Just a quick update on Operation Local News, which is sailing along quite nicely. Tom and Bill have asked 30 leaders from across the community to serve on their Board of Advisors, and 29 people have said yes. The first meeting will be in about two weeks.
Tom and Bill also have had several interesting meetings with members of the community who are willing to help in concrete and innovative ways (we'll detail the specifics when we can release them).
Operation Local News has set a tentative deadline of March 1 to decide whether giving Newport-Mesa a quality daily local news operation--similar to the Daily Pilot in its heyday--is something residents and businesses would support with readership, advertising and voluntary donations. So far, it looks more promising than Tom or Bill had imagined, but the goal line is still a ways down the field.
We'll continue to keep you informed.
