Author: Julie Small
Julie Small
has 15.4% among authors.
BS Score: 1.7%.
Articles analyzed: 2.
Words analyzed: 8,064.
Analyzed articles
KQED
- By Ericka Cruz Guevarra, Julie Small, Jessica Kariisa, Alan Montecillo
- 5/20/2026, 10:00 AM
Framing Effect 50.7% - Optimism Bias 50.7% - Halo Effect 36%
Valero’s Benicia oil refinery employed hundreds of people and contributed millions in taxes to the local government for decades. Now, with the refinery on its way out, local leaders hope Benicia can be a leading example for how cities transition away from the fossil fuel industry. But with tight city budgets and a global fuel crisis,... more
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- By Julie Small
- 5/14/2026, 12:06 AM
Negativity Bias 25.3% - Appeal to Authority 22.7% - Anecdotal 16.1%
San Leandro Police Chief Angela Averiett was placed on paid leave on Wednesday, after Alameda County’s district attorney charged her with a misdemeanor earlier this week. Assistant Police Chief Luis Torres will serve as acting chief, while the city works to identify an interim chief, the city said in a statement. Averiett denied the... more
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- By Julie Small
- 4/30/2026, 11:00 AM
Negativity Bias 15.8% - Appeal to Emotion 9.5% - Optimism Bias 9.1%
In the city of Benicia on the bank of the Carquinez Strait, the view has fundamentally changed: smoke, steam, and black soot no longer spiral from the stacks of the Valero refinery, which stopped refining crude oil in April. So why are residents holding their breath? With the shuttering of the refinery, Benicia became the latest test... more