It’s sad – and unnecessary – to see local newspapers die

Recently, I visited a community in whch I once lived and worked. My job there was with a local newspaper that had been owned by a particular local family for decades.

We were were located in what’s known as the Five Cities, a cluster of five or six (depending on who’s counting) cities and unincorporated communities on the central California coast, with strong farming and tourism industries.

We were a good newspaper. I’ll just say…