Before joining Mission Local as an RFA corp member, Io Yeh Gilman interned there in 2024, covering Pride, crime, homelessness, animals, and more. Born and raised in San Francisco, she previously reported on the city while working at The Lowell, her high school’s newspaper. In college, Gilman led Fifteen Minutes, The Harvard Crimson’s weekly magazine. She edited features and long form stories and wrote about a variety of topics including right wing attacks on DEI programs, climate change, science research, and more. Gilman holds a bachelor’s degree in History and Science from Harvard University and is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.
Beat: Political reporter covering San Francisco City Hall and how decisions affect city departments and neighborhoods
During this election season, Mission Local vastly expanded election coverage, following the supervisor races in all six contested districts. The focus of this position is to capitalize on that reporting, by expanding ongoing political coverage of City Hall. The political reporter makes connections between what happens in the neighborhoods to what happens at City Hall, developing in-depth knowledge of neighborhoods and city departments.