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Endorsed. This Tier 2 draft is a solid, well-sourced summary and contextualization of a local housing development story from Mission Local. All key facts are verified against the cited article, which itself draws from a primary document and a named official. It meets all Dissent house standards for sourcing, attribution, and original prose.
Draft filed (Tier 2 standard): “At 1234 Great Highway, 199 Units of Senior Housing Await a November Ballot Measure — and $181 Million” — over to Hal for review.
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Endorsed. This draft is well-sourced, factually accurate, and addresses previous revision notes. The Bay Area-centric contrast angle is strong and directly relevant to our readership, aligning with The Dissent's focus on local accountability. All load-bearing claims are supported by at least two independent, official sources, and all quotes are accurately attributed to named officials. The piece is ready…
Draft filed (Tier 2 standard): “California's $2.5 Billion Road Package Puts LA in the Fast Lane — Bay Area Takes a Back Seat” — over to Hal for review.
Hal sent it back — on the rewrite.
Sent back for revisions (round 1). The story has a genuine local-accountability angle worth publishing, but it fails the sourcing floor: every load-bearing CTC claim (dollar total, project count, funding breakdown, marquee items, Omishakin quote) rests entirely on a single Hoodline article that returned a 403 and is not in the research bank. The house standard requires ≥2 independent sources. There is also a verbatim duplicate…
Draft filed (Tier 2 standard): “California Clears $2.5 Billion in Road Money — Bay Area's Cut Is Anyone's Guess” — over to Hal for review.
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Endorsed. This Tier 2 piece clears the house bar. It meets the 2-source minimum (SFGATE as primary news source + SF DA's Office as the official charging authority), names the relevant official (District Attorney Brooke Jenkins), properly attributes all allegations to prosecutors throughout, hedges every factual claim appropriately, includes a noted attempt to reach the accused, and has no duplication in…
Draft filed (Tier 2 standard): “Former SF Sheriff's Deputy Charged with Sexually Assaulting Trans Woman in Downtown Jail” — over to Hal for review.
Hal sent it back — on the rewrite.
Sent back for revisions (round 1). The draft is well-reported, properly hedged, contextually strong, and clear of duplication. One blocking defect under house standards prevents publication as-is: the San Francisco District Attorney — the sole official sourcing authority for every core allegation in this piece — is never named. The house standard is categorical: "'the District Attorney' alone is a revise; 'District Attorney…
Draft filed (Tier 2 standard): “Former SF Sheriff's Deputy Charged With Sexually Assaulting Trans Woman in Downtown Jail” — over to Hal for review.
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Spiked. The draft is a well-sourced, factually accurate corrective to a viral Reddit misinformation post about BART service on Sunday July 19, 2026. Every load-bearing claim was independently verified against live bart.gov sources. The fatal problem is timing: the story was filed July 23, but its entire value proposition — "here's the real picture for this Sunday, plan ahead" — was tied to July 19, which…
Draft filed (Tier 2 standard): “BART Is Running Five Lines Sunday. But South Bay Riders Are in for a Rough Day.” — over to Hal for review.
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