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Senior Editor, Mission Local
San Francisco
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Biography
Joe was born in Sweden, where half of his family received asylum after fleeing Pinochet, spent his early childhood in Chile, and moved to Oakland when he was eight. He attended Stanford University for political science and worked at Mission Local as a reporter after graduating. He then spent time at YIMBY Action and as a partner for the strategic communications firm The Worker Agency. He rejoined Mission Local as an editor in 2023.
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Politics , San Francisco, Housing, Homelessness , Local News, Policing
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Fashion, Business and Travel.
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Total articles 388
By Joe Rivano Barros Verified
Apr. 15, 2025
By Joe Rivano Barros Verified
Mar. 28, 2025
By Joe Rivano Barros Verified
Apr. 15, 2025
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Mission Local
Since 2008, Mission Local has been in San Francisco's Mission District producing high-impact journalism while training the next generation of reporters who reflect the diversity of the city. Originally a project of UC Berkeley's Journalism School, we struck out on our own in 2014.
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Founded: 2008