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Joe Rivano Barros

Joe Rivano Barros

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Senior Editor, Mission Local

San Francisco

Biography

Joe was born in Sweden, where half of his family received asylum after fleeing Pinochet, spent his early childhood in Chile, and moved to Oakland when he was eight. He attended Stanford University for political science and worked at Mission Local as a reporter after graduating. He then spent time at YIMBY Action and as a partner for the strategic communications firm The Worker Agency. He rejoined Mission Local as an editor in 2023.

Final Covers

Politics , San Francisco, Housing, Homelessness , Local News, Policing

Doesn’t Cover

Fashion, Business and Travel.

Journalist Type

Seniority Positions

Industries

Medium Formats

Content

Total articles 388

  • SFPD arrest suspect in fatal Tenderloin shooting

    By Joe Rivano Barros Verified

    Apr. 15, 2025

  • ‘Abundance,’ darling agenda of centrist Democrats, comes home to San Francisco

    By Joe Rivano Barros Verified

    Mar. 28, 2025

  • SFPD arrest suspect in fatal Tenderloin shooting

    By Joe Rivano Barros Verified

    Apr. 15, 2025

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Company Info

Mission Local

Since 2008, Mission Local has been in San Francisco's Mission District producing high-impact journalism while training the next generation of reporters who reflect the diversity of the city. Originally a project of UC Berkeley's Journalism School, we struck out on our own in 2014.

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'+1 415-643-9191

Founded: 2008