Abigail Vân Neely

Abigail is a staff reporter at Mission Local covering criminal justice and public health. She got her bachelor's and master's from Stanford University and has received awards for investigative reporting and public service journalism. Abigail now lives in San Francisco with her cat, Sally Carrera, but she'll always be a New Yorker.

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Selected Work

Jail conditions
Public health and safety
Law enforcement
Courts
Street conditions
Politics
Features

Recognition

San Francisco Press Club 1st, criminal justice coverage, 2025 2nd, investigative reporting, 2025
Society of Professional Journalists, NorCal Explanatory journalism, 2025 Public service, 2025
California Journalism Awards 3rd, homelessness coverage, 2025 3rd, environmental reporting, 2024 4th, feature story, 2024
Stanford University Nicholas Roosevelt Environmental Journalism Award, 2024
Abigail Vân Neely

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