The Bay Citizen
| Type | Online newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner | Center for Investigative Reporting |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Ceased publication | 2013 |
| Headquarters | 126 Post St., Suite 105 San Francisco, California |
| Price | Free Online |
The Bay Citizen was a non-profit news organization covering the San Francisco Bay Area. It was founded as the Bay Area News Project in January 2010 with money provided by Warren Hellman's Hellman Family Foundation. On May 26, 2010 the organization launched the website, baycitizen.org. In June 2010 The Bay Citizen began producing content for the newly added biweekly two-page Bay Area Report published in The New York Times.
The Bay Citizen was part of a small but growing number of similar news organizations across the country dedicated to locally focused public service journalism, including Voice of San Diego, Texas Tribune, and MinnPost.