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Even though DC doesn’t share the kind of news desert that some communities face,there are serious gaps in the coverage that are obvious to those active in community affairs. The DC Line seeks to offer a first stop for residents to find the information they need to be active participants in hometown DC. Our mission as a nonprofit,independent and nonpartisan news site is threefold: -to provide high-quality journalism about local DC with coverage of subjects such as politics,public policy,schools,the natural and built environment,and arts and culture; -to foster civic participation by offering a forum for civil public discussion; -and to help provide the tools necessary for active engagement. In these efforts,we aim to follow the example set by similar nonprofit sites across the country,such as Voice of San Diego,The Texas Tribune,MinnPost,VTDigger and Maryland Matters. Each has crafted a unique mix of offerings,as ours will — particularly given the District’s distinctive governmental structure that fulfills municipal,county and state functions,as well as its aspirations of becoming the 51st state.