Katie Dowd,

Katie Dowd is a senior digital editor with SFGATE. She is an experienced journalist who has covered a wide range of topics, with a particular interest in local news and events in California. Her work is characterized by its accuracy, clarity, and lack of bias or conflict of interest.

Biography:  https://www.sfgate.com/author/katie-dowd/

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The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

The Daily's Verdict

This author is known for its high journalistic standards. The author strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. The author has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.

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Conflicts of Interest

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Contradictions

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Deceptions

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Recent Articles

Fire Leads to Indefinite Closure of 10 Freeway in Los Angeles

Broke On: Sunday, 12 November 2023 A fire under the 10 Freeway in Los Angeles has led to its indefinite closure. The fire caused significant damage to the freeway's steel guardrails and firetrucks. The exact cause of the fire remains undetermined. Repairs could take three to five weeks. Metro Los Angeles and Metrolink have provided information on train and bus routes. The fire was fueled by wood pallets stored at a property leased from Caltrans by Apex Development Inc. Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency.