San Francisco Chronicle
The San Francisco Chronicle is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. It was founded in 1865 as "The Daily Dramatic Chronicle" by teenage brothers Charles de Young and Michael H. de Young. The paper is currently owned by the Hearst Corporation, which bought it from the de Young family in 2000. It is the only major daily paper covering the city and county of San Francisco.
Samuel Brannan
Brannan used his press to establish the "California Star" as the first newspaper in San Francisco, which released its first formal issue on January 9, 1847. It was the second paper in California, following "The Californian" founded in Monterey and first published on August 15, 1846. The two joined to become "The Daily Alta California" in 1848 after Brannan sold the paper to a colleague.