A. G. Sulzberger, and the company’s headquarters and mailing address is 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018. 

To the New Yorker:  Your New York arrogance is astound even though you have class and good cartoons.  Happy B-Day at 100.

To: Jeff Bezos and the Washington Post: Good move that you stoped endorsing candidates for public office. Not sure what Life is like in your World, Jeff … but amazon sure delivers.  Best of luck to amazon.com and the Washington Post.

As for the rest of those those still employed and working in the print media world … times are  changing so time to adapt … best wishes in the New Year of the Tiger (or is it the snake?).