Mission Local
A local outlet rated high on credibility, with a lean close to the center. None of the stories it hosts is a confirmed repost.A local outlet rated high on credibility, with a lean close to center. None of its stories here are confirmed reposts.
- CREDIBILITY
- 74High
- LEAN
- 48Center
- ORIGINALITY
- 100%
- STORIES
- 35none this week
- REPRINTED
- 0times
Credibility 35 stories · 95% range 74–75 · updated Oct 9, 2026Lean 35 stories · 95% range 46–51 · updated Oct 9, 2026Originality 35 hosted stories · updated Oct 6, 2026
Mission Local at a glance
SCORECARD
Ticks mark the local news average; on the lean bar, its own lean.STORIES · 12 MONTHS
35May spike: 16 stories, 12 of them on Elections/Campaigns and 5 on Taxes.
Hatched: Nov–Feb, when ChamberLight collected few or no stories from any outlet, so a gap there is not the outlet’s.
TONE TOWARD EACH PARTY
NETAbout the same as other outlets toward Democrats. How tone is measured
LATEST ACTIVITY
- SCORELean 47 → 48 Oct 6 · 24 stories
- FRAMINGScott Wiener and Connie Chan Debate AI Regulation its headline: mixed on Wiener · 4 outlets · Oct 2
- BLINDSPOTSkipped: Thomas Massie Files Impeachment Articles Against Pete Hegseth 81 outlets covered it
Mission Local’s scores: credibility, lean and originality
CREDIBILITY
The combined AI rating of its own stories, 0 to 100, for the outlet’s transparency, standards, corrections and original reporting. The same as the local news average (74).
POLITICAL LEAN
Where its news stories sit from 0 (left) to 100 (right). Opinion pieces are left out, and its stories reposted on other sites count toward it.
ORIGINALITY
The share of stories it hosts that are not confirmed copies of another outlet’s article. A copy counts here once its original publisher is known.
SCORE HISTORY · 12 MONTHSHISTORY · 12 MO
Dotted where ChamberLight collected few or no stories (Nov–Feb). The dashed line is the local news average (74). How score history works
Challenges to these scores
No one has challenged a score on this page yet. Anyone can; editors publish every outcome here.
What Mission Local covers: topics and people
TOP TOPICS · SHARE OF ITS STORIESTOP TOPICS
TICK = ALL OUTLETSTICK = ALL- Elections/Campaigns77%+37 PTS against 40% of all outlets’ stories
- Technology/Privacy6%+3 PTS against 3% of all outlets’ stories
- Budget/Spending3%−2 PTS against 5% of all outlets’ stories
- Healthcare3%0 PTS against 3% of all outlets’ stories
- Housing3%+2 PTS against 1% of all outlets’ stories
- Immigration3%−1 PTS against 4% of all outlets’ stories
- Taxes3%+2 PTS against 1% of all outlets’ stories
WHO THEY COVER · 38 STORY–PERSON PAIRS · 38 PAIRS
- 1Connie Chan (Democrat)22 stories
- 2Scott Wiener (Democrat)14 stories
- 3Cory A. Booker (Democrat)1 stories
- 4Nancy Pelosi (Democrat)1 stories
How Mission Local framed shared stories, and what it skipped
SAME STORY, DIFFERENT HEADLINES
- Mission Local (this source)AI was the hot new topic at San Francisco’s first congressional debateMIXED ON WIENER
- CalMattersWould-be Pelosi successors debate who's more progressive in San Francisco congressional raceNEGATIVE TOWARD WIENER
- San Francisco Chronicle5 things to watch as Scott Wiener and Connie Chan face off in Chronicle-KQED debateNEUTRAL
- The San Francisco StandardFive takeaways from congressional debate: Wiener, Chan clash over AI regulationNEGATIVE TOWARD WIENER
WHAT IT SKIPPED · BLINDSPOTS
Stories that 8 or more news outlets covered in the last 30 days and Mission Local did not.
Mission Local’s owner, reprints and similar outlets
OWNERSHIP
WHO REPRINTS IT
MOST SIMILAR OUTLETS
- VarietyCredibility 74Lean 48
- Hawaii Tribune-HeraldCredibility 74Lean 49
- Michigan AdvanceCredibility 74Lean 48
- Fox2detroitCredibility 74Lean 49
- Maine Morning StarCredibility 74Lean 49
- Military TimesCredibility 74Lean 48
Compare Mission Local with other outlets
Best value in each row is highlighted. Tone is the share of stories positive toward a party minus the share negative, from −100 to +100. No story in the last 90 days was covered by all four.
- Mission LocalTHIS SOURCE
- CalMatters
- Variety
- Hawaii Tribune-Herald
CREDIBILITY
LEAN (50 = CENTER)
ORIGINALITY
STORIES
ELECTIONS/CAMPAIGNS COVERAGE
TONE TOWARD GOP
TONE TOWARD DEMS
Best value in each row is highlighted. Tone is the share of stories positive toward a party minus the share negative, from −100 to +100. No story in the last 90 days was covered by all four.
- Mainly about Scott WienerCRED 75REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Connie ChanCRED 70REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Connie ChanCRED 75REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Scott WienerCRED 75REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Scott WienerCRED 75REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Scott WienerCRED 75REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Connie ChanCRED 75REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Scott WienerCRED 75REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Saikat ChakrabartiCRED 75REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Connie ChanCRED 75REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Connie ChanCRED 75REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Connie ChanCRED 75REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Cory A. BookerCRED 70REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Connie ChanCRED 75REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Saikat ChakrabartiCRED 75REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Saikat ChakrabartiCRED 75REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Saikat ChakrabartiCRED 75REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Nancy PelosiCRED 75REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Saikat ChakrabartiCRED 75REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Connie ChanCRED 70REPRINTS —
