🐠 Michael's California Local

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California Local Publisher

Mike is an award-winning sales and operations leader with more than 20 years of experience. Throughout that time he has mentored and managed account managers and other senior executives. As general manager and group publisher for the Bay Area News Group, he oversaw 161 employees, and $23M operating budget. He also directed the daily operations (sales, editorial, production, and distribution) for 12 newspapers. He is passionate about serving the communities where he works, as he did as publisher at the North Lake Tahoe Bonanza/Sierra Sun, where he co-created the Give Back Tahoe program with the Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation.

My Milestones

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My Articles

Celebrating the Giving Season (Published January 8, 2024)
In this week’s edition of The Newsletter, we celebrate local nonprofit community groups, and give appreciation to the individuals and businesses that support them.
Reflections on My 2023 (Published January 1, 2024)
Michael Gelbman finds some perspective amid the divisiveness.
A Time for Finding Common Ground (Published January 1, 2023)
A note from our publisher: California Local invites you to listen—and contribute.
California Local—Two Years of Virtual Community Building (Published October 19, 2022)
Publisher Mike Gelbman delivers a report on our media allies, local directories, marketing services, and more.
A Invitation from the Publisher: Tell Us a Story (Published August 8, 2021)
California Local gives a voice to community volunteers—and the business leaders who make their work possible.

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