Project Middle Ground is a civic commentary newsletter by a Chicago writer that connects local institutions, business and politics to broader themes of memory, AI and public life. Issues mix personal reflection, sports and business analogies and reporting on Chicago leaders to argue for finding common ground.
Website: https://www.projectmiddleground.com/
Oakland Report publishes evidence-based analyses and commentary critiquing Oakland, Alameda County and California government policy, with a current focus on the Measure EE charter reform debate. It also runs a daily roundup of local Oakland news headlines.
Whittier Informed is a free local news newsletter that explains public matters for Whittier residents in plain language. Recent issues cover a Whittier College lacrosse reinstatement after a Title IX dispute and voter guides for East Whittier City School District board races.
The Sharpener is a hyperlocal news newsletter covering the Sharpstown neighborhood of southwest Houston, with practical items such as warming shelters, voting locations and civic association politics. Readers get concrete, dated local details they would struggle to find in citywide outlets.
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