The San Francisco Examiner
For 35 years starting in 1965, the "San Francisco Chronicle and Examiner" operated under a Joint Operating Agreement whereby the "Chronicle" published a morning paper and the "Examiner" published in the afternoon. The "Examiner" published the Sunday paper's news sections and glossy magazine, and the "Chronicle" contributed the features. Circulation was approximately 100,000 on weekdays and 500,000 on Sundays. By 1995, discussion was already brewing in print media about the possible shuttering of the "Examiner" due to low circulation and an extremely disadvantageous revenue sharing agreement for the "Chronicle".
San Francisco Chronicle Magazine
In 2001 the magazine underwent a redesign as part of a general overhaul of the Sunday edition of the "Chronicle" with the professed goal, "to put [readers] in touch with where [they] live, and... to celebrate and highlight the rich tapestry of diversity that makes us unique." The redesigned magazine sported a "cleaned-up design" and five new departments. Bay Wrap, "a compendium of people, places and things," was put at the front of each edition, and Food, Fashion, Design and Neighborhoods, were put at the back of each edition.