Corrections & standards.

Sourced or it doesn't run

Every figure, vote, date, and quote we publish traces to a primary source — a council agenda or minutes, an agency release, a published dataset — or a named news organization. We link sources in the issue itself. If we can't verify something, we leave it out; we never publish a fact we can't point to.

When we get something wrong

We fix it fast and say so. Material errors are corrected in the web version of the issue with a dated correction note, and the next email carries a corrections line. We don't silently edit substance. To report an error, reply to any issue or write hello@piertopier.news — corrections get read first.

Neutral on contested fights

On genuinely contested local questions — development, school policy, ballot measures — we present both sides and the underlying data, and we stop there. We don't endorse candidates or take sides in local political fights.

What we won't do

We don't give financial, legal, or tax advice — we describe what changed and suggest you talk to a professional. We don't name minors or private individuals in crime items. We don't run fear-framed coverage. We label retrospective archive material as written after the fact. And we never run undisclosed sponsored content — if someone paid, it says so.

Who we are

Pier to Pier is independently produced in the beach cities. It's written with the help of automated research tools; every issue is reviewed and approved by a human editor before it's sent, and the standards above apply either way.