Here is how we are covering the November 2026 elections ⁠2%

By Mission Local Staff⁠3%

8/4/2026, 4:00:00 AM

BS Summary: This article contains 3 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect and Framing Effect, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 20.9% saturation with 65 hits. Analysis detected 92 faulty-reasoning hits from 311 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 5.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠2% (26,559 of 26,881 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 98.80% of the article peer group.

The November general election is about three months away and we are ramping up our coverage. 
Races we will focus on: 
* **California’s 11th Congressional District race** 
* **San Francisco supervisorial races** 
* **Board of Education (school board) race** 
Our reporters will fan out across the city to cover these races, tagging along with candidates on their campaign trails, following the money, doing weekly Q&amp;As with the candidates for our “<a href="https://missionlocal.org/tag/meet-the-candidates/" data-type="link" data-id="https://missionlocal.org/tag/meet-the-candidates/">Meet the Candidates</a>” series, and more. 
For the supervisorial and school board races, we have made the decision to cover a <a href="https://www.sf.gov/candidates-november-3-2026-general-election">candidates</a> that meet either or both of the following criteria: 
* Qualify for the San Francisco Ethics Commission's <a href="https://sfethics.org/guidance/campaigns/candidates/public-financing-program/public-financing-program-overview"><strong>public financing program</strong></a>, which requires raising at least $10,000 from 100 or more San Francisco residents ($15,000 from 150+ for an incumbent), in donations of $10 to $100, certified by Sept. 
9, 2026. 
* Received <strong>endorsements</strong> by democratic clubs, current or former elected officials, labor groups, a newspaper editorial board, major local groups or nonprofits, or community leaders. 
And like previous years, we will follow the campaigns of the local <strong>ballot measures</strong> and keep tabs on the <strong>campaign finance</strong>. 
Elections matter. 
Send our reporters a note, a tip, or your thoughts: 
* **Congress**: 
* <a href="https://missionlocal.org/author/iog/">Io Yeh Gilman</a>, <a href="mailto:io@missionlocal.com">io@missionlocal.com</a> 
* <a href="https://missionlocal.org/author/yujie_zhou/">Yujie Zhou</a>, <a href="mailto:yujie@missionlocal.com">yujie@missionlocal.com</a> 
* **District 2**: <a href="https://missionlocal.org/author/iog/">Io Yeh Gilman</a>, <a href="mailto:io@missionlocal.com">io@missionlocal.com</a> 
* **District 4**: <a href="https://missionlocal.org/author/junyaoy/">Junyao Yang</a>, <a href="mailto:junyao@missionlocal.com">junyao@missionlocal.com</a> 
* **District 6**: <a href="https://missionlocal.org/author/sarahh/">Sarah Hopkins</a>, <a href="mailto:sarah@missionlocal.com">sarah@missionlocal.com</a> 
* **District 8**: <a href="https://missionlocal.org/author/iog/">Io Yeh Gilman</a>, <a href="mailto:io@missionlocal.com">io@missionlocal.com</a> 
* **District 10**: <a href="https://missionlocal.org/author/marina-e-newman/">Marina Newman</a>, <a href="mailto:marina@missionlocal.com">marina@missionlocal.com</a> 
* **School board**: <a href="https://missionlocal.org/author/rose-boehm/">Rosina Boehm</a>, <a href="mailto:rosina@missionlocal.com">rosina@missionlocal.com</a> 
* **Campaign finance**: <a href="https://missionlocal.org/author/kellyw/">Kelly Waldron</a>, <a href="mailto:kelly@missionlocal.com">kelly@missionlocal.com</a> 
* **Election dashboard**: <a href="https://missionlocal.org/author/xueerl/">Xueer Lu</a>, <a href="mailto:xueer@missionlocal.com">xueer@missionlocal.com</a> 
* **Others**: 
* <a href="https://missionlocal.org/author/joer/">Joe Rivano Barros</a>, <a href="mailto:joe.rivanobarros@missionlocal.com">joe.rivanobarros@missionlocal.com</a> 
* <a href="https://missionlocal.org/joe-eskenazi/">Joe Eskenazi</a>, <a href="mailto:joe.eskenazi@missionlocal.com">joe.eskenazi@missionlocal.com</a> 
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10speakers30%attributed speech219writer words
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Io Yeh Gilman

0%flagged-word coverage
25 attributed words27% of attributed speech31% writer coverage

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