Embarcadero Media and the Long Beach Post/Long Beach Business Journal have announced their conversion to nonprofit organizations.
Pacific Community Media LLC had owned the Long Beach Post, founded in 2007, since 2018. It acquired the Long Beach Business Journal in 2010.
“This is a huge change: For the first time, we are beholden to no one but the readers we serve,” wrote former Executive Editor Melissa Evans, now-CEO of the new nonprofit Long Beach Journalism Initiative.
In Palo Alto, Embarcadero Media aims to complete its nonprofit transition in early 2024. Founded in 1979 by Bill Johnson, 2017-18 CNPA president, it publishes the Palo Alto Weekly, The Almanac in Menlo Park, Pleasanton Weekly and several community news sites.
“Local journalism has the ability to make our communities stronger by shining a light on local institutions and helping people to feel connected to their neighbors,” said Embarcadero CEO Adam Dawes. “But we can’t do that alone. We need the support of our community to ensure that publications can continue to thrive for years to come.”
