Thomas launches FogCityJournal.com

FogCityJournal.com founder Luke Thomas
Photo by Adam Aufdencamp

September 24, 2006

San Francisco - Publisher Luke Thomas launched FogCityJournal.com today, an online news organization committed to delivering news and political coverage of San Francisco and the greater Bay Area, with a focus on local issues that have a broad impact, and broader issues that have a local impact.

Thomas, a photojournalist and former co-owner of the San Francisco Sentinel, founded FogCityJournal.com after Thomas was ousted from the Sentinel following a hostile takeover.

"It is with some regret that my partnership with Pat Murphy and the Sentinel came to an abrupt end, but I am thrilled to have this opportunity to be at the helm of Fog City Journal, to continue servicing San Francisco and beyond with a unique blend of objective journalism - supported by a platform of voices spanning the political spectrum - for the benefit of Fog City readership."

A native of London, England, Thomas was naturalized a U.S. citizen on September 11, 2001.

Thomas' background includes 20 years of computer consultation in the United Kingdom, Canada and the U.S. Following a corporate outsourcing trend in 2003, Thomas switched careers into the exciting field of journalism and publishing, and seldom looks back.

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