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Policies Changed
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We believe public meetings should be public record.
“The first story that made my city council rep call me back.”
— Reader, forwarded to their city rep
Published · March 2025
City Council Held Five Closed Sessions Without Proper Notice. Chronicle Filed a Complaint — and Won.
The city now posts all session agendas 72 hours in advance.
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We believe school board votes affect every family — not just parents.
FOIA Response · November 2024
FROM: Office of the Superintendent RE: Request #2024-0441 The following records are released in full: ████████████ vendor contract — $2.4M Approved without competitive bid, ████████████ Board member disclosure: ██████ Chronicle cross-referenced with state ethics filings.
Filed under the State Open Records Act
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We believe one story, published at the right moment, can change a policy.
“I shared this with my city council rep at 11pm. She called the housing authority the next morning.”
— Reader, forwarded to their city rep
Exposé · February 2025
"Invisible Tenants": How 340 Families Were Displaced Without a Single Public Hearing.
The state housing authority suspended the developer's license within 60 days of publication.
The Record
Independent journalism is infrastructure, not charity.
These numbers represent decisions reversed, contracts exposed, and families who now have a name for what happened to them.
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Investigations
Original reporting pieces published since 2019 — every one locally reported, none sponsored.
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Policies Changed
Local ordinances, school board procedures, and housing regulations amended after Chronicle coverage.
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FOIA Victories
Public records obtained after initial denial — including three that required legal action.
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Margaret T.
Westside Elementary parent, monthly member since 2022
“I forwarded your school board piece to every parent I know. Two weeks later, the superintendent called a community meeting. That hadn't happened in six years.”
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Priya Mehta
First-time donor · joined after the housing exposé
“I found the invisible tenants story through a friend's Instagram story. I read it twice, cried a little, then signed up for a membership. Some stories just don't let you look away.”
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Editor-in-Chief, Chronicle
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