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".
History of newspapers in California
The first newspaper published by Americans in California was "The Californian", printed in Monterey in 1846 announcing the Mexican–American War, written half in English and half Spanish. The press was moved to San Francisco and printing started up again on May 22, 1847 in competition with the weekly "California Star" published by Mormon pioneer Sam Brannan, beginning that January. Both efforts suspended publication in the face of the California Gold Rush. By August, "The Californian" had resumed publication, but by November 1848, both papers were bought and merged then renamed the Alta California. The press that once printed "The Californian" was moved to the Sacramento area to be used on the "Placer Times". The press was again moved and began publishing the Motherlode's first paper, the "Sonora Herald", then taken to Columbia to print the "Columbia Star". Within a few years of gold discovery, mother lode towns all had multiple competing journals.