Nieman Lab reports that ProPublica is opening a new operation in California, the latest step in the investigative newsroom's expansion beyond Manhattan. The piece frames the move as part of a broader push to establish a presence outside New York, though it offers no specifics on what the California team will cover or how large it will be.
The history helps put the expansion in context. In October 2007, The New York Times profiled the then-new startup, referring to it as "Pro Publica." At the time, the plan was to produce long-term investigative projects that would expose wrongdoing in government, business, and other organizations, according to the original Times story cited by Nieman Lab.
Because this article draws on a single source, there are no competing accounts to compare. What is clear is that ProPublica's westward move marks another milestone for an organization that began with an ambitious mandate and has continued to widen its geographic footprint.